Broilingis cookingfoodbyintense
radiantheatfromtheupperunitin
theoven.Mostfishandtendercuts
ofmeatcanbebroiled.Follow
thesestepstokeepspatteringand
smokingtoaminimum.
Step1:Ifmeathasfatorgristlenear
edge,cutverticalslashesthrough
bothabout2“apart.Ifdesired,fat
maybetrimmed,leavinglayer
about1/8”thick.
Step2: Placemeatonbroilerrack
inbroilerpanwhichcomeswith
oven.Alwaysuseracksotit drips
intobroilerpan;otherwisejuices
maykome hotenoughtocatchb.
Step3:PbsitionsheEonmmmended
shelfpositionassuggestedinBrotig
Guideonoppositepage.Most
broilingisdoneonCposition,butif
yourrangeiscomectedto208volts,
you may wish to usehigher position.
Stem4bve dooraiarafewinches
(ex~eptwhenbrofli~gchicken).
Thedoorstaysopenbyitself,yet
thepropertemperatureistitained
intheoven.
Step ~: Turn bothIOVENSETad
OVENTEMPknobstoBROIL.
Preheatingunitsisnotnecessary.
(Seenotesin BroilingGuide.)
20
Step6:Turnfoodonlyonceduring
cooking.Timefoodsforfirstside
perBroilingGuide.
Turnfood,thenusetimesgivenfor
secondsideasaguidetopreferred
doneness.(Wheretwothicknesses
andtimesaregiventogether,use
firsttimesgivenforthinnestfood.)
Step% TurnOVENSETknob
toOFF.Servefoodimmediately,
andleavepanoutsideovento cool
duringmealforeasiestcleaning.
use of Al*m Foti
1. Ifdesired,broflerpanmaybe
linedwithfoilandbroilerrackmay
becoveredwithfoflforbroiling.
ALWAYSBECERT~N ~MOLD
FO~ THOROUGHLY~
BROILERRACK.ANDSL~
FOL ~CONF6RMWITH
SLITSINRACK.Broflerrackis
designedtotimize smokingand
spattering,md tokeepdrippings
coolduringbroiling.Stoppingfat
andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto
thebroilerpm preventsrackfrom
servingitspurpose,andjuicesmay
becomehotenoughtocatchfire.
2. DON~ placeasheetof
dutium foilonshelf.,Todoso
mayresultinimproperlycooked
foods,damagetoovenftish and
increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces
oftheoven.
3. Ifdesired,asheetofdutium
foilmaybeusedonflooroftheoven
underthebakeunit.BECERTMN
FOILDOESNOT~UCH BAKE
UNIT.Aluminumfoilusedinthis
waymayslightlyaffecttie browning
ofsomefoods.Changefoilwhenit
becomessoiled.
Quewiom‘&bW~~ e
Q.Whysho~d Ileavethedoor
closedwhenbroilingcticken?
A. Chickenis theonlyfood a
recommendedforclosed-door —
broiling.Thisisbecausechickenis
relativelythickerthanotherfoods
youbroil.Closingthedoorholds
moreheatin theovenwhich~ows
chickentocookevenlythroughout.
Q.men brohg, kitnecessary
toalwa~~susea rackkthepa?
A. Yes.Usingtheracksuspends
themeatove;thepan. Asthemeat
cooks,thejuicesf~ intothepan,
thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juices
areprotectedbytherackandstay
cooler,thuspreventingexcessive
spatterands“moking.-
Q.ShouldIsaltthemeatbefore
brofing?
A. No.Saltdrawsout tie juices
andallowsthem to evaporate.
Wwayssaltaftercooking.~m
meatwithtongs;piercingmeat
withaforkalsoallowsjuicesto o
escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
or fish,brusheachsideoften
withbutter. @
Q.Whyaremy meatsnotturting
outasbrownastheyshodd?
A. Insomeareas,thepower
(voltage)totherangemaybe low.
In thesecases,preheatthebrofl
unitfor 10minutesbeforeplacing
broilerpanwithfoodin oven.
Checktoseeif youareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broil
forlongestperiodoftimeindicated
in theBroflingGuide.Turnfood
otiy onceduringbroiling.
Q.DoIneedtogreasemybrofler
racktopreventm=t bm Mic@?
A. No.Thebroilerrackisdesigned
to reflectbroilerheat,thuskee~in~
thesurfacecoolenoughtopre~en~
meatstickingtothesfice. However.
sprayingth~brofierracklightlywit.
avegetablecookingspraybefore
cookingwillmakecleanupeasier.