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Do not latch the oven door during broiling. The latch is used for self-cleaning only.

How to Set the Oven for Broiling

Safety

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 the broiler grid in the broiler pan.

Follow suggested shelf positions in

the Broiling Guide.

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

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

Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for

HI Broil.

To change to LO Broil, touch the

BROIL HI/LO pad again.

Touch the START pad.

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

Instructions Operating

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.

Broiling Guide

 

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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