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1. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It
5. When arranging food on pan, do not let fatty edges hang over
is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping
sides, which could soil oven with fat dripping.
juices in the shielded lower part of the pan.
~. oven door should be ajar for most foods; there is a special
position on door which holds door open correctly,
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around outside edges
of meat. To slash, cut crosswise through outer fat surface just to
the edge of the meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent
piercing meat and loosing juices.
~. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before broiling. Or,
6. Broiler does not need to be preheated. However, for very thin
foods or to increase browning, preheat if desired,
7. Frozen ste~lts can be conventionally broiled by posi-
tioning the oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and
increasing cooking time given in this chart 1%times per side.
8. If your range is connected to 208 Volts rare steaks may be
broiled by preheating the broil heater and positioning the oven
shelf one position higher.
brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10 minutes only. -
First Side
Time, Min.
Quantity
and/or
Thickness
%lb. (about 8
thin slices
Shelf
Position
Second Side
Time, Min.
Food
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3%
3%
Arrange in single layer.
Ground fi3eef,
Well done
l-lb. (4 patties)
%to 3/~-in.thick
Space evenly.
Up to 8 patties take about same
time.
c 7 4-5
Beef St’tr$nks
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Rare
Medium
Well Done
1 inch thick
(1-11/2Ibs.)
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7
9
13
10
15
25
35
1
1/2-2
3-4
7
9
13
7-8
14-16
20-25
10-15
Steaks less than l-in. cook through
before browning. Pan frying is
recommended.
Slash fat.
1%-irt. thick
(2-21/2Ibs.)
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Reduce times about 5-10 min. per
side for cut-up chicken. Brush each
side with melted butter. Broil with
skin side down first and broil with
door closed.
chicken
1 whole
(2 to 2%-lbs.),
split lengthwise
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Ehkery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
English Muffins
Lobster tails
(6 to 8-oz. each)
2-4 slices
1 pkg. (2)
2-split
Space evenly. Place English muffins
cut-side-up and brush with butter, if
desired.
2-4
B
13-16
5
(Do not
turn
over)
Cut through back of shell. Spread
open. Brush with melted butter
before and after half time.
Fish
l-lb. fillets %to
%-in. thick
c 5 Handle and turn very carefully.
Brush with lemon butter before and
during cooking if desired. Preheat
broiler to increase browning.
Ham fs$iux?i%
(precooked)
l-in. thick
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8 8
10
13
4-7
10
4-6
12-14
1-2
Increase times 5-10 min. per side
for 1%-in. thick or home cured.
Pork chops
Well Done
2 (% inch)
2 (l-in. thick)
about 1 lb.
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B
10
13
8
10
10
17
Slash fat,
Lamb chops
Medium
Well Done
Medium
Well Done
2 (1 inch)
about 10-12 oz.
2 (1% inch)
about 1 lb,
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Slash fat,
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If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise into 5 to 6-in, pieces.
Wieners and similar
~recooked sausages,
3ratwurst
“1-!b.pkg. (10)
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