GE JTP10GS Use And Care Manual

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Do not lock the oven door with the latch during roasting. The latch isused for self-cleaning only.Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasteduncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low andsteady, keep spattering to a minimum.Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats. Therefore, ovencontrols are set for BAKE. (You may hear a slight clicking sound, indicatingthe oven is working properly.) Roasting is easy; just follow these directions:1. Place the shelf inA or B position.No preheating isnecessary.2. Check the weight ofthe meat, and place,fat-side-up, or poultrybreast-side-up, on roasting rack in a shallow pan.The melting fat will baste the meat. Select a pan asclose to the size of the meat as possible. (Thebroiler pan with rack is a good pan for this.) Linethe broiler pan with aluminum foil when using panfor marinating, cooking with fruits, cooking heavilycured meats, or basting food during cooking. Avoidspilling these materials inside the oven door.3. Press the BAKE pad.[I BAKE I{ J~ 4. Press the INCREASE orIA1 DECREASE pad until thedesired temperature is displayed.~ When the oven starts to heat, the word“ON” and the changing temperature,starting at 100°F., will be displayed.When the oven reaches the temperatureyou set, a tone will sound.n 5. Press the CLEAWOFF pad whenCLEAR cooking or roasting is finished andOFF then remove food from oven.Most meats continue to cook slightly while standing,after being removed from the oven. Standing timerecommended for roasts is 10 to 20 minutes. Thisallows roasts to firm up and makes them easier tocarve. Internal temperature will rise about 5° to 10°F.;to compensate for temperature rise, if desired, removethe roast from oven sooner (at 5° to 10°F. less thantemperature in the Roasting Guide).NOTE:l You may wish to use Timed Baking to turn the ovenon and off automatically.l Remember that food will continue to cook in thehot oven and therefore should be removed whenthe desired internal temperature has been reached.To change the oven temperature duringroasting, press the BAKE pad and thenthe INCREASE or DECREASE pad to get thenew temperature.Frozen RoastsFrozen roasts of beef, pork, Thaw most frozen poultry beforelamb, etc., can be started without roasting to ensure even doneness.thawing, but allow 10 to 25 Some commercial frozen poultryminutes per pound additional time can be cooked successfully without(10 minutes per pound for roasts thawing. Follow directions givenunder 5 pounds, more time for on package label.larger roasts). (continued next page)13