Broiling Guide
‘-%-oiling
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 open to the
broil stop position for all food
except chicken.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat
evenly around outside edges of
meat. To slash, cut crosswise
Food
Bacon
Ground Beef
Well Done
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Rare
Medium
Well
Done
Chicken (450°)
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
English Muffins
Lohster Tails
Fish
Ham Slices (450°)
(precooked)
Pork
Chops
Well Done
Chops
Medium
Well
Done
Medium
Well Done
Wieners
and similar
precooked sausages,
bratwurst
through 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 drippings.
6. Broiler does not need to be
preheated. However, for very thin
foods, or to increase browning,
preheat if desired.
7. Frozen steaks can be
conventionally broiled by
positioning the oven shelf at
next lowest shelf position and
increasing cooking time given in
this guide
1’/2
times per side.
Quantity
Shelf
First Side
Second Side
Thickness
Position
Time, Minutes
Time, Minutes
Comments
1/2 lb.
(about 8
c
4’/2
Arrange in single layer.
thin slices)
1 lb. (4
patties)
1/2 to 3/4
in. thick
c
7
inch thick
c
6
5
(1 to 1 ‘/z
c
8
6
c
11
1’/2
in. thick
c
10
7-8
to
c
15
c
25
20-25
1 whole
A
35
10-15
(2 to
2’/2
split lengthwise
Space evenly.
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
Steaks less
than 1
inch thick cook
through before browning.
Pan frying
is recommended. Slash fat.
Reduce time about 5 to 10 minutes
per
side for cut-up chicken. Brush each side
with melted butter. Broil skin-side-down
first and broil with door closed.
2 to 4 slices
c
‘12-2
1/2
Space evenly. Place English muffins
pkg. (2)
cut-side-up and brush with butter, if
2 (split)
c
3-4
desired.
2-4
B
13-16
Do not
Cut through back
of shell, spread open.
(6 to 8 oz. each)
turn over
with melted butter before
broiling and after half of broiling time.
fillets
to
c
5
5
Handle and turn very carefully. Brush
1/2 in. thick
with
butter before and during
cooking, if desired. Preheat broiler to
increase browning.
1 in. thick
B
8
8
Increase time 5 to
minutes per side
for 1’/2 inch thick or home cured ham.
2
(1/2 inch)
2(1
in. thick),
about 1 lb.
2(1 inch thick),
about 10 to oz.
2 (1 ‘/2 inch thick),
about 1 lb.
c
B
c
c
c
B
10
13
10
12
14
17
9
10
12-14
Slash fat,
Slash fat.
l-lb. pkg. (10)
c
6
1-2
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5-to 6-inch pieces.
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