Broiling Guide
Quantity and/
Rack
First Side Second Side
Food
or Thickness
Position Time (min.) Time (min.) Comments
Bacon
1/2
lb.
C 4
1
ø
2
4
1
ø
2
Arrange in single layer.
(about 8 thin slices)
Ground Beef
1 lb. (4 patties)
C
10
7
Space evenly. Up to 8
Well Done
1/2 to 3/4” thick
patties take about the
same time.
Beef Steaks
Rare
1” thick
C
6
5
Steaks less than 1”
Medium
1 to 1
1
ø
2
lbs.
C
8
6
thick cook through
Well Done
C
12
11
before browning. Pan
frying is recommended.
Slash fat.
Rare
1
1
ø
2
” thick
C
10
7–8
Medium
2 to 2
1
ø
2
lbs.
C
15
14–16
Well Done
C
25
20–25
Chicken
1 whole
A
35
10–15
Reduce time about 5
2 to 2
1
ø
2
lbs.,
to 10 minutes per side
split lengthwise
for cut-up chicken.
Brush each side with
melted butter. Broil
skin-side-down first.
Lobster Tails
2–4
B
13–16
Do not
Cut through back of
6 to 8 oz. each
turn
shell. Spread open.
over.
Brush with melted
butter before broiling
and after half of
broiling time.
Fish Fillets
1/4 to 1/2” thick
C
5
5
Handle and turn very
carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before
and during cooking, if
desired. Preheat
broiler to increase
browning.
Ham Slices
1” thick
B
8
8
Increase time 5 to 10
(precooked)
minutes per side
for 1
1
ø
2
”
thick or
home-cured ham.
Pork Chops
2 (1/2” thick)
C
10
10
Slash fat.
Well Done
2 (1” thick) about 1 lb.
B
13
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How to Set the Oven for Broiling
Place the meat or fish on a broiler grid in a
broiler pan designed for broiling.
Follow suggested rack positions in the
Broiling Guide.
If your oven is connected to 208 volts, rare
steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler
and positioning the oven rack one position
higher.
Use
LO Broil
to cook foods such as poultry or
thick cuts of meat thoroughly without over-
browning them.
Press the
BROIL HI/LO
pad once for HI
Broil.
To change to LO Broil, press the
BROIL HI/
LO
pad again.
Press the
START
pad.
When broiling is finished, press the
CLEAR/
OFF
pad.
Leave the door open to the broil
stop position. The door stays
open by itself, yet the proper
temperature is maintained in the
oven.
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