Broiling Guide - GE CBP400 Owner's Manual

Using the oven.
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
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 aspecial lower rack(R)
position just above theoven bottom.
Use it when extra cooking space is
needed, for example, when cooking
a large turkey. The rack is not
designed to slide out at this position.
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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 †
454 to 680 g (1 to 11⁄2 lbs.)
Medium
Well Done
3.8 cm (11⁄2") thick
Rare †
900 g to 1.14 kg (2 to 21⁄2 lbs.)
Medium
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
2 (2.5 cm [1?] thick) about
Medium
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.
First Side Second Side
Rack*
Position Time (min.) Time (min.)
C 10 7-10
C 15 11
C 6 4
8
D 6
D 10 7-10
C 10 8
15
D 10-12
D 20 20
B 25
25
15
B 25
3 1
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
9 6
D
10
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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.