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How to Set the Oven for Broiling, Broiling Guide - refrigerators

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Using the oven. Leave the door open to the broil stop position. The door stays open by itself, yet the proper temperature is maintained in the oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler and positioning the oven rack one position higher. Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without overbrowning them. P lace the meat or fish on a broiler grid in a broiler pan designed for broiling. F ollow suggested rack positions in the Broiling Guide. T ouch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for HI Broil. T o change to LO Broil, touch the BROIL HI/LO pad again. Touch the START pad. W hen broiling is finished, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. The size, weight, thickness, starting temperature . and your preference . of doneness will affect broiling times. This guide . is based on meats at refrigerator temperature. † The U.S. Department of Agriculture says "Rare beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F means some food poisoning organisms may survive." (Source: Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985.) Broiling Guide Preheat the broiler for 2 minutes to improve performance. Food Doneness Type or Thickness Rack Position* Comments Beef Rare (140°F) Steaks - E or F (food should be 1″ 1″ thick to 3″ from broil element) Medium (160°F) Steaks - E (food should be 3″ 3/4″ to 1″ thick to 4″ from broil element) Well Done (170°F) Steaks- D or E (food should be 3″ 3/4″ to 1″ thick to 5″ from broil element) or Ground Beef Patties Steaks less than 1″ thick are difficult to cook rare. They cook through before browning. To prevent curling of meat, slash fat at 1″ intervals. Chicken Breast, boneless C (food should be 8″ Broil skin-side-down to 9″ from broil element) first. Breast, bone-in C (food should be 7″ to 8″ from broil element) Fish Fillets 1/2″ to 1″ thick D or E (food should be 3″ Handle and turn very to 6″ from broil element) carefully. Pork Chops Well Done (170°F) 3/4″ thick D (food should be 6″ To prevent curling of to 7″ from broil element) meat, slash fat at 1″ intervals. *Use rack position A for the smaller, 2-rack-position oven. 18

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Using the oven.
How to Set the Oven for Broiling
If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare
steaks may be broiled by preheating the
broiler and positioning the oven rack one
position higher.
Use
LO Broil
to cook foods such as poultry
or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without
overbrowning them°
Place the meat or fish on a broiler grid in a
broiler pan designed for broiling°
Follow suggested rack positions in the
Broiling Guide.
Touch the
BROIL HI/LO
pad once for
HI
Broil
°
To change to
LO Broil,
touch the
BROIL HI/LO
pad again°
Touch the
START
pad°
When broiling is finished, touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad°
The size, weight, thickness,
starting temperature
and your preference
of doneness will affect
broiling times° This guide
is based on meats at
refrigerator temperature°
† The U.S. Department of
Agriculture says “Rare beef is
popular, but you should know that
cooking it to only 140°F means
some food poisoning organisms
may survive.” (Source: Safe Food
Book. Your Kitchen Guide. USDA
Rev. June 1985.)
Broiling Guide
Leave the door open to the broil stop
position. The door stays open by
itself, yet the proper temperature is
maintained in the oven.
Preheat the broiler for 2 minutes to improve performance.
Type or
Food
Doneness
Thickness
Rack Position*
Comments
Beef
Rare (140°F)
Steaks –
E or F (food should be 1
″
Steaks less than 1
″
1
″
thick
to 3
″
from broil element)
thick are difficult to
cook rare. They cook
Medium (160°F)
Steaks –
E (food should be 3
″
through before browning.
3/4
″
to 1
″
thick
to 4
″
from broil element)
To prevent curling of
meat, slash fat at 1
″
Well Done (170°F)
Steaks–
D or E (food should be 3
″
intervals.
3/4
″
to 1
″
thick
to 5
″
from broil element)
or Ground Beef Patties
Chicken
Breast, boneless
C (food should be 8
″
Broil skin-side-down
to 9
″
from broil element)
first.
Breast, bone-in
C (food should be 7
″
to 8
″
from broil element)
Fish Fillets
1/2
″
to 1
″
thick
D or E (food should be 3
″
Handle and turn very
to 6
″
from broil element)
carefully.
Pork Chops
Well Done (170°F)
3/4
″
thick
D (food should be 6
″
To prevent curling of
to 7
″
from broil element)
meat, slash fat at 1
″
intervals.
*Use rack position A for the smaller, 2-rack-position oven°