KitchenAid KGRS505X Use & Care Manual page 14

• Trim excess fat to reduce spattering. Slit the remaining fat on
the edges to avoid curling.
• Select 550°F (288°C) broil for most broiling. Select
450°F (232°C) broil for low-temperature broiling of longer
cooking foods such a poultry to avoid over browning.
• Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning or removing
food. Use tongs to turn food to avoid the loss of juices. Very
thin cuts of fish, poultry or meat may not need to be turned.
• After broiling, remove the pan from the oven when removing
the food. Drippings will bake on the pan if left in the heated
oven, making cleaning more difficult.
Before broiling, position rack according to the Broiling Chart.
Preheat oven for 5 minutes. Position food on grid in the broiler
pan, then place it in the center of the oven rack.
Close the door to ensure proper broiling operation.
To Broil Using Variable Temperature:
1. Close oven door.
2. Press upper oven BROIL. "BROIL" scrolls down in the upper
text area, and "550°F '' is displayed. "Set temp or" scrolls in
the selected oven text area, followed by "Push START."
3. Press START.
"Broiling" appears in the upper oven text area and remains
until the set temperature is reached or the cook time has
counted down.
5. Place the food in the upper oven.
6. Close oven door.
7. Press UPPER OVEN OFF when finished.
8. Remove food from the oven.
To Broil Using Cook Time:
1. Place the food in the upper or lower oven. Preheating is not
necessary.
2. Position oven door to broil stop position.
3. Press upper or lower oven BROIL. "BROIL" appears in the
upper or lower text area, depending on oven selected, and
"550°F '' is displayed. "Set temp or" appears in the text area,
followed by "PUSH START."
4. Press the number pads to enter the desired temperature.
5. Press COOK TIME.
"Set cooking time or push START" appears in the selected
oven text area.
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NOTE: The oven temperature can be changed at any time by
pressing the number pads until the desired temperature is
displayed and pressing START.
Once the set temperature is reached, "Broil" scrolls in the
upper oven text area. 7.
4. Preheat oven for 5 minutes. 8.
Press the number pads to enter the amount of time to cook.
Press START.
"Broiling" appears in the selected oven text area and remains
there until the set temperature is reached.
NOTE: The oven temperature can be changed at any time by
pressing the number pads to enter the desired temperature
then pressing START.
"BROIL" appears in the selected oven text area once the set
temperature is reached and remains there until OFF for the
selected oven is pressed or the door is opened.
When the cook time expires, the oven turns off.
Press OFF for the selected oven when finished.
Remove food from the oven.
BROILING CHART
Broil times are based on a 5-minute preheat. Times are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted for individual tastes. Turn meat
halfway through cooking time. Recommended rack positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the
"Positioning Racks and Bakeware" section.
FOOD UPPER OVEN RACK SETTING UPPER OVEN COOK TIME
POSITION (minutes)
Steak
1" (2.5 cm) thick
medium 550 12-16
Ground meat patties
4 oz (113 g), 3/4"(2.0 cm) thick
up to 12, well-done
up to 6, well done
Pork chops
1" (2.5 cm) thick,
well-done
1
1
550 18-22
550 18-22
550 20-25
Chicken
bone-in, skin-on breast pieces
well-done 450 40-50
Fish*
Filets, flaky 1
Steaks, 1" (2.5 cm) thick, flaky 1
450 6-8
450 10-14
*When broiling fish, spray broil pan with cooking oil. Do not turn fish filets.
For hamburgers that have rare interiors and seared exteriors, broil less time on first side.
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