Using The Probe - GE JB940 Owner's Manual

Using the probe.

The temperature probe has a skewer-
like probe at one end and a plug at
the other end that goes into the outlet
in the oven.
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The probe is designed for use in high temperatures. Use
of probes other than the one provided with this product
may result in damage to the probe.
Never leave your probe inside the oven during a self-cleaning cycle.
Plug
Cable
To avoid damaging your probe, do not use tongs to pull on the
cable when removing it.
To avoid breaking the probe, make sure food is completely
defrosted before inserting.
To prevent possible burns, do not unplug the probe from the
outlet until the oven has cooled.
Do not store the probe in the oven.
After preparing the meat and placing it on a trivet or on
the broiler pan grid, follow these directions for proper
probe placement.
Lay the probe on the outside of the meat along the
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top or side and mark with your finger where the
edge of the meat comes to on the probe. The point
should rest in the center of the thickest meaty part
of the roast.
Insert the probe completely into the meat. It should
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not touch the bone, fat or gristle.
For roasts with no bone, insert the probe into the
meatiest part of the roast. For bone-in ham or lamb,
insert the probe into the center of the lowest large
muscle or joint.
Insert the probe into the center of dishes such as meat
loaf or casseroles. When cooking fish, insert the probe
from just above the gill into the meatiest area, parallel to
the backbone.
Insert the probe into the meatiest part of the inner thigh
from below and parallel to the leg of a whole turkey.
Use the handles
Probe
of the probe and
plug when
inserting and
removing them
from the meat
Handles
and outlet.