Broiling
Broilingiscookingfoodbyintense
radiantheatfromtheupperunitin
theoven.Mostfishandtendercuts
ofmeatcanbebroiled.Follow
thesestepstokeepspatteringand
smokingtoa minimum.
Step1:Ifmeathasfatorgristlenear
edge,cutverticalslashesthrough
bothabout2“apart.If desired,fat
maybetrimmed,leavinglayer
abo~~t1/8”thick.
Step2:Placemeaton broilerrack
inbroilerpanwhichcomeswith
range.Alwaysuseracksofatdrips
intobroilerpan;otherwisejuices
maybecomehotenoughtocatchfire.
Step3:Wsitionshelfonrecommended
shelfpositionassuggestedinBroiling
Guideonoppositepage.Most
broilingisdoneon Cposition,but
ifyourrangeisconnectedto208
volts,youmaywishto usehigher
position.
Step4: have doorajarafewinches
(exceptwhenbroilingchicken).
Thedoorstaysopenbyitself,yet
thepropertemperatureismaintained
intheoven.
Step5: TurnbothOVENSETand
OVENTEMPknobsto BROIL.
Preheatingunitsis notnecessary.
{SeenotesinBroilingGuide.)
Step6: Turnfoodonlyonceduring
cooking.Timefoodsforfirstside
perBroilingGuide.
Turnfood,thenusetimesgivenfor
secondsideasaguidetopreferred
doneness.(Wheretwothicknesses
andtimesare giventogether,use
firsttimesgivenforthinnestfood.)
Step Z TurnOVENSETknob
toOFF.Servefoodimmediately,
andleavepanoutsideoventocool
duringmealforeasiestcleaning.
1. Ifdesired,broilerpanmaybe
linedwithfoilandbroilerrackmay
becoveredwithfoilforbroiling.
ALWAYSBECERTAIN~ MOLD
FOILTHOROUGHLY~
BROILERRACK,ANDSLIT
FOILTOCONFORMWITH
SLITSINRACK.Broilerrackis
designedtominimizesmokingand
spattering,andtokeepdrippings
coolduringbroiling,Stoppingfat
andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto
thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom
servingitspurpose,andjuicesmay
becomehotenoughtocatchfire.
2. DONOTplaceasheetof
aluminumfoilonshelf.Todoso
mayresultinimproperlycooked
foods,damagetoovenfinishand
increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces
oftheoven.
Questiom &Amwers
Q. WhyshouldIleavethedoor
closedwhenbroilingchicken?
A. Chickenistheonlyfood
recommendedforclosed-door
broiling.Thisisbecausechickenis
relativelythickerthanotherfoods
youbroil.Closingthedoorholds
moreheatintheovenwhichallows
chickentocookevenlythroughout.
Q.Whenbroiling,isitnecessary
toalwaysusearackinthepan?
A. Yes.Usingtheracksuspends
themeatoverthepan.Asthemeat
cooks,thejuicesfallintothepan,
thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juices
areprotectedbytherackandstay
cooler,thuspreventingexcessive
spatterandsmoking.
Q.ShouldIsaltthemeatbefore
broiling?
A. No.Saltdrawsoutthejuices
andallowsthemtoevaporate.
Alwayssaltaftercooking.Turn
meatwithtongs;piercingmeat
withaforkalsoallowsjuicesto
escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
or fish,brusheachsideoften
withbutter.
Q.Whyaremymeatsnotturning
outasbrownastheyshould?
A.
IIIsomeareas,thepower
(voltige)totherangemaybelow.
In thesecases,preheatthebroil
unitfor 10minutesbeforeplacing
broilerpanwithfoodinoven.
Checktoseeifyouareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broil
forlongestperiodoftimeindicated
intheBroilingGuide.Turnfood
onlyonceduringbroiling.
Q.DoIneedtogreasemybroiler
racktopreventmeatfromsticking?
A. No.Thebroilerrackisdesigned
toreflectbroilerheat,thuskeeping
thesurfacecoolenoughtoprevent
meatstickingtothesurfice.However,
sprayingthebroilerracklightlywi
avegetablecookingspraybefore
cookingwillmakecleanupeasier.