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Roastingiscookingbydryheat.
Tendermeatorpoultrycanbe
roasteduncoveredinyouroven.
Roastingtemperatures,which
shouldbelowandsteady,keep
spatteringtoaminimum.When
roasting,itisnotnecessaryto
sear,baste,coveror addwater
toyourmeat.
Roastingisreallyabaking
procedureusedformeats.Therefore,
ovencontrolsaresettoBAKEor
TIMEBAKE.(Youmayheara
slightclickingsound,indicatingthe
ovenisworkingproperly.)Roasting
iseasy;justfollowthesesteps:
Step1:Checkweightofmeat,and
place,fatsideup,onroastingrack
inashallowpan.(Broilerpanwith
rackisagoodpanforthis.)Line
broilerpanwithdurninumfoilwhen
usingpanformarinating,cooking
withfruits,cookingheavilycured
meats,orforbastingfoodduring
cooking.Avoidspillingthese
materialsonovenlinerordoor.
Step2: Placeinovenonshelfin
AorBposition.Nopreheatingis
necessary.
Step4:Mostmeatscontinueto
cookslightlywhilestanding,after
beingremovedfromtheoven.For
rareormediuminternaldoneness,
ifmeatistostand10to20minutes
whilemakinggravy,orforeasier
carving,youmaywishtoremove
meatfromovenwheninternal
temperatureis5to 10”F.below
temperaturesuggestedinguide.
Ifnostandingisplanned,cook
meattosuggestedtemperaturein
guideonoppositepage.
N~E: YoumaywishtouseTIME
BAKE,asdescribedonpage16,to
turnovenonandoffautomatically.
Rememberthatfoodwillcontinue
tocookinthehotovenandtherefore
shoddberemovedwhenthedesired
internaltemperaturehasbeen
reached.
ForRozen Roasb
*Frozen
roastsofbeef,pork,
lamb,etc., canbestartedwithout
thawing,butallow10to25minutes
perpoundadditionaltime(10
minutesperpoundforroastsunder
5pounds,moretimeforlarger
roasts).
~Thawmostfrozenpoultrybefore
roastingtoensureevendoneness.
Somecommercialfrozenpoultry
canbecookedsuccessfullywithout
thawing.Followdirectionsgiven
onpacker’slabel.
QuestiomandAmwers
Q. k it necessarytocheck for
donenmwithameatthermometer?
A. Checkingthefinishedinternal
temperatureat thecompletionof
cookingtimeisrecommended.
TemperaturesareshowninRoasting
Guideon oppositepage.Forroasts
over8 lbs., cookedat 300”F.with
tiuced time,checkwiththermometer
athalf-hourintervalsafterhalfthe
timehaspassed.
Q.Whyis myroastcrumbling
whenI tryto carveit?
A. Roastsare easierto sliceif
allowedto cool10to20 minutes
afterremovingfromoven.Besure
to cutacrossthegrainofthemeat.
Q.DoI needto preheatmy
oveneachtimeI cooka roast
or poultry?
A. It israrelynecessarytopreheat
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youroven,onlyforverysmall
roasts,whichcooka shortlength
oftime.
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Q.Whenbuyinga roast,are
thereanyspecialtipsthatwould
helpmecookitmoreevenly?
A. Yes.Buya roastas evenin
thicknessaspossible,or buyrolled
roasts.
Q.CanI sealthesidesofmyfoil
“tent”whenroastingaturkey?
A. Sealingthe foilwillsteamthe
meat.Leavingitunsealedallowsthe
air tocirculateandbrownthemeat.
Step3:T’urnOVENSETtoBA~
andOVENTEMPto325”F.Small
poultrymaybecookedat375°F.
forbestbrowning.
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