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Fish and chicken are some foods that may cook better if you use lower broiling temperatures.
Leave the door partly open whenever using the oven to broil. This allows the oven to maintain proper temperatures.
Broiling rack position chart
RACK POSITION TYPE OF FOOD/ DONENESS
Hamburger patties and thin steaks %” thick or
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3Quickly searing food, rare and medium steaks, medium patties ham slices, fish steaks, frankfurters
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Not used for broiling
Broiling tips
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and grease away from the cooking |
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surface to help prevent spatter, smoke, or | l | Place | meat the correct distance from | |||
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After | broiling, | remove the broiler | pan |
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from | the oven | when you remove the food. |
| burn, | or catch fire during broiling. |
Drippings will bake on the pan if you leave | *To ensure adequate grease drainage, | |
it in the heated oven. | ||
do not use cookie sheets or similar | ||
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| broiler grid with foil is not recom- | |
| mended. If foil is used, cut slits in foil | |
| to line up with all openings in broiler | |
| grid. Grease can then drain away and | |
| cool in pan. Poor drainage of grease | |
| could result in fire. |
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