Broiling
Broilingiscookingfoodbyintense
radiantheatfromtheupperunitin
theoven.Mostfishandtendercuts
ofmeatcanbebroiled.FO11OW
thesestepstokeepspatteringand
smokingtoaminimum.
Step1:Ifmeathasfatorgristlenear
..
edge,cutverticalslashesthrough
bothabout2“apart.Ifdesired,fat
maybetrimmed,leavinglayer
about1/8”thick.
Step2: Placemeatonbroilerrack
inbroilerpan.Alwaysuserackso
fatdripsintobroilerpan;otherwise
juicesmaybecomehotenoughto
catchti.
Skp3:Wsitionshelfon-remended
shelfpositionassuggestedinBroiling
Guideonpage19.Mostbroilingis
doneonCposition,butifyour
ovenis connectedto208volts,you
maywishtousehigherposition.
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Step4:Leavetheovendoorajara
fewinches(exceptwhenbroiling
chicken).Thedoorstaysopenby
itself,yetthepropertemperature
ismaintainedintheoven.
Step5:TurnbothOVENSETand
OVENTEMPknobsto BROIL.
Preheatingunitsisnotnecessary.
(SeenotesinBroilingGuide.)
Step6: Turnfoodonlyonceduring
cooking.Timefoodsforfirstside
perBroilingGuide.
~rn food,thenusetimesgivenfor
secondsideasa guidetopreferred
doneness.(Wheretwothicknesses
andtimesaregiventogether,use
firsttimesgivenforthinnestfood.)
Step%~m OVENSETknob
toOFF.Servefoodimmediately,
andleavepanoutsideoventocool
duringmealforeasiestcleaning.
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1. Ifdesired,broilerpanmaybe
linedwithfoilandbroilerrackmay
becoveredwithfoilforbroiling.
ALWAYSBECERTAIN~ MOLD
FOILTHORC?UGHLY~
BROILERRACK,ANDSLIT
FOILTOCONFORMWITH
SLITSINRACK.Broilerracksare
designedtominimizesmokingand
spattering,andtokeepdrippings
coolduringbroiling.Stoppingfat
andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto
thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom
servingitspurpose,andjuicesmay
becomehotenoughtocatchfire.
2. DONOTplaceasheetof
aluminumfoilonshelf.Todoso
mayresultinimproperlycooked
foods,damagetoovenfinishand
increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces
oftheoven.
3. Asheetofaluminumfoilmaybe
usedonflooroftheovenunderthe
bakeunit,ifdesired.BECERTAIN
FOILDOESN~ ~UCH BAKE
UNIT.Aluminumfoilusedinthis
waymayslightlyaffectthebrowning
ofsomefoods.Changefoilwhenit
becomessoiled. ~
Q.WhyshouldIleavethedoor
closedwhenbr(;}ilingchicken?
A. Chickenistheonlyfood
recommendedforclosed-door
broiling.Thisisbecausechickenis
relativelythickerthanotherfoods
youbroil.Closingthedoorholds
moreheatintheovenallowing
chickentocookevenlythroughout.
Q.Whenbroiling,isitnecessary
toalwaysusea rackinthepan?
A. Yes.Usingtheracksuspends
themeatoverthepan. Asthemeat
cooks,thejuicesfallintothepan,
thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juices
areprotectedbytherackandstay
cooler,thuspreventingexcessive
spatterandsmoking.
Q.ShouldIsaltthemeatbefore
broiling?
A. No.Saltdrawsoutthejuices
e
andallowsthemtoevaporate.
Alwayssaltaftercooking.Turn
meatwithtongs;piercingmeat
—
witha forkalsoallowsjuicesto
escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
or fish,brusheachsideofien
withbutter.
Q.Whyaremymeatsnotturning
outasbrownastheyshould?
A. In someareas,thepower
(voltage)to theovenmaybelow.
In thesecases,preheatthebroil
unitfor 10minutesbeforeplacing
broilerpanwithfoodinoven.
Checkto seeifyouareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broil
forlongestperiodoftimeindicated
intheBroilingGuide.~m food
onlyonceduringbroiling.
Q.DoI needtogreasemybroiler
racktopreventmat fromstic~?
AeNo.Thebroilerrackisdesigned
to reflectbroilerheat,thuskeeping
9’
thesurfacecoolenoughtopreven
meatstickingtothesufice. Howeve,
sprayingthebroilerracklightlywith _
a vegetablecookingspraybefore
cookingwillmakecleanupeasier. _
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