Kenmore 970-6985x Use & Care Manual page 77

Setting Oven Controls
• Using the Meat Probe
Using and Setting the Meat Probe (cont'd)
To use the Meat Probe:
1. Prepare the food and properly insert the temperature probe into the 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 oven cavity side (See Fig. 1
for location of probe receptacle).
4. Close the oven door.
5. The oven control will detect if the meat probe is correctly plugged in and will illuminate
the display.
6. The actual meat probe temperature will appear in the display.
7. To set the target temperature press
numeric key pads (default setting is 170ºF/77ºC)†. Press
8. Set the oven control for
with some other baking features but cannot be set with Broil or Flex-Clean.
9. During the cooking process you may check the actual internal temperature by pressing the
actual temperature will display. After 8 seconds the display will return to the actual oven temperature.
10. If the target temperature needs to be changed during the cooking process, press the
keypads to adjust the target temperature. Press the
† The U.S. Department of Agriculture states, "Rare fresh beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F/60°C
means some food poisoning organisms may survive." (Source: Safe Food Book, Your Kitchen Guide, USDA Rev. June 1985.)
The lowest temperature recommended by the USDA is 145°F/63°C for medium rare fresh beef.
Setting the oven to automatically stop cooking after reaching meat probe target temperature:
The oven leaves the factory preset to alert you when the internal target temperature has been reached but to continue
cooking at the oven set temperature. You may desire to change how your oven reacts when using the meat probe.
Note: Changing how the meat probe reacts must be done before starting the cooking process:
1. To set the oven to shut-off automatically after reaching the Meat Probe target temperature press
seconds then use the
2. Use the key to toggle back to PnCC (Probe, no cancel cooking) and then press
the oven to continue cooking after the meat probe reaches the target temperature.
pad once then enter the desired target internal temperature using the
, , or and the desired oven temperature. You may use the meat probe
key to toggle to the message P CC (Probe, cancel cooking) then press
to accept the meat probe target temperature.
key to accept the change.
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icon in
Fig.1
key once. The
twice and use the numeric
and hold for 6
to accept.
to accept if you wish for