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How to Set the Oven for Broiling, Broiling Guide
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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