BROILING
Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from
Step
5:
Turn
OVEN SET
OVEN TEMP
the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts
OVEN SET and
of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep
OVEN TEMP
spattering and smoking to a minimum.
knobs to BROIL.
Step 1: If meat has fat or gristle near edge, cut vertical
Preheating units
slashes through both about 2“ apart. If desired, fat may
is not necessary.
be trimmed, leaving layer about 1/8” thick.
(See notes in
BROIL
–
Step
2:
Place meat on broiler rack in broiler pan.
Broiling Guide.)
Always use rack so fat drips into broiler pan;
Step 6: Turn food only once during broiling. Time
otherwise juices may become hot enough to catch fire.
foods for first side per Broiling Guide.
Step
3:
Position shelf on recommended shelf position
Turn food, then use times given for second side as a
as suggested in Broiling Guide. Most broiling is done
guide to preferred doneness. (Where two thicknesses
on C position, but if your range is connected to 208
and times are given together, use first times given for
Volts, you may wish to use a higher position.
thinnest food.)
Step
4:
Leave
Step 7: When
door open to the
finished broiling,
broil stop
turn OVEN SET
position. The door
and OVEN TEMP
stays open by
knob to OFF. Serve
itself, yet the
food immediately,
proper temperature
leaving the broiler
maintained in
the oven.
pan and rack outside
oven to cool during meal
for easiest cleaning.
OVEN SET
OVEN TEMP
Use of Aluminum Foil
You can use aluminum foil to line your broiler pan and broiler rack, However,
you must mold the foil tightly to the rack and cut slits in it just like the rack.
Without the slits, the foil will prevent fat and meat juices from draining to
the broiler pan. The juices could become hot enough to catch on fire. If you
do not cut the slits, you are frying, not broiling.
Questions & Answers
Q. When broiling, is it necessary to always use a
Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown as
rack in the pan?
they should?
A. Yes.
the rack suspends the meat over the
A. In some areas, the
(voltage) to the oven mav
pan. As
meat
the juices fall into the pan,
thus keeping meat drier. Juices are protected by the
rack and stay cooler, thus preventing excessive
spatter and smoking.
Q. Should I salt the meat before broiling?
A. No. Salt draws out the
and allows them to
be low. In
preheat
broil unit for 10
minutes before placing broiler pan with food in
oven. Check to see if you are using the
recommended shelf position. Broil for longest
period of time indicated in the Broiling Guide.
Turn food only once during broiling.
evaporate. Always
cooking. Turn meat
Do I need to grease my broiler rack to prevent
with tongs; piercing meat with a fork allows
meat from sticking?
to
When
poultry or fish,
A. No. The broiler rack is designed to reflect broiler
each side often with butter.
heat, thus keeping the surface cool enough to
prevent meat from sticking to the surface.
However, spraying the broiler rack lightly with a
vegetable cooking spray before cooking will make
cleanup easier.
