GE 164D2966P122 Oven User Manual


 
BROILING
lroilingiscookingfoodbyintenseradiantheatfromthe
~pperbroilelementintheoven.Mostfishandtender
cutsofmeatcanbebroiled,Followthesedirectionsto
keepspatteringandsmokingtoa minimum.
1.If themeathasfat or gristlearoundtheedge,cut
verticalslashesthroughbothabout2 inchesapart.
If desired,thefat maybe trimmed,leavinga layer
about1/8inchthick.
2. Placethemeatonthebroilerrackin thebroilerpan.
Alwaysusetherack so thefat dripsintothebroiler
pan;otherwisethejuicesmaybecomehotenough
to catchon fire.
3. Positiona flatshelfonrecommendedshelfpositionas
suggestedin theBroilingGuide.Mostbroilingis
doneonCposition,but if yourovenisconnectedto
208volts,youmay wishto usea higherposition.
4. Leavethedooropento
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the broilstopposition. .’ -
Thedoorstaysopenby itself, ‘“..,.,,
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yetthepropertemperatureis ““”<.._ ..-
maintainedin theoven.
5. Turnthefoodonlyonceduringbroiling.
Timethefoodsforthe firstsideaccordingto
theBroilingGuide.Turnthefood,thenuse the
timesgivenfor the secondsideas a guideto the
preferreddoneness.
NOTE: A fan mayautomaticallyturnon andoffto
coolinternalparts.Thisis normal,andthefan may
continueto run aftertheovenis turnedoff.
OvensControlledwith TouchPads
Useof AluminumFoil
1.PresstheBROILpad.
Youcan usealuminum
BROIL
foilto lineyourbroiler
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panandbroilerrack.
However,youmust
2. PresstheINCREASEpadonceforLOBroilortwice
moldthe foiltightlyto
forHIBroil,TochangefromHIBroiltoLOBroil,press
therackandcut slitsin
theBROILpadthenpresstheDECREASEpadonce,
itjust liketherack.
3. Whenbroilingis finished,pressthe CLEAR/OFF
Withouttheslits,thefoil willpreventfatandmeat
pad.Servethefoodimmediately,andleavethe
juicesfromdrainingto thebroilerpan.Thejuices
panoutsidetheovento coolduringthemealfor
couldbecomehotenoughtocatchon fire.If youdo
easiestcleaning.
notcutthe slits,you aref~ing, notbroiling.
Questionsand Answers
Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown as
Q. ShouldI salt the meat before broiling?
A.
Q,
A.
they should?
In someareas,thepower(voltage)to theovenmay
below,In thesecases,preheatthebroilelementfor
10minutesbeforeplacingbroilerpanwithfoodin
theoven.Checkto seeif youareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broilforthelongest
periodoftimeindicatedin theBroilingGuide.Turn
thefoodonlyonceduringbroiling.Youmayneed
to movethefoodto a highershelfposition.
When broiling,is it necessaryto alwaysuse a
rack in the pan?
Yes.Usingtherack suspendsthemeatoverthe
A. No. Saltdrawsoutthejuicesandallowsthemto
evaporate.Alwayssaltaftercooking.Turnthe
meatwithtongs;piercingthemeatwitha forkalso
allowsthejuicesto escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
or fish,brusheach sideoftenwithbutter,
Q. Do I needto greasemy broilerrackto prevent
meatfromsticking?
A. No.Thebroilerrackis designedto reflectbroiler
heat,thuskeepingthesurfacecoolenoughto
preventmeatfromstickingto the surface.
However,sprayingthebroilerracklightlywitha
vegetablecookingspraybeforecookingwillmake
pan.As themeatcooks;thejuices fallintothepan,
cle~n-upeasier. - -
thuskeepingthemeatdrier.Juicesareprotectedby
therack andstaycooler,thuspreventingexcessive
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spatterandsmoking.
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