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How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling

Safety

If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler and positioning the oven rack one position higher.

Leave the door open to the broil stop position. The door stays open by itself, yet the proper temperature is maintained in the oven.

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

Follow suggested rack positions in

the Broiling Guide.

Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for

HI Broil.

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

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

Touch the START pad.

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

NOTE: Broil and self-clean settings will not work if the temperature probe is plugged in.

Instructions Operating Instructions

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.)

The oven has 6 shelf positions.

	Pass
4	3	2	1

Center baking pans in the oven.

Broiling Guide – 4 Pass Broil Element

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

*See illustration for description of shelf positions.

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