- Broiiing is cookingfoodbyin!ense
radiantheatfromtheupperunitin
theoven.iMostfishandtendercuts
ofmeatcanbebroiled.Follow
thesestepstokeepspatteringand
smokingtoa minimum.
Step1:Xfmeathasfatorgristlenear
edge,
cut verticalslashesthrough
bothabout2“apart.Ifdesired,fat
maybe~rimmed,leavinglayer
about1/8”thick.
Step2: Hace meatonbroilerrack
inbroilerpanwhichcomeswith
oven.Alwaysuseracksofatdrips
intobroilerpan;otherwisejuices
maybecomehotenoughtocatchfire.
Step3:Positionshelfonrecommended
shelfpositionassu~estedinBroiling
Guid&onpage15.Mostbroilingis
doneonC position,butifyour
ovenisconnectedto208volts,you
maywishtousehigherposition.
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SteP~: Leavedoorajara fewinches
(ex~eptwhenbroili~gchicken).
Thedoorstaysopenbyitself,yet
thepropertemperatureismaintained
in the oven.
Step5: TurnbothOVENSETand
OVENTEMPknobstoBROIL.
Preheatingunitsis notnecessary.
(Seenotesin BroilingGuide.)
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SteII& Turnfoodonlyonceduring
cooking.Timefoods~orfirstside-
perBroilingGuide.
Turnfood,thenusetimesgivenfor
secondsideasa guidetopreferred
doneness.(Wheretwothicknesses
andtimesaregiventogether,use
firstti~es givenforthinnestfood.)
$@ ‘7:TurnOVENSETknob
toOFF.Servefoodimmediately,
andleavepanoutsideovento cool
duringmealforeasiestcleaning.
use Foil
1. Ifdesired,broilerpanrnaybe
linedwithfoilandbroilerrackmay
becoveredwithfoilforbroiling.
ALWAYSBECERTAINTOMOLD
FOILTHOROIJGHLYTO
BROILERRACK,ANDSLIT
FOILTUCONFORMWITH
SLITSINRACK.Broilerrackis
designedtominimizesmokingand
spattering,andtokeepdrippings
coolduringbroi~ing.Stoppingfat
andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto
thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom
servingitspurpose,andjuicesmay
becomehotenoughtocatchfire.
2. DONOTplaceasheetof
aluminumfoilonshelf.Todoso
mayresultinimproperlycooked
foods,damagetoovenfinishand
increaseinheat.oncutsidesurfaces
oftheoven.
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Q. whyshouldI km%?thedoor
dosed when
-broilingChicken?
A. Chickenistheonlyfood
recommendedforclosed-door
broiling.Thisisbecausechickenis
relativelythickerthanotherfoods
youbroil.Closingthedoorholds
moreheatin theovenwhichallows
chickento cookevenlythroughout.
Q.Whenbroiling,isitnecessary
to ahvaysusea rackinthepan?
A.Yes.Usingtheracksuspends
themeatoverthepan.Asthemeat
cooks,thejuicesfallintothepan,
thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juices
areprotectedbytherackandstay
cooler,thuspreventingexcessive
spatterandsmoking.
Q.ShouldI saltthemeatbefore
broiling?
A.No.Saltdrawsoutthejuices
andallowsthemtoevaporate.
Alwayssaltaftercooking.Turn
meatwithtongs;piercingmeat
witha forkalsoallowsjuicesto
escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
or fish,brusheachsideoften
withbutter.
Q.Whyaremymeatsnotturning
outasbrownastheyshould?
A.
Insomeareas,thepower
(voltage)totheovenmaybelow.
In thesecases,preheatthebroil
unitfor 10minutesbeforeplacing
broilerpanwithfoodin oven.
Checkto seeif youareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broil
forlongestperiodoftimeindicated
intheBroilingGuide.Turnfood
onlyonceduringbroiling.
Q. DoI need.
togreasemybroiler
racktopreventmeatfromsticking?
A.No.Thebroilerrackis designed
to reflectbroilerheat,thuskeeping
thesurfacecoolenoughtoprevent
meatstickingtothesurface.However,
sprayingthebroilerracklightlywith
a vegetablecookingspraybefore
cookingwillmakecleanupeasier.
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