OVEN USE
To Get the Best Results
Defrost the food before starting to cook.
Set a minute timer for the minimum time to check the food. Steaks should be at least one inch thick if a rare doneness is desired. It is difficult to get rare with meat that is thinner, or to get a nice brown piece of meat.
After half the total cooking time, turn the food over only once. It is not necessary to turn over thin foods (filet of fish, ham slices, etc.) Liver slices must be turned over.
When top browning, use metal or
The broiler pan should be placed all the way to the back of the oven and centered on the oven rack.
NOTE: If the door is closed during broiling, the oven cavity may get hot enough to cycle the broil element on and off, producing food that tastes baked/roasted instead of broiled.
NOTE: You cannot use the broiler burner and the bake burner at the same time. When one is on, the other cannot be turned on. Do not use the convection fan in the broil mode.
Broil Rack Position
The rack position depends on the type and thickness of the food. Thick pieces of meat or poultry would typically be broiled on rack position 2; steaks, chops and hamburger, would be broiled on rack position 3. If top browning casseroles or bread, the thickness of the food would indicate the rack position. The casseroles would typically be browned on rack position 1 or 2 and the bread on rack position 3.
Using a Meat Thermometer to Broil
To accurately determine the doneness of a thick steak or chop
HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING
Recipes and baking times vary if you are baking at a high altitude. For accurate information write to the Agriculture Extension Service, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. Specify the type of information and the baking mode (convection bake or bake) you need, i.e., cakes, cookies, breads, etc. There may be a cost for the bulletins.
should | FlameFlameshouldbe |
Screenen should | 1/8” |
red | approximately 1/8" |
be glowingred | thick and blue |
| thick and blue |
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