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
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 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 only.
5. When arranging food on pan,
do not let fatty edges hang over
sides, which could soil oven with
fat dripping.
6. Broiler does not need to be
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
1 times per side.
8. If your range is connected to
208 Volts, rare
maybe 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
Bacon
1/2-lb.
c
3
3
‘/2
Arrange in single layer.
thin slices)
Ground Beef
l-lb. (4 patties)
evenly.
Well
to
-in, thick
c
7
4-5
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
Beef Steaks
l-inch thick
c
Medium
(1 to
)
7
Steaks less than I inch
through
c
9
before browning. Pan frying is
Well Done
c
recommended.
Rare
1
thick
c
Medium
(2
)
10
7-8
Slash
c
15
14-16
Well Done
c
25
20-25
Chicken
I whole
A
35
(2 to
),
10-15
Reduce times about 5 10 minutes per
side for cut-up chicken. Brush each side
split lengthwise
with melted butter. Broil with skin
down first
broil with door closed.
Bakery
Bread (Toast) or
2 to 4 slices
c
1
evenly. Place English muffins
Toaster Pastries
I pkg. (2)
cut-side-up and brush with butter, if
English Muffins
2 (split)
c
3-4
desired.
Tails
2-4
B
13-16
(6
Do
Cut through back of
Spread
turn over.
open. Brush with melted butter
before and after half time.
Fish
fillets to
c
5
5
Handle and turn very carefully.
1/2-in. thick
Brush with lemon butter before and
during cooking if desired. Preheat
broiler increase browning.
Ham Slices
l-in. thick
B
8
8
Increase times 5 10 minutes per side
(precooked)
for 1 ‘/z-inch thick home cured,
Pork Chops
2 ( inch)
c
Well Done
2 (l-in. thick)
10
Slash fat.
B
about I lb.
Chops
Medium
2(1 inch)
c
8
4-7
Slash fat.
Well Done
about to 12 oz.
c
10
10
Medium
2 (1 inch)
c
10
4-6
Well Done
about I lb.
B
Wieners and similar
l-lb. pkg. (10)
c
6
1-2
If desired, split sausages in half
precooked sausages,
lengthwise; cut into 5 6-inch pieces.
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