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BROILING
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Use of Aluminum Foil
You
can
use aluminum foil to line your broiler pan
and broiler grid. However, you must mold the foil
tightly to the grid and
cut
slits in it just like the grid.
Without the slits, the foil will prevent fat and meat
juices
from
draining to the broiler pan. The juices
could become hot enough to catch on fire. If you do
not cut the
slits,
you are frying, not broiling.
Questions and Answers
~.
When broiling, is it necessary to always use a Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown
grid in the pan?
as they should’?
A. Yes.
Using the grid suspends the meat over the
A.
In some areas, the power (voltage) to the oven may
pan. As the meat cooks, the juices
fall
into the pan,
be low. In these cases, preheat the broil element for
thus keeping meat drier. Juices are protected by the
10 minutes before placing broiler pan with food in
grid and stay cooler, thus preventing excessive
oven. Check to
see
if you are using the
s~atter
and
smoking.
recommended shelf
~osition.
Broil for
longest
Q. Do I need to grease my broiler grid to prevent
period of time
indic~ted
in the Broiling
G~ide.
meat from sticking?
Turn the food only once during broiling. You may
A. No.
The broiler grid is designed to reflect broiler
need to move the food to
a
higher shelf position.
heat, thus
kee~in~
the surface cool enough to
Q.
Should I salt the meat before broiling?
prevent meat
~rol~
sticking to the
surfac~.
A. No.
Salt draws out the juices and allows them to
However, spraying the broiler grid lightly with a
evaporate. Always salt after cooking. Turn the
vegetable cooking spray before cooking will make
meat with tongs; piercing the meat with a fork also
clean-up easier.
allows the juices to escape. When broiling poultry
or fish, brush each side often with butter.
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