Broiling Guide
Broiling
1.
Always use broiler pan and rack
that comes with your oven. It is
designed to minimize smoking and
spattering by trapping juices in the
shielded lower part of the pan.
2. Oven door should be ajar for all
foods except chicken; there is a
special position on door which
holds door open correctly.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat
evenly around outside edges of meat.
To slash, cut crosswise
6. Broiler does not need to be
outer fat surface just to the
of
the meat. Use tongs to turn meat
over to prevent piercing meat and
losing juices.
4. If desired, marinate meats or
chicken before broiling. Or brush
with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10
minutes only.
5. When arranging food on pan,
do not let fatty edges hang over
sides, which could soil oven with
fat dripping.
preheated. However, for very thin
foods, or to increase browning,
preheat if desired.
7. Frozen Steaks can be
conventionally broiled by
positioning the oven shelf at next
lowest shelf position and increasing
cooking time given in this guide
times per side.
8. If your range is connected to
208 Volts, rare
be broiled
by preheating broil heater and
positioning the oven shelf one
position higher.
Quantity and/or
Shelf
First Side
Second Side
Food
Thickness
Position
Time, Minutes
Time, Minutes
Comments
Bacon
%-lb. (about 8
c
thin slices)
Arrange in single layer.
Ground Beef
l-lb. (4 patties)
Space evenly.
Well Done
to
thick
c
7
4-5
Up to 8 patties take ahout same time.
Beef Steaks
Rare
l-inch
thick
c
Medium
(1 to
7
Steaks less than 1 inch cook through
c
9
9
before browning. Pan frying is
Well Done
c
13
13
recommended.
Rare
1%-in. thick
c
10
Medium
(2 to
7-8
fat.
c
15
14-16
Done
c
25
20-25
Chicken
1 whole
A
35
10-15
Reduce times about 5 to 10 minutes per
(2 to
side for cut-up chicken. Brush each side
split lengthwise
with melted butter. Broil with skin
down first and broil with door closed.
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
2 to 4 slices
c
Space evenly. Place English muffins
Toaster Pastries
1 pkg. (2)
cut-side-up and brush with butter, if
English Muffins
2 (split)
c
3-4
desired.
Lobster
2-4
B
13-16
Do not
Cut through back of shell. Spread
(6 to 8-02. each)
turn over.
open. Brush with melted butter
before and after half time.
Fish
l-lb. fillets to
c
5
5
Handle and turn very carefully.
thick
Brush with lemon butter before and
during cooking if desired. Preheat
broiler to increase browning.
Ham Slices
l-in. thick
B
8
(precooked)
8
Increase times 5 to 10 minutes per side
for 1%-inch thick or home cured.
Chops
2
inch)
c
10
Well Done
2 (l-in. thick)
10
Slash fat.
B
13
13
about 1
Lamb Chops
Medium
2(1 inch)
c
8
4-7
Slash fat.
Well Done
about 10 to 12 oz.
c
10
10
Medium
2
inch)
c
10
4-6
Well Done
about 1
B
17
12-14
Wieners and similar
l-lb. pkg. (10)
c
6
1-2
If desired, split sausages in half
precooked sausages,
lengthwise; cut into 5 to 6-inch pieces,
bratwurst
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