GE PGS908 Owner's Manual page 63

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 140°F (60°C)
means some food poisoning
organisms may survive." (Source:
Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen
Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985.)
How to Set the Oven for Broiling
IMPORTANT: To avoid possible burns, place the
racks in the desired position before you turn the
oven on.
Place the meat or fish on a broiler
grid in a broiler pan.
Follow suggested rack positions in
the Broiling Guide.
The oven door must be closed
during broiling.
Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for
HI Broil.
To change to LO Broil, touch the
BROIL HI/LO pad again.
Broiling Guide
Quantity and/
Food or Thickness
" to "
Ground Beef 1 / 3 /
2 4
(1.3 cm to 1.9 cm) thick
Beef Steaks
" to 1"
Rare† 3 /
4
Medium (1.9 cm to 2.5 cm) thick
Well Done 1 to 1 1 ⁄ lbs. (0.45 kg to 0.68 kg)
2
" (3.8 cm) thick
Rare† 1 1 /
2
Medium 2 to 2 1 ⁄ lbs. (0.91 kg to 1.13 kg)
2
Well Done
Chicken 1 whole cut up
2 to 2 1 ⁄ lbs. (0.91 kg to 1.13 kg)
2
split lengthwise
Breast
Bakery Product
Bread (toast) 2 to 4 slices
English Muffin 2 (split)
Lobster Tails 2–4
Fish Fillets 1 lb. (0.45 kg) (
[0.6 cm to 1.3 cm] thick)
Salmon
Steaks 2 (1" [2.5 cm] thick)
" to
Fillets 2 ( 1 / 3 /
2 4
[1.3 cm to 1.9 cm] thick)
" (1.3 cm) thick
Ham Slices 1 /
2
1" (2.5 cm) thick
(precooked)
" [1.3 cm] thick)
Pork Chops 2 ( 1 /
2
Well Done 2 (1" [2.5 cm] thick) about
1 lb. (0.45 kg)
Lamb Chops
Medium 2 (1" [2.5 cm] thick) about 10
Well Done to 12 oz. (283 g to 340 g)
" [3.8 cm] thick)
Medium 2 (1 1 ⁄
2
Well Done about 1 lb. (0.45 kg)
Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry
or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without
over-browning them.
Touch the START pad.
When broiling is finished, touch the
CLEAR/OFF pad.
Serve the food immediately, and leave the
pan outside the oven to cool during the
meal for easiest cleaning.
NOTE: Broil will not work if the temperature
probe is plugged in.
Rack First Side
Position Time (min.)
D 13
F
E
E 10
E 15
E 15
D 20
C 25
C 25
F
F 3-4
C 18–20
" to "
1 / 1 / E
4 2
E 10
"
E 15
D
D
D 10
D 15
E
E 10
E
E 14
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Second Side
Time (min.) Comments
8 Space evenly.
6 4 Steaks less than
8 6 (1.9 cm) thick are
8 difficult to cook rare.
Slash fat.
10
15
20
25 Brush each side with
melted butter.
Broil skin-side-down
15 first.
3 1 Space evenly. Place
English muffins cut-
side-up and brush
with butter if desired.
Do not Cut through back of
turn shell. Spread open.
over. Brush with melted
butter before broiling
and after half of
broiling time.
6 6 Handle and turn very
carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before
and during cooking,
if desired.
5 Turn carefully.
Do not turn skin-side-
down.
8 5
8 8
10 Slash fat.
5
7 4 Slash fat.
9
9 6
10
"
3 /
4
15