GE PT916WMWW Owners Manual - Page 10

Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the probe. For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. 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. NOTE: Double oven models have a probe in the upper oven only. Use of probes other than the one provided with this product may result in damage to the probe. Use the handles of the probe and plug when inserting and removing them from the meat and outlet. ■ 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. Cable Plug Probe Handles ■ To prevent possible burns, do not unplug the probe from the outlet until the oven has cooled. ■ Never leave your probe inside the oven during a self-cleaning cycle. ■ Do not store the probe in the oven. After preparing the meat and placing it on a trivet or on a broiler pan grid, follow these directions for proper probe placement. Lay the probe on the outside of the meat along the 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, up to the handle. It should not touch 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. How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe Insert the probe into the meat. Plug the probe into the outlet in the oven. Make sure it's pushed all the way in. Close the oven door. Press the Probe pad. Press the number pads to set the desired internal food or meat temperature. The maximum internal temperature for the food that you can set is 200°F. Press the Bake pad. Press the number pads to set the desired oven temperature. Press the Start pad. After the internal temperature of the meat reaches 100°F, the changing internal temperature will be shown in the display. When the internal temperature of the meat reaches the number you have set, the probe and the oven turn off and the oven control signals. To stop the signal, press the Clear/Off pad. Use hot pads to remove the probe from the food. Do not use tongs to pull on it- they might damage it. To change the oven temperature during the Roast cycle, press the Bake pad and then the number pads to set the new temperature. The display will flash if the probe is inserted into the outlet and you have not set a probe temperature and pressed the Start pad. ■ If the probe is removed from the food before the final temperature is reached, a tone will sound and the display will flash until the probe is removed from the oven. When the oven starts to heat, the word ■ You can use the timer even though you cannot 10 LO will be in the display. use timed oven operations.