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Broiling Guide
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1. Always use the broiler pan and
rack that comes with your oven. It
is designed to minimize smoking
and spattering by trapping juices in
the shielded lower part of the pan.
2. Oven door should be ajar for all
foods except chicken; there is a
special position on door which
*
holds door open correctly.
the meat. Use tongs to turn meat
over to prevent piercing meat and
losing juices.
foods, or to increase browning,
preheat if desired.
7. Frozen Steaks can be
conventionally broiled by
positioning the oven shelf at next
lowest shelf position and increasing
cooking time given in this guide
1Xtimes per side.
4. If desired, marinate meats or
chicken before broiling, or brush
with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10
minutes of broiling only.
5. When arranging food on pan,
do not let fatty edges hang over
sides. Fat that drips could soil the
oven.
8. If your range is connected to
208 Volts, rare steaks may be
broiled by preheating broil and
positioning the oven shelf one
position higher.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat
,
evenly around outside edges of meat.
To slash, cut crosswise through
outer fat surface just to the edge of
6. Broiler does not need to be
preheated. However, for very thin
Quantity and/or
Thickness
Shelf
Position
First Side
Time, Minutes
Second Side
Time, Minutes
Food Comments
Bacon
Xlb. (about 8
thin slices)
c 3%
Arrange in single layer.
Ground Beef
Well Done
1 lb. (4 patties)
Xto Xin. thick
Space evenly.
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
c
7
4-5
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Rare
Medium
Well Done
1 in. thick
(1 to IX lbs.)
c
c
c
c
c
c
7
9
13
10
15
25
7
9
13
7-8
14-16
20-25
Steaks less than 1 inch thick cook
through before browning. Pan frying is
recommended. Slash fat.
1)4in. thick
(2 to 2X Ibs.)
Chicken
1whole
(2 to 2X Ibs.),
split lengthwise
A 35
IO-15
Reduce time about 5 to 10 minutes per side
for cut-up chicken. Brush each side with
melted butter. Broil with skin-side-down
first and broil with door closed.
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
English Mufllns
2 to 4 slices
1pkg. (2)
2 (split)
c
c
I%-2
3-4
Space evenly. Place English muffins cut-
side-up and brush with butter, if desired.
Lobster tails
(6 to 8 oz. each)
2-4 B
13-16 Do not
turn over.
Cut through back of shell, spread open.
Brush with melted butter before broiling
and after half of broiling time.
Fish
l-lb. fillets Xto
Z in. thick
c 5
Handle and turn very carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before and during cooking, if
5
desired. Preheat broiler to incr~ase bro~ning.
Increase time 5 to 10 min. per side for
I% inch thick or home-cured ham.
Ham slices
(precooked)
1in. thick
B
8
8
2(X in.)
2 (1 in. thick),
about 1 lb.
Pork chops
Well Done
c
B
10
13
10
13
Slash fat.
Lamb chops
Medium
Well Done
Medium
Well Done
2(1 in. thick)
about 10 to 12oz.
2(1 X in. thick),
about 1 lb.
c
c
c
B
8
10
10
17
4-7
10
4-6
12-14
Slash fat.
4%:,
L
+;
Wieners and
similar precooked
l-lb. pkg. (10)
c
I-2
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise: cut into 5 to 6 inch pieces.
6
sausages. bratwurst
19 I