BROILING GUIDE
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Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes with
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When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty
your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and
edges hang over the sides because dripping fat could
spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower
soil the oven.
part of the pan.
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The broiler does not need to be preheated. However,
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The oven door should be open to the broil
for very thin foods, or to increase browning, preheat
stop position.
if desired.
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For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around the
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Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning
oven
outside edges of the meat. To slash, cut crosswise
shelf at next lowest shelf position and increasing
through the outer fat surface just to the edge of the
cooking time given in this guide 1 times per side.
meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent
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Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick
piercing the meat and losing juices.
pork chops thoroughly without over-browning them.
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If desired, marinate meats or chicken before
broiling, or brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to
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If your oven is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks
10 minutes only.
may be broiled by preheating the broiler and
positioning the oven shelf’ one position higher.
Shelf
Position
First Side
Time. Minutes
Second Side
Quantity
Thickness
Food
Comments
Bacon
1/2 lb. (about 8
thin slices)
I lb. (4 patties)
1/2 to
inch thick
c
Arrange in single layer.
Ground Beef
Well Done
Space evenly.
Up to patties take
same
10
7
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Done
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Chicken
1 inch thick
( 1 to 1
c
c
c
c
c
c
A
C or D
C or D
6
10
15
5
7-8
14-16
Steaks less
than 1 inch thick cook
through
browning. Pan frying
is recommended.
Slash fat.
1 inch thick
(2 to
Ibs.)
25
20-25
1O-I5
1
whole
(2 to
Ibs.),
split lengthwise
Reduce time about 5 to 10 minutes
per side for cut-up chicken. Brush
each side with melted butter. Broil
skin-side-down first.
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
Muffins
evenly. Place English muffins
and brush with butter,
2 to 4 slices
I pkg. (2)
2 (split)
1
z–4
1/2
desired.
Cut through back of shell. Spread
Lobster Tails
2-4
(6 to 8 oz. each)
B
Do not
turn over.
open.
with melted butter before
after half
time.
Fish
l-lb. fillets 1/4 to
1/2 inch thick
c
B
5
5
Handle and turn very carefully. Brush
with lemon butter before
during
cooking, if desired. Preheat broiler to
increase
Ham Slices
inch thick
Increase time 5 minutes per side
for I inch thick or home cured ham.
Slash fat.
Pork Chops
Well Done
2 (1/2 inch thick)
2 (1 inch thick),
about 1 lb.
c
B
10
13
Lamb Chops
2 inch thick),
about 10 to 12 oz.
2 ( inch thick),
about lb.
-lb. pkg. ( 10)
c
c
c
B
10
12
17
9
10
12
Slash fat.
Medium
Well Done
Medium
Done
Wieners
and
similar precooked
sausages,
c
6
I-2
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5- to 6-inch pieces.
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