Meat Probe - Kenmore 790.9700 Series Use & Care Manual

Setting Oven Controls
Meat Probe
When cooking meat such as roasts, hams or poultry, use
the meat probe function to check the internal temperature
without any guesswork. For some foods, especially poultry
and roasts, testing the internal temperature is the best
method to insure properly cooked meats.
Important notes:
• Use ONLY the meat probe supplied with appliance.
Using any other probe or device may result in damage to
appliance and the meat probe receptacle.
• Never leave or store meat probe inside oven.
Handle the meat probe carefully when inserting and
removing from food or probe receptacle. Do not use
tongs to pull on meat probe cable when inserting or
removing from food or receptacle.
• Defrost food completely before inserting meat probe to
avoid damaging probe.
• To avoid possibility of burns, after cooking carefully
unplug meat probe using a pot holder to protect hands.
Proper meat probe placement:
• Always insert meat probe so that the probe tip rests in
the center of the thickest part of meat. Do not allow
meat probe to touch bone, fat, gristle or cookware.
• For whole poultry or turkey, insert meat probe into the
thickest part of inner thigh, below the leg (See Fig. 1).
For bone-in ham or lamb, insert meat probe into the
center of lowest large muscle or joint. For dishes such as
meat loaf or casseroles, insert meat probe into center of
food. To find center of the food visually measure using
probe as a guide (See Fig. 2). When cooking fish, insert
meat probe just above the gill.
Fig. 1
Insert
probe tip
to center of
food
Fig. 2
To set meat probe: handle
1. Prepare the food and
properly insert the probe
temperature probe into the cable
food. DO NOT preheat or
start cooking before
properly inserting the meat
probe. The probe should be
inserted into the food and
receptacle while the oven is
still cool.
2. Place the prepared food on
the desired oven rack
position and slide into the
oven.
3. Plug the meat probe into
the probe receptacle
located on the left front probe
oven cavity side (See Fig. 3 sensor
Fig. 3).
4. The oven control detects if the meat probe is correctly
plugged in to receptacle and when recognized will
illuminate the _ icon in the oven control display.
5. To set the target temperature press Meat Probe keypad
once then enter the desired target internal temperature
using the numeric key pads (default setting is 170°F/
77°C)t. Press START t o accept the meat probe target
temperature. Close the oven door.
6. Set the oven control for Bake, Conv Bake or Conv
Roast and the desired oven temperature. You may use
the meat probe with some other baking features, but the
meat probe cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean.
7. During the cooking process the actual meat probe
temperature will display by default. To view the target
temperature press the Meat Probe keypad once. After 6
seconds the display will show the actual meat probe
temperature. If the target temperature needs to be
changed during the cooking process, press the Meat
Probe keypad once and use the numeric keypads to
adjust the target temperature. Press the START k ey to
accept any change.
8. The oven control will provide 3 beeps when the internal
target temperature is reached. By default the oven will
automatically change to a Warm & Hold setting. The
Warm & Hold function will maintain the oven
temperature at 170 ° F (77°C). Instructions for changing
how the oven reacts after reaching the internal target
temperature may be found later in this section.
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