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.

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 112 times per side.

Broiling

 

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 112 lbs.)

C

12

5–6

through before browning.

Well Done

 

C

13

8–9

 

Rare

1 inch thick

C

10

6–7

Slash fat.

Medium

(2 to 212 lbs.)

C

12–15

10–12

 

Well Done

 

C

25

16–18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken

1 whole

B

30–35

15–20

Brush each side with melted butter.

 

(2 to 212 lbs.),

 

 

 

Broil skin-side-down first.

 

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 (112 inches thick),

D

10

4–6

 

Well Done

about 1 lb.

D

17

12–14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wieners

1-lb. pkg. (10)

D

6

1–2

If desired, split sausages in half lengthwise;

similar precooked

 

 

 

 

cut into 5- to 6-inch pieces.

sausages, bratwurst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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