Broiling Guide
1. Always use 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 open to the
broil stop position for all foods.
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
the meat. Use tongs to turn meat
over to prevent piercing meat and
losing juices.
4. If desired, marinate meats or
chicken before broiling. Or brush
with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10
minutes only.
5. When arranging food on pan,
do not let fatty edges hang over
sides, which could soil oven with
fat dripping.
6. Broiler does not need to be
preheated. However, for very thin
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
1_ times per side.
Food
Bacon
Ground Beef
Welt Done
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Rare
Medium
Welt Done
Chicken
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
English Muffins
Lobster tails
Fish
Ham slices
(precooked)
Pork chops
Welt Done
Lamb chops
Medium
Well Done
Medium
Welt Done
Wieners and
similar precooked
sausages, bratwurst
Quantilff aml/_to
Thickness
1/2 lb. (about 8
thin slices)
1llg.((4_lomties)
1/2 to 3/4 in.
thick
1in. thick
(1 to 1X lbs.)
1½ in. thick
(2 to 2½ lbs.)
1 x_hole
(2 to 2½ lbs.),
split lengthwise
2 to 4 slices
l pkg. (2)
2 (split)
2-4
(6 to 8 oz. each)
1-lb. fillets 1/4 tc
1/2 in. thick
l in. thick
2 (1/2 in.)
2 (1 in. thick),
about 1lb.
2(1 in. thick)
about 10 to 12 oz.
2(1 ½ in. thick),
about 1 lb.
l-lb. pkg. (10)
: Shelf
Position
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C
c
c
c
A
c
c
B
C
B
C
B
C
C
C
B
C
HI or
O Broil
HI
HI
HI
LO
HI
HI
HI
LO
HI
HI
HI
First Side
'ime, Minutes
4%
10
6
8
12
1o
15
25
35
1%-2
3-4
13-16
8
10
13
10
12
14
17
6
Second Side
Time, Minute
4½
5
6
11
7-8
14-16
20-25
10-15
1/2
Do not
turn over
8
lO
13
9
10
12
12-14
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Comments
Arrange in single layer.
Space evenly.
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
Steaks less than l in. thick cook
through before browning. Pan frying is
recommended. Slash fat.
Reduce time about 5 to 10 min. per side
for cut-up chicken. Brush each side with
melted butter. Broil with skin-side-down
first.
Space evenly. Place English muffins cut-
side-up and brush with butter, if desired.
Cut through back of shell, spread open.
Brush with melted butter before broiling
and after half of broiling time.
Handle and turn vmT carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before and during cooking if
desired. Preheat broiler to increase browning.
Increase time 5 to 10 min. per side for
1½in. thick or home-cured ham.
Slash tilt.
Slash tilt.
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5- to 6-in. pieces.
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