GE XL44 installation instructions Broiling Guide, Beef Steaks

BROILING GUIDE

The oven door must be closed during broiling.

•Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes with your range. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan.

•For steaks and chops, slash the fat evenly around

the outside edges of the meat. To slash, cut crosswise through the outer fat surface just to the edge of the meat. Use tongs to turn the meat over to prevent piercing the meat and losing the juices.

•Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick pork chops thoroughly without over browning them.

•If desired, marinate meats or chicken before broiling. Or brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10 minutes only.

•When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty edges hang over the sides because dripping fat could soil the oven.

•The broiler compartment does not need to be preheated. However, for very thin foods, or to increase browning, preheat if desired.

•Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning the shelf at next lowest shelf position and increasing cooking time given in this guide 11⁄2 times per side.

	Quantity and/or			Shelf	1st Side	2nd Side
Food	Thickness			Position	Minutes	Minutes	Comments
Bacon	1/2 lb. (about 8			C	4	3	Arrange in single layer.
	thin slices)
Ground Beef	1 lb. (4 patties)			D	10–11	7	Space evenly. Up to 8 patties take
	1/2 to 3/4 inch thick						about same time.
Beef Steaks
Rare	1 inch thick			C	9	7	Steaks less than 1 inch thick will cook
Medium	(1 to 1 ⁄ lbs.)			C	12	5–6	through before browning.
		1	2
Well Done				C	13	8–9
Rare	1 inch thick			C	10	6–7	Slash fat.
Medium	(2 to 2 ⁄ lbs.)			C	12–15	10–12
		1	2
Well Done				C	25	16–18
Chicken	1 whole			B	30–35	15–20	Brush each side with melted butter. Broil skin-
	(2 to 2 ⁄ lbs.),						side-down first.
		1	2
	split lengthwise
	Bone-in
	4 bone in breasts			B	25–30	10–15
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or	2 to 4 slices			D	2–3	1/2–1	Space evenly. Place English muffins cut-
Toaster Pastries	1 pkg. (2)						side-up and brush with butter if desired.
English Muffins	2, split			D	3–5
Lobster Tails	2 to 4			C	13–16	Do not	Cut through back of shell and spread open.
	(6 to 8 oz. each)					turn over.	Brush with melted butter before broiling and
							after half of time.
Fish	1-lb. fillets			D	6	6	Handle and turn very carefully. Brush with lemon
	1/4 to 1/2 inch thick						butter before broiling and during broiling if
							desired. Preheat broiler to increase browning.
Ham Slices	1 inch thick			C	8	8
Precooked	1/2 inch thick			D	6	6
Pork Chops	2 (1/2 inch thick)			D	10	8	Slash fat.
Well Done	2 (1 inch thick),			D	15	8
	about 1 lb.
Lamb Chops
Medium	2 (1 inch thick),			D	8	4–7	Slash fat.
Well Done	about 10 to 12 oz.			D	10	10
Medium	2 (1 ⁄ inches thick),			D	10	4–6
	1	2
Well Done	about 1 lb.			D	17	12–14
Wieners	1-lb. pkg. (10)			D	6	1–2	If desired, split sausages in half
similar precooked							lengthwise; cut into 5- to 6-inch pieces.
sausages, bratwurst							23

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