GE JHP60G Use And Care Manual

Cooking by TemperatureFor many foods, internal temperature is the besttest of doneness.Roasts or poultry are cooked to your preferencewhen temperature cooking. Heating or reheatingfoods accurately to a serving temperature youdesire is simple and easy.TEMP COOK takes the guesswork out of cookingbecause the oven shuts off automatically when thefood is done.The Temperature ProbeThe temperature probe is a food thermometer thatgauges the internal temperature of your food; itmust be used when using TEMP COOK or AUTOROAST. Follow the directions for use and insertionon page 14. HANDLESENSORCLIPHow to Temp Cook a Rolled Beef Rib Roast to MediumStep 1: Insert temperature probeas directed in Cookbook and at-tach probe securely in oven wail.Close the door.WmRhStep 2: Touch TEMP COOK. Thereadout display shows O and signallight above TEMP COOK flashes.lLh -~ynnStep 3: Touch 1, 3, 0 or 130°.130shows on display. Power Level 10is automatically set in oven butdoes not appear on readout.~\ ‘z= \*Step 4: Touch POWER LEVEL pad.Touch 5 for MEDIUM power. P-5, shows on display and then displayreverts back to set finishedtemperature.Step 5: Touch START. Displayshows temperature of food count-ing up.Step 6: When 130° is reached, theoven will sound and automaticallyshut off. Remove probe and foodfrom the oven.Cooking Tipso Use a lower power level setting;it will heat more evenly eventhough requiring more time.l Be sure frozen food has beencompletely defrosted before insert-ing probe. Probe may break off ifused in frozen foods.l Always insert probe into thecenter of meaty areas; take carenot to touch the fat or the bone.l Insert probe as horizontally aspossible into foods as directed inthe recipes. Make sure the handledoes not touch the food.l Use the clip to keep the probein place while heating.l Cover foods as directed inCookbook for moisture control andquick, even heating.Questionsand AnswersQ. Are there any foods I can’tTEMP COOK?A. Yes. Delicate butter icings, icecream, frozen whipped toppings,etc., soften rapidly at warm temp-eratures. Batters and doughs aswell as frozen foods are alsq diffi-cult to cook precisely with theprobe. It is best to TIME COOKthese foods.Q. After I followed the steps andtouched START, a signal soundedand oven did not start. What iswrong?A. If you set the temperature eitherbelow 80° or greater than 199° theoven will not start. To re-enter,touch CLEAR/OFF pad and beginsteps again.Q. Oven sounded and would notstart although I entered the temp-erature correctly. What is wrong?A. If you have not securely seatedthe end of the probe into thereceptacle in the oven wall, if youtouch TEMP COOK and have for-gotten to use the probe or if theactual food temperature is higherthan set temperature, oven willsound and not start.Q. Can I leave my probe in theoven if.it’s not inserted in the food?A. No. If the probe is left inside theoven, touching the oven wall, andnot inserted in food, you may dam-age the oven.Q. How do I know what tempera-ture to set?A. Your Cookbook contains sec-tions on all types of foods showingthe temperatures needed to cookthe foods to different degrees ofdoneness. For reheating, refer toReheating Charts in the frontof the Cookbook for specifictemperatures.12