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Roasting
Roas~ingis cookingbydryheat.
Tendermeator poultrycanbe
roasteduncoveredinyouroven.
Roastingtemperatures,which
shouldbelow andsteady,keep
spatteringtoa minimum.When
roasting,itis notnecessaryto sear,
baste,coveror addwatertoyour
meat.Roastingiseasy,just follow
thesesteps:
Step 1:Positionovenshelfat
secondfrombottomposition(B)
for smWsizeroast(~to5 lbs.)and
atbottomposition(A)forlarger
roasts.
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Meat
Tendercuts;rib,highquality
sirlointip,rumportopround*
~b legorbone-inshodded
Vd shoulder,legorloin*
Wrkloin,riborshodded
Ham,pre-cooked
Ham,
raW
*Forbonelessrolledroastsover6-inches
thick,add5to10minutesperlb.totimes
given.
Bultry
ChickenorDuck
Chickenpi=
firkey
Step2:Checkweightofroast.
Placemeatfatsideup or poultry
brsastsideup onroastingrackina
shallowpan. Themeltingfatwill
bastethemeat.Selectapanas
closetothesizeofthemeatas
possible.(Broilerpanwithrackisa
goodpanforthis.)
Step~:firn OVENTEMl?to
desiredtemperature.Checkthe
RoastingGuidefortemperatures
andapproximatecookingtimes.
Oven
mpemture
325°
325°
325°
325°
325°
325°
325°
375°
325°
Doneness
Mdum
Mll Done
Medium
WellDone
Wll Done
WellDone
ToWarm
WelDone
WefiDone
WellDone
WeflDone
Step4: Mostmeab continueto *
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cookslightlywhilestandingafter
beingremovedfromtheoven.
Standingtimerecommendedfor
roastsis 10to20minutestoallow
roastto firmup,makingit easierto
carve.Internaltemperaturewill
riseabout5°to 100F.;tocompensate
fortemperaturerise,if desired,
removeroastfromovensoonerat5°
to 10T.lessthantemperatureon
guide.
Frozenroastsofbeef,pork,
lamb,etc.canbe startedwithout
thawhg,butallow15to25minutes
perpoundadditionaltime(15
minutesperpoundforroastsunder5
pounds,moretimeforlargerroasts).
Thawmostfrozenpoultrybefore
roastingtoensureevendoneness.
Somecommercialfrozenpoultry
canbecookedsuccess~y without
thawing.Followdirectionsgivenon
packer’slabel.
3toSIk.
6toS-1b.
24-35
18-25
35-39
25-31
39-45
31-33
21-25
20-23
25-30
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30-35
28-33
3545 30-40
3545
3W
18-23minutesperlb.(anyweight)
Under10lb.
10tQSlk
27-35
24-27
3b 5-lM.
Wr 5lhs.
354
30-35
30-35
10toElk
Qver15lb
16-22 13-19
130°-lm0
150°-1600
170°-1850
130°-1400
150°-1600
170°-1850
170°-1800
170°-1800
115°-1250
170°
185°-190”
185°-1900
h this:
185°-iw0