GE 183D5580P249 manual How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling-Close the oven door, Broiling Guide

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How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling—Close the oven door

Safety

Close the door.Alwaysbroilwith the door closed.

NOTE: Broil will not work if the temperatureprobe is pluggedin.

Place the meat or fish on a broiler grid in a broiler pan.

Follow suggested rack positions in the Broiling Guide.

The oven door must be closed during broiling.

Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for

HI Broil.

To change to LO Broil, touch the BROIL HI/LO pad again.

Touchthe START pad.

NOTE: The display will always automatically remind you to close the door.

When broiling is finished, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.

Serve the food immediately, and leave the pan outside the oven to cool during the meal for easiest cleaning.

Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without over-browning them.

Instructions Operating

The size, weight, thickness, starting temperature and your preference of doneness will affect broiling times. This guide is based on meats at refrigerator temperature.

†The U.S. Department of Agriculture says “Rare beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F means some food poisoning organisms may survive.” (Source: Safe Food Book, Your Kitchen Guide, USDA Rev. June 1985.)

Broiling Guide

	Quantity and/			Rack	First Side	Second Side
Food	or Thickness			Position	Time (min.)	Time (min.)	Comments
Ground Beef	1 lb. (4 patties)			C	13	8	Space evenly.
	1⁄2 to 3⁄4 thick
	4 lbs. (16 patties)			C	15	11
Beef Steaks
Rare†	3⁄4 to 1 thick			E	6	4	Steaks less than 3⁄4 thick
Medium	1 to 11⁄2 lbs.			D	8	6	are difficult to cook rare.
Well Done				D	10	8	Slash fat.
Rare†	11⁄2		thick	C	10	8
Medium	2 to 21⁄2 lbs.			C	15	10–12
Well Done				D	20	20
Chicken	1 whole cut up			B	25	25	Brush each side with
	2 to 21⁄2 lbs.,						melted butter.
	split lengthwise						Broil skin-side-down first.
	Breast			B	25	15
Bakery Product
Bread (toast)	2 to 4 slices			D	3	1	Space evenly. Place English
English Muffin	2 (split)			E	3–4		muffins cut-side-up and
							brush with butter if desired.
Lobster Tails	2–4			B	18–20	Do not	Cut through back of shell.
						turn	Spread open. Brush with
						over.	melted butter before
							broiling and after half of
							broiling time.
Fish Fillets	1 lb. (1⁄4 to 1⁄2 thick)			D	5	5	Handle and turn very
							carefully. Brush with
							lemon butter before
							and during cooking,
							if desired.
Salmon
Steaks	2 (1		thick)	D	10	5	Turn carefully. Do not
Fillets	2 (1⁄2 to 3⁄4 thick)			D	10		turn skin side down.
Ham Slices	1⁄2	thick		C	6	6
(precooked)	1	thick		C	8	8
Pork Chops	2 (1⁄2		thick)	C	10	10	Slash fat.
Well Done	2 (1		thick) about 1 lb.	C	15	15

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