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