BROILING GUIDE
1.
Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes
5. When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty
with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking
edges hang over the sides. These could soil the
and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded
oven bottom.
lower part of the pan.
6. The broiler does not need to be preheated.
2. The oven door should be open to the broil
However, for very thin foods, or to increase
stop position.
browning, preheat if desired.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around the
7. Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning the
outside edges of the meat. To slash, cut crosswise
oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and
through the outer fat surface just to the edge of the
increasing cooking time given in this guide
meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent
times per side.
piercing the meat and losing juices.
S. If you range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks
4. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before
may be broiled by preheating the broiler and
broiling, or brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to
positioning the oven shelf one position higher.
minutes only.
Quantity and/or
Shelf
Food
Thickness
Position
Bacon
1/2 lb. (about 8
c
First Side
Time, Minutes
Second Side
Time, Minutes
Comments
Arrange in single layer
thin slices)
evenly.
to 8
take about same
Ground Beef
1 (4 patties)
Well Done
to
inch thick C
7
Beef Steaks
Rare
Done
Rare
Medium
Done
inch thick
to 1 lbs.)
c
c
c
c
c
c
6
12
10
15
25
5
6
7-8
14-16
Steaks less than inch thick cook
through before browning. Pan frying
is recommended.
Slash fat.
1 inch thick
(2 to
lbs. )
Chicken
1 whole
(2 to
lbs.),
split lengthwise
A
35
10-15
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
2 to 4 slices
C or D
Toaster Pastries
1 pkg. (2)
English Muffins
2 (split)
C or D
3-4
1/2
Space evenly. Place English muffins
cut-side-up and
brush with butter,
if desired.
Lobster Tails
2-4
B
(6 to 8 oz. each)
I
13-16
Do not
turn over.
Cut
through back shell. Spread
Brush with melted butter before
and after half of broiling time.
Fish
l-lb. fillets 1/4 to
c
inch thick
Handle and turn very carefully. Brush
with lemon butter before and during
cooking, if desired. Preheat broiler to
increase browning.
I
Ham Slices
1 inch thick
B
8
Increase time 5 to minutes per side
for 1 inch thick or home cured ham.
I
Pork Chops
2
(1/2 inch thick)
c
Well Done
2 (1 inch thick),
B
10
Slash fat.
I
13
13
about lb.
I
Slash fat.
Lamb Chops
Medium
(1 inch thick),
Done
about to 12 oz.
Medium
2 (1X inch thick),
c
c
c
Well Done
about 1 lb.
B
desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5- to 6-inch pieces.
Wieners and
l-lb. pkg. (10)
similar precooked
sausages,
bratwurst
c
28
