Broiling Guide - GE JKP76GP Use & Care Manual

LOWER OVEN

Broiling Guide

1. Always use broiler pan and rack
that comes with your oven. It is
designed to minimize smoking and
spattering by trapping juices in the
shielded lower part of the pan.
2. Oven door should be ajar for all
foods except chicken; there is a
special position on door which
holds d;or open correctly.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat
evenly around outside edges of meat.
To slash, cut crosswise through
Quantity an~or
Thickness
Bacon
thin slices)
Ground Beef 1 lb. (4 patties)
Well Done
Beef Steaks
Rare 1 in. thick
Medium (1 to 1X Ibs.)
Well Done
Rare
Medium (2 to 2X lbs.)
Well Done
Chicken (450°) 1 whole
(2 to 2fi lbs.),
split lengthwise
Bakery Produck
Bread (Toast) or
2 to 4 slices
Toaster Pastries
English Muffins 2 (split)
Lobster tails 2-4
(6 to 8 oz. each)
Fish 1-lb. fillets M to
I
Ham slices (450°)
(precooked)
Pork chops
2 (M in.)
Well Done
2(1 in. thick),
about 1 lb.
Lamb chops
Medium 2(1 in. thick)
Well Done about 10 to 12 oz.
Medium 2(1 k in. thick),
Well Done about 1 lb.
Wieners and l-lb. pkg. (10)
similar precooked
sausages,
bratwurst
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outer fat surface just to the edge of
the meat. Use tongs to turn meat
over to prevent piercing meat and
losing juices.
4. If desired, marinate meats or
chicken before broiling. Or brush
with barbecue sauce last 5 to 10
minutes only.
5. When arranging food on pan, do
not let fatty edges hang over sides,
which could soil oven with fat
dripping.
Shelf HI or First Side
Position LO Broi
D HI 5
D HI 8-9
D HI 9
D 12-13
D
D 10
15
D
D 25
LO 28-30
B
D HI 2-3
D 3-4
c
HI
D HI 5
I I
c
LO 8
10-12
D HI
12-13
c
D HI 8
10
D
D
c
D HI 6
6. Broiler does not need to be
preheated. However, for very thin
foods, or to increase browning,
preheat if desired. The oven will
not signal when it preheats in Broil
mode.
7. Frozen Steaks can be
conventionally broiled by
positioning th; oven sheif at next
lowest shelf position and increasing
cooking time given in this guide
1 X times per side.
Second Side
Arrange in single layer.
Space evenly.
6-7 Up to 8 patties take about same time.
7 Steaks less than 1 in. thick cook
5-6 through before browning. Pan frying is
8-9 recommended. Slash fat.
6-7
9-12
Reduce time about 5 to 10 min. per side
for cut-up chicken. Brush each side with
first and broil with door closed.
Space evenly. Place English muffins cut-
side-up and brush with butter, if desired.
Do not Cut through back of shell, spread open.
turn over. Brush with melted butter before broiling
and after half of broiling time.
5 Handle and turn very carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before and during cooking, if
desired. Preheat broiler to increase browning.
8 Increase time 5 to 10 min. per side for
1 X in. thick or home-cured ham.
4-5
8-9
4-7
Slash fat.
10
4-6
12-14
If desired, split sausages in half
1-2
lengthwise; cut into 5-to 6-in. pieces.