BROILING GUIDE

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

The oven door should be open to the broil stop position.

For steaks and chops, slash 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 meat over to prevent piercing the meat and losing 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 the dripping fat will soil the oven.

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

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

Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning the oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and increasing cooking time given in this guide 112 times per side.

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

 

 

Quantity and/or

 

Shelf

 

First Side

 

Second Side

 

Food

 

Thickness

 

Position

 

Time, Minutes

 

Time, Minutes

Comments

Ground Beef

 

1 lb. (4 patties)

 

E

 

10

 

7

Space evenly.

Well Done

 

1/2 to 3/4 inch thick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 lbs. (16 patties)

 

E

 

10

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef Steaks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rare

 

3/4 to 1 inch thick

 

E

 

8

 

6

Steaks less than 3/4 inch thick are

Medium

 

(1 to 112 lbs.)

 

E

 

10

 

8

difficult to cook rare.

Well Done

 

 

 

E

 

12

 

10

 

Rare

 

112 inches thick

 

E

 

10

 

8

Slash fat.

Medium

 

(2 to 212 lbs.)

 

E

 

15

 

14–16

 

Well Done

 

 

 

E

 

25

 

20–25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken

 

1 whole

 

C

 

25

 

10

Brush each side with melted butter.

 

 

(2 to 212 lbs.),

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broil skin-side-down first.

 

 

split lengthwise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breast

 

C

 

25

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakery Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bread (Toast) or

 

2 to 4 slices

 

F

 

3

 

1

Space evenly. Place English muffins

English Muffins

 

2 (split)

 

F

 

3–4

 

 

cut-side-up and brush with butter,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if desired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lobster Tails

 

2–4

 

C

 

13–16

 

Do not

Cut through back of shell. Spread

 

 

(6 to 8 oz. each)

 

 

 

 

 

turn over.

open. Brush with melted butter before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broiling and after half of broiling time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish

 

1-lb. fillets 1/4 to

 

E

 

5

 

5

Handle and turn very carefully.

 

 

1/2 inch thick

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brush with lemon butter before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and during cooking, if desired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ham Slices

 

1/2 inch thick

 

D

 

6

 

6

 

(precooked)

 

1 inch thick

 

D

 

8

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork Chops

 

2 (1/2 inch thick)

 

E

 

10

 

10

Slash fat.

Well Done

 

2 (1 inch thick),

 

D

 

15

 

15

 

 

 

about 1 lb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamb Chops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium

 

2 (1 inch thick),

 

E

 

10

 

9

Slash fat.

Well Done

 

about 10 to 12 oz.

 

E

 

12

 

10

 

Medium

 

2 (112 inches thick),

 

E

 

14

 

12

 

Well Done

 

about 1 lb.

 

E

 

17

 

12–14

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GE Monogram ZET737 manual Broiling Guide, Oven door should be open to the broil stop position