Broiling Tips; Positioning Broiler Pan - Roper B4007B0 Use And Care Manual

BROILING TIPS
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Your oven door should be completely closed whrle brotling.
Use only the brorler pan and grid that came wrth your range for broil-
lng. They are made for proper drarnage of fat and llqulds and help pre-
vent spatter. smoke or fire.
Do not preheat when brorlrng. For even brorlrng on both sides start the
lood on a cold pan Allow slightly more than half the cookmg time for
the frrsl sde then turn the food using tongs. If you pierce the meat wrth
a fork, the furces
WIII
escape.
When broiling frozen meal, use one rack posllion lower than shown
in the chart and up to
1%
times the broiling lime.
Tnm the outer layer of fat from steaks and chops. Slit the fatty edges
lo keep the meat lrom curling.
Always put the food berng broiled on rhe proper rack (see chart at nght)
Food placed too close to the brorler may spatter. smoke or catch fire
For maxrmum fucrness. salt the flrst side lust before turning the mea:
Salt Ihe second srde just before servq
Brush chrcken and lrsh wrth butter several trmes as they brorl When
brollrng fish. grease the gnd to prevent strckrng.
Never leave a sorted brorler pan In the range. Grease In Ihe pan may
smoke or burn the next time the oven IS used See page 9' for 11~s
on cleanrng the brorler pan and grid.
Be sure you know how lo put out a grease fire See page 4
POSITIONING BROILER PAN
Brolllng IS cockrng by clrecl heat from the upper oven burner Tender culs
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of meal or marInaled meat should be selecleo for brolllng For best results
2
sieaks
and chops should be al least j/a' lhlck.
Afier placlng fooa on Ihe broiler pan, slide the pan Into the proper rack
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poslllon The recommended rack postllon and cookrng lime can be lound
in the chart below
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Most fooas can be brollea at the HI settrng Select :ne LO broil set:!ng to
acold excessive browning or drying of foods that shouia be cooked to Ihe
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well done sraqe (sxh as thick por;c chops or poultry)
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The closer the food
IS
lo the broil burner the faster the meal browns or
the outslde, yet slays red lo pink In the center Moving the meat farthe'
away from the burner lets the meal cook to the center while brownq
outside
Food
flack
Posllron
4 = Highest
1 = Lowesl
S&sake 1" Thick
Medium
Well Done
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Ground Beef Pan(es
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Medium
1" Thrck
3
Medium '9 Thtc4
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4
LarnhC:hop\ 1" Thick
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3
Pork Chops 1 Thck i
3
Pork Chops '/7 lh'ck
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3
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Ham Slice 'f?" 1n:;k
3
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3
Chick@,,-,-PI&es)-- !
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Total Times
(Minutes)
9-l 1
13 15
21-23
16-18
79 -
1821
-17 29
16 '6
11 12
I I 1.3
45 55
8 1:
This chart IS a general guide. The size. weight, Ihicknes:
and starting lemperature of the food, as well as your OWI
personal preference. will affecl the cook time.