GE Quickset III Owner's Manual page 14

Using the oven.
Door Positioning During Broiling:
For models JSS28 and JDS28:
For all other models:
How to Set the Oven for Broiling
Use Lo Broil to cook foods such as poultry
or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without
overbrowning them.
Placethe food on a broiler grid
[Z] in a broiler pan designed for broiling.
Follow suggested rack positions
[_ in the Broiling Guide.
r3] Touch the Broil Hi/Lo pad once
for Hi Broil.
To change to Lo Broil, touch the Broil
Hi/Lo pad again.
[] Touch the Start pad.
[] When broiling is finished, touch
the Clear/Off pad.
Leave the door open to the broil
stop position. The door stays open
by itself, yet the proper temperature
is maintained in the oven.
The size, weight, thickness,
starting temperature
and your preference
of doneness will affect
broiling times. This guide
is based on meats at
refrigerator temperature.
? The U.S. Department of
Agriculture says "Rare beef is
popular, but you should know
that cooking it to only l z_O°F
means some food poisoning
organisms may survive." (Source:
Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen
Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985.)
Broiling Guide
Preheat the broiler for 2 minutes to improve performance.
Type or
Food Thickness Rack Position* Comments
Beef Steaks - E or F (food should be 1"
1" thick to 3" from broil element)
Chicken
Doneness
Rare (140°F)
Medium (160°F)
Well Done (170°F)
Steaks - E(food should be 3"
3/4" to 1" thick to 4" from broil element)
D or E (food should be 3"
to 5" from broil element)
Steaks -
3/4" to 1" thick
or Ground
Beef Patties
Breast, boneless
Breast, bone-in
C (food should be 8"
to 9" from broil element)
C (food should be 7"
to 8" from broil element)
Steaksless than 1"thick
are difficult to cook
rare. Theycookthrough
before browning.
To prevent curling of
meat, slash fat at 1"
intervals.
Broil skin-side-down
first.
Fish Fillets 1/2" to 1' thick D or E (food should be 3" Handle and turn very
to 6" from broil element) carefully.
Pork Chops Well Done (170°F) 5/4" thick D (food should be 6" To prevent curling of
to 7" from broil element) meat, slash fat at 1"
intervals.
*Use rack position A for the smaller 2-rack position oven.
If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the
broiler and positioning the oven rack one position higher.
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