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Cooking Guide

Broiling Guide:

Baking Guide:

Caution: Accessible parts may become hot when the broiler is in use. Children should be kept away.
General Cooking Tips & Preferences
·Insertthegreaselter(provided)ontothefanshieldto
preventgreasebuildup.
·Allowtheoventopreheatfor8minutes
·Preparemeat,allowingfrozenmeattothawbeforebroiling.
·Slitthefataroundtheedgeofthemeatabouteveryinch,to
preventcurling.Arrangemeatonthebroilerpan.
·Alwaysusethebroilerpanandracksupplied.Theyare
designedtoallowfatstodripintothepan,reducingsmoking
whilethefoodiscooking.Ifdesired,thebroilerpanmaybe
linedwithfoilandthebroilerrackmaybecoveredwithfoil.
Howeverbesuretomouldthefoiltothebroilerrackandcut
slitsinthefoiltoconformtotheslitsintheracktoallowjuices
andfattodrainintothepan.
·Broilmeatonrackofbroilerpanplacedonovenshelfinthird
orfourthposition(refertoFigure1)about4-5inches(10-12
cm)belowthetopelement.
·Thecloserthemeatisplacedtothebroilelement,thefaster
thesurfacebrowns.Forraremeat,preheatthebroilerunit
andplacethemeatasclosetotheunitaspossible.
·Thefurtherawaythemeatisplaced,theslowerthesurface
brownsandthemorewelldonethemeatwillbe.
·Asmallamountofwaterplacedinthebroilerpanwillreduce
thesmokeandsplatteringfromhotdrippings.
·Turnmeatwithtongs,notaforksoasnottopiercemeatand
losejuices.
·Keepovendoorclosedforbroiling.
General Cooking Tips & Preferences
·Placeovenrackincorrectpositionbeforepreheatingoven
(refertoBakingGuideandFigure1onpg.24)
Piecrusts:
-Dullmetalpansabsorbandconductheatthebest.
-Darknishesandglassabsorbmoreheat,cookingfaster
andresultingindarkercrusts.
-Ifusingshinyaluminumfoilpans,placeonaluminumbak-
ingsheetstoconductheatbetterforbottomcrust.
-Shieldedgeswithfoilifgettingtoobrownbeforecompletely
cooked
·ForLayerCakessinglerackconvectionisrecommended
·ForAngelFoodCakesconvectionisrecommendedwith1
or2cakes
·Ifusinginsulatedbakingsheets,itemsmaytakelonger to
cook.
ConvectionBaking:
·Generallylidsorfoilcoveringarenotrecommendedexcept
formoistcasseroles(e.g.lasagna)whichcanbecoveredhalf
waythroughthecookingtimetopreventdryingout.
·Forquickbreads(e.g.bananaorzucchiniloaves)donot
reducetemperaturesincetheyareverydenseandmoist.Be
suretoinsertacaketesterortoothpicktoseethatcentreis
cooked.
·Forcookies,teabiscuitsandrolls,usealuminumbaking
sheets,donotuselargeronesoroneswithsides.Thisis
sothattheaircancirculateevenly.Whenmultipleracksare
cookedatonce,middlerackmaytakeafewminuteslonger
tocook.
Thischartisareferenceguideonly,asvariablessuchassize,temperatureandindividualpreferencesmayaffectthecookingtime.
Recipeorpackagedirectionsshouldalwaystakeprecedence.Keeparecordofyourresults,preferredtemperaturesandtimes.
Foods Degreeof
Doneness Thickness Approximate Time
Beef
Steaks Rare 3/4-1inch(2cm) 5-6min/side
Medium 3/4-1inch(2cm) 7-8min/side
GroundBeefPatties Well done 3/4-1inch(2cm) 6-8min/side
Pork
PorkChopsorKabobs untilnolongerpink 3/4-1inch(2cm) 5-6min/side
Lamb
LambChopsorkabobs Medium Rare 1inch(2cm) 5-7min/side
Chicken
ChickenParts untiljuicesrunclear 25-40 minutes
BonelessBreasts untilnolongerpink 6-8min/side
Fish
WholeorSteaks akeswithafork
BonelessFillets akeswithafork 5-10 minutes
LobsterTails,Thawed 8-10 minutes
Foods
SingleRack
Positionfor
Standard or
Convection
MultipleRack
Positionfor
Convection
ONLY
Standard
Temperature Cooking
Time Convection
Temperature Cooking
Time
°F °C Minutes °F °C Minutes
Breads
YeastLoaf 2Notadvisedon
mulitpleracks 400 200 30-40 375 190 20-30
YeastRolls 2 or 3 2&4or1&3 375 190 15-20 350 180 6-10
Focaccia or
Pizza 1 or 2 Notadvisedon
multipleracks 400 200 15-20 400 200 12-18
Mufns 2 or 3 2&4or1&3 425 220 20-25 400 200 12-20
TeaBiscuits 2 or 3 2&4or1&3 450 230 12-15 425 220 8-12
Cakes
LayerCake
Mixes 2 or 3 Notadvisedon
multipleracks 340 175 30-36 300 150 25-30
AngelFood
Mixes 1Notadvisedon
multipleracks 325 160 55-60 300 150 40-45
Cupcakes 2 or 3 2&4or1&3 350 180 20-25 325 160 15-20
Pies
Shells without
lling 1 or 2 not advised on
multipleracks 400 200 8-10 400 200 8-10
DoubleCrust
withFilling 1Notadvisedon
multipleracks 450 230 initially
for15 425 220 Initially
for15
-thenloweringto: -thenloweringto:
375 190 30-40 350 180 20-25
Cookies
DroporSugar 2 or 3 2&4or2,3
&4 350 180 10-12 325 160 8-10
Rolled 1 or 2 2&4or2,3
&4 375 190 8-10 350 180 8-12