——ROASTING WITH THE PROBESee the Roa$tmg Guide. kCorrect Placement of the Temperature ProbeThe oven has a probe in the upper oven only.A temperature probe has been provided for use inyour new oven. This probe is designed to withstandhigh temperatures. Temperature probes provided withother products, such as those used for microwaveovens, may not be desi&ned to withstand hightemperatures. Use of probes other than the oneprovided with this product may result in damage tothe probe.Never leave your probe inside the oven during a self-cleaning cycle.For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internalfood temperature is the best test for doneness. Thetemperature probe takes the guesswork out of roastingby cooking foods to the exact doneness you want.When the internal temperature of the food reaches thetemperature you set, the oven automatically shuts off.The temperature probe has a skewer-like probe at oneend and a plug at the other end that goes into areceptacle on the oven wall.Use the handles of the probe and plug when insertingand removing from meat and wall receptacle. Do notuse tongs to pull on the cable when removing theprobe—they might damage it. TO AVOIDBREAKING THE PROBE, MAKE SURE FOOD ISCOMPLETELY DEFROSTED BEFORE(appearance may vary)HandlesAfter preparing the meat and placing it on a roasting 2. Insert theIan rack, follow these steps for proper probe probe into the.,laccrnent.1. Lay theprobe on theoutside of themeut along the topor side and markwith your fingerwhere the edge ofthe meat comes toon the probe. Thepoint should rest in~he center of the thickest meaty part of the roast.meat up to thepoint marked offwith your finger.It should nottouch bone, fat orgristle. No mOI-ethan t~vo in(-hesqf the probe, not counting thehatzdle, shol{ld be leftexposed outside the meat.Ham or Lamb Casseroles or Fish Poultry.~sert the probe into the cut end, Insert the probe into the center of Insert the probe into the meatiestie meatiest part of ham or lamb dishes such as meat loaf or part of the inner thigh from belowwithout a bone. For bone-in ham casseroles. When cooking fish, and parallel to the leg of a wholeor lamb, insert the probe into the insert the probe from just above turkey.center of the lowest large muscle the gill into the meatiest area, (cofztinueli tte.xt I>clor joint. parallel to the backbone. 17