BROILING GUIDE

(continued)
1. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with 5. When arranging food on pan, do not let fatty
your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and edges hang over sides, which could soil oven with
spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower
fat dripping.
part of the pan.
6. Broiler does not need to be preheated. However,
2. Oven door should be open to the broil stop for very thin foods, or to increase browning,
position.
preheat if desired.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around 7. Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning
outside edges of meat. To slash, cut crosswise the oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and
through outer fat surface just to the edge of the
increasing cooking time given in this guide
meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent
1% times per side.
piercing meat and losing juices.
8. If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks
4. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before may be broiled by preheating broil heater and
broiling, or brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10
positioning the oven shelf one position higher.
minutes only.
Quantity and/or
Thickness
1/2
lb. (about 8
thin slices)
1 lb.
(4
patties)
1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
Shelf
Position
c
Second Side
Time, Minutes Comments
4!A
Arrange in single layer.
Food
Bacon
Ground Beef
HI
10
Space evenly.
7
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
Well Done
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Well Done
c
Steaks less than 1 inch thick cook
through before browning. Pan frying
is recommended.
Slash fat.
1
inch thick
(1 to 1
!4
lbs.)
c
c
c
HI
6
8
12
10
15
25
5
6
11
7–8
14–16
20-25

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1Y2
inch thick c
(2 to 2X
lbs.)
c
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Chicken
c
LO
35
10-15 Reduce time about 5 to 10 minutes per
side for cut-up chicken. Brush each side
with melted butter. Broil skin-side-down
first.
1 whole
(2 to
2!A
lbs.),
split lengthwise
A
1
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
Emdish
Muffins
+
HI
1
Z–2
34
HI 13-16
+
Space evenly. Place English muffins
cut-side-up and brush with butter,
Cut through back of shell. Spread open.
Brush with melted butter before and
u
Lohster Tails
2-4
B
(6
to
8
oz.
each)
c
5
Handle and turn very carefully. Brush
with lemon butter before and during
cooking if desired. Preheat broiler to
Fish
l-lb. fillets 1/4 to
1/2 inch thick
*
LO
8
HI
10
13
increase browning.
8
Increase time 5 to 10 minutes per side
for
llA
inch thick or home cured ham.
I
1
inch thick
B
Ham Slices
(precooked)
Pork Chops
Well Done
m
10
Slash fat.
13
Lamh
Chops
Medium
Well Done

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2(1 inch thick) c
about 10 to 12 oz.
c
HI
10
12
14
9
10
12
Slash fat.
2
(1X
inch thick)
about 1 lb.
c
B
c
Medium
Well Done
17
12–14
HI
6
1-2
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5- to 6-inch pieces.
Wieners
and similar
precooked sausages,
bratwurst
l-lb. pkg. (10)
20

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