Use Of Aluminum Foil - GE JGBP26GEN Use And Care & Installation Manual

Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from
the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts
of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep
spattering and smoking to a minimum.
The oven door should be closed during broiling.
Do not lock the oven door with the door latch
during broiling. This is used for self-cleaning only.
Step 1: If meat has fat or gristle near edge, cut
vertical slashes through both about 2" apart.
If desired, fat maybe trimmed, leaving layer about
1/8" thick.
2:
Step Place meat on broiler rack in broiler pan.
Always use rack so fat drips into broiler pan;
otherwise juices may become hot enough to catch fire.
3: Position
Step shelf on recommended shelf position
as suggested in Broiling Guide.
4:
Step Close the oven door.
Step 5: Press BROIL pad.

Use of Aluminum Foil

You can use aluminum foil to line your broiler pan and broiler rack. However,
you must mold the foil tightly to the rack and cut slits in it just like the rack.
Without the slits, the foil will prevent fat and meat juices from draining to the
broiler pan. The juices could become hot enough to catch on fire. If you do
not cut the slits, you are frying, not broiling.
Questions & Answers
Q. When broiling, is it necessag to always use a rack
in the pan?
A. Yes. Using the rack suspends the meat over the
pan. As the meat cooks, the juices fall into the pan,
thus keeping meat drier. Juices are protected by the
rack and stay cooler, thus preventing excessive
spatter and smoking.
Q. Should I salt the meat
before broiling?
A. No. Salt draws out the juices and allows them to
evaporate. Always salt after cooking. Turn meat
with tongs; piercing meat with a fork also allows
juices to escape. When broiling poultry or fish,
brush each side often with butter.
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Step 6: Select LO Broil (450°F.) by tapping
INCREASE pad once. Select HI Broil (550°F.) by
tapping INCREASE pad twice.
To change from HI Broil to LO Broil, press the
BROIL pad then tap DECREASE pad once.
Step 7: Turn food only
once during cooking.
Time foods for first side
per Broiling Guide.
Turn food, then use
times given for second
side as a guide to
preferred doneness.
and times are given together,
use first times given for thinnest food.)
Step 8: When broiling is completed press the
leave pan outside oven to cool during meal for
easiest cleaning.
Q. Do I need to grease my
broiler rack to prevent meat from sticking?
A. No. The broiler rack is designed to reflect broiler
heat, thus keeping the surface cool enough to
prevent meat from sticking to the surface.
However, spraying the broiler rack lightly with a
vegetable cooking spray before cooking will make
clean up easier.
Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown as
they should?
A. Check to see if you are using the recommended
shelf position. Broil for longest period of time
indicated in the broiling Guide. Turn food only
once during broiling.