How To Set The Oven For Broiling; Broiling Guide - GE JCBS250 Owner's Manual

Using the oven.
The size, weight, thickness,
starting temperature and your
preference of doneness will
a ect 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
60 °C (140 °F). means some food
poisoning organisms may survive."
(Source. Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen
Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985.)
The oven has 5 rack positions.
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How to Set the Oven for Broiling

NOTE: Close the door before start any
broiling function.
Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry
or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without
overbrowning them.
Place the meat or fish on a broiler grid
in a broiler pan designed for broiling.
Follow suggested rack positions
in the Broiling Guide.

Broiling Guide

Quantity and/
Food
or Thickness
454 g (1 lb.) (4 patties)
Ground Beef
1.25 to 1.9 cm (1⁄2 to 3⁄4") thick
1.8 kg (4 lbs.) (16 patties)
Beef Steaks
1.9 to 2.5 cm (3⁄4 to 1") thick
Rare †
Medium 454 to 680 g (1 to 11⁄2 lbs.)
Well Done
3.8 cm (11⁄2") thick
Rare †
Medium 900 g to 1.14 kg (2 to 21⁄2 lbs.)
Well Done
1 whole cut up
900 g to 1.14 kg (2 to 21⁄2 lbs.)
Chicken
split lengthwise
Breast
Bakery Product
2 to 4 slices
Bread (toast)
2 (split)
English Muffin
2-4
Lobster Tails
Fish Fillets
450 g (1 lb.) (0.6 to 1.25 cm
[1/4 to 1/2"] thick)
Salmon
2 (2.5 cm [1"] thick)
Steaks
2 (1.25 to 1.9 cm [1⁄2 to 3⁄4"]
Fillets
thick)
Ham Slices
1.25 cm (1⁄2") thick
(precooked)
2.5 cm (1") thick
Pork Chops
2 (1.25 cm [1⁄2"] thick)
Well Done
2 (2.5 cm [1"] thick) about 454 g
(1 lb.)
Lamb Chops
Medium
2 (2.5 cm [1?] thick) about
Well Done 312 to 375 g (10 to 12 oz.)
Medium
2 (3.8 cm [11⁄2?] thick)
Well Done about 454 g (1 lb.)
*See illustration for description of rack positions.
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.
Rack* First Side Second Side
Time (min.) Time (min.)
Position
C 10 7-10
C 15 11
6
C 4
D 8 6
10
D 7-10
10
C 8
15
D 10-12
D 20 20
25
B
25
15
B 25
1
3
D
3-4
E
Do not
18-20
B
turn
over.
5 5
D
D 10 5
D
10
C 6
6
C
8 8
C
10 10
C
15
15
D 4
7
D
10 9
D 6
9
D
14 10
Comments
Space evenly.
Steaks less than 1.9 cm
(3⁄4?) thick are difficult
to cook rare.
Slash fat.
Brush each side with
melted butter.
Broil skin-side-down
first.
Space evenly. Place
English muffins cutside-
up and brush
with butter if desired.
Cut through back of
shell. Spread open.
Brush with melted
butter before broiling
and after half of
broiling time.
Handle and turn very
carefully. Brush with
lemon butter before
and during cooking,
if desired.
Turn carefully. Do not
turn skin side down.
Slash fat.
Slash fat.