
l?o~stingis cookingbydry heat.
Tendermeator poultry can be
ro~stcduncoveredinyouroven.
Roastingtemperatures,which
shouldbe lowand steady,keep
spatteringto aminimum. When
roasting,it isnot necessaryto
sear,baste, Covei or addwater
toyourmeat.
Roastingis reallyabaking
procedureformeats. Therefore,
OVENSET controlis setto BAKE
or TIME BAKE. (Youmayhear a
slightclickingsound, indicating
theovenis workingproperly.)
Roastingis easy;just followthese
steps:
I
Step 1:Check weightof meat, and
placeit, fat sideup, on roastingrack
inashallowpan. (Broiler pan with
rack isagood pan for this.)Line
broilerpan withaluminumfoilwhen
usingpan for marinating, cooking
withfruits, tooting heavily cured
meats, or for basting foodduring
cooking. Avoidspilling these
materiaison ovenliner or door. In
caseof aspill, see Cleaning Guide
on page 17.
Step2: Piacemeatinovenonshelf
i[~Aor Bpositiori.Nopreheating
isnecessary.Forlocationofshelf
positions,seepage6.
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Step 3: TurnOVENSET toBAKE
or TIME BAKEandOVENTEMP
to 325”F.Smallpoultrymaybe
cookedat 375°F.forbestbrowning.
For TIME BAKEprocedure, see
page 8.
Note: The guideon theopposite
pagegivesapproximatetimesin
minutesper pound. These times
shouldonlybe usedas aguide.A
meatthermometer, insertedintothe
centerofthe thickestpart ofthe
meat, isthe only accuratetestfor
doneness.
Step 4: Most meatscontinueto
cook slightlywhile standing,afier
being removedfromthe oven.For
rare or medium internaldoneness,
ifmeat is to stand 10to 20 minutes
while making gravy,or foreasier
carving, you may wish to remove
meat from ovenwhen internal
temperature is 5° to 10°.F.beiow
temperature suggestedin guide.
If no standing isplanned, cook
meat to suggestedtemperature
in guide.
coofing time isrecommended.
Tempemturesare showninRoastin
Guideon oppositepage. For roast
over8pounds cookedat 300°F.
with reduced time, check with ..—. -:
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thermometer at half-hourintervals ,_~,’ ~
afier halfthe time has passed. .
Q. why ismy roastcrumbling :-:.:
whenItry tocarveit?
A. Roasts areeasiertosliceif
allowedto cool10to20 minutes .
afterremovingfromoven.Besure
tocutacrossthegrainofthemeat.
Q. DoIneedtopreheatmy
oven eachtimeIcool{aroast
or poultry?
A. It is rarely necessary to preheat
your oven, and usually only for
very small roasts, which cook a
short length of time.