BroiliIl~
eeBroiling’Guideonpage170
Broilingiscookingfoodbyintense
radiantheatfromtheupperunitin
theoven.Mostfishandtendercuts
ofmeatcanbebroiled.Follow
thesestepstokeepspatteringand
smokingtoaminimum.
Step1:Ifmeathasfatorgristlenear
edge,cutverticalslashesthrough
bothabout2“apart.Ifdesired,fat
maybetrimmed,leavinglayer
about1/8”thick.
Step2: Placemeatonbroilerrack
inbroilerpanwhichcomeswith
range.Alwaysuseracksofatdrips
intobroilerpan;otherwisejuices
maybecomehotenoughtocatchfire.
Step3:I%sitionshelfonrecommended
shelfpositionassuggestedinBroiling
Guideonpage17.Mostbroilingis
doneonCposition,butifyour
rangeisconnectedto208volts,you
ma~wishtousehigherposition:
Step4: Leavedoorajarafewinches
(exceptwhenbroilingchicken).
Thedoorstaysopenbyitself,yet
thepropertemperatureismaintained
intheoven.
‘Ste]~ 5:TurnbothOVENSETand
~OVENTEMPknobstoBROIL.
Preheatingunitsisnotnecessary.
-(Seenotesin BroilingGuide.)
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Step6:Turnfoodonlyonceduring
cooking.Timefoodsforfirstside
perBroilingGuide.
Turnfood,thenusetimesgivenfor
secondsideasaguidetopreferred
doneness.(Wheretwothicknesses
andtimesaregiventogether,use
firsttimesgivenforthinnestfood.)
Step‘ZTurnOVENSETknob
toOFF.Servefoodimmediately,
andleavepanoutsideoventocool
duringmealforeasiestcleaning.
UseofAluminm Foil
LIfdesired,broilerpanmaybe
linedwithfoilandbroilerrackmay
becoveredwithfoilforbroiling. -
ALWAYSBECERTAIN‘IOMOLD
FOILTHOROUGHLYTO
BROILERRACK,ANDSLIT
FOIL‘IOCONFORMWITH
SLITSINRACK.Broilerrackis
designedtominimizesmokingand
spattering,andtokeepdrippings
coolduringbroiling.Stoppingfat
andmeatjuicesfromdrainingto
thebroilerpanpreventsrackfrom
servingitspurpose,andjuicesmay
becomehotenoughtocatchfire.
2. DONOI’placeasheetof
aluminumfoilonshelf.Todoso
mayresultinimproperlycooked
foods,damagetoovenfinishand
increaseinheatonoutsidesurfaces
oftheoven.
Questiom&Answers
Q.WhyshouldIleavethedoor
closedwhenbroilingchicken?
A. Chickenistheonlyfood
recommendedforclosed-door
broiling.Thisisbecausechickenis
relativelythickerthanotherfoods
youbroil.Closeddoorholdsmore
heatinoven,sochickenmaybe
broiledbutwell-doneinside.
Q.Whenbroiling,isitnecessary
toalwaysusearackinthepan?
A. Yes.Usingtheracksuspends
themeatoverthepan.Asthemeat
cooks,thejuicesfallintothepan,
thuskeepingmeatdrier.Juices
areprotectedbytherackandstay
cooler,thuspreventingexcessive
spatterandsmoking.
Q.ShouIdIsaltthemeatbefore
broiling?
A. No.Saltdrawsoutthejuices
andallowsthemtoevaporate.
Alwayssaltafiercooking.‘Ibm
meatwithtongs;piercingmeat
withaforkalsoallowsjuicesto
escape.Whenbroilingpoultry
orfish,“brusheachsideoften
withbutter.
Q.Whyaremymeatsnotturning
outasbrownastheyshould?
A.Insomeareas,thepower
(voltige)totherangemaybelow.
Inthesecases,preheatthebroil
unitfor 10minutesbeforeplacing
broilerpanwithfoodin oven.
Checktoseeif youareusingthe
recommendedshelfposition.Broil
forlongestperiodoftimeindicated
intheBroilingGuide.Turnfood
onlyonceduringbroiling.
Q.DoIneedtogreasemybroiler
racktopreventmeatfromsticking?
A. No.Thebroilerrackisdesigned
toreflectbroilerheat,thuskeeping
thesurfacecoolenoughtoprevent
meatstickingtothesurl%ce.However,
sprayingthebroilerracklightlywith
avegetablecookingspraybefore
cookingwillmakecleanupeasier.
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