GE JHC56G - Manual (Page 22)

!. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It is
designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the
shielded lower part of the pan.
2. Oven door should be ajar for most foods; there is a special position
on door which holds door open correctly.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around outside edges of
meat. To slash, cut crosswise through outer fat surface just to the
edge of the meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent piercing
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4. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before broiling. Or, brush
with barbeque sauce last 5 to 10 minutes only.
5. When arranging food on pan, do not let fatty edges hang over
sides, which could soil oven with dripping fat,
6. Broiler does not need to be preheated. However, for very thin
foods or to increase browning, preheat if desired.
7. Frozen Steaks can be conventionally broiled by positioning the
oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and increasing cooking time
given in this chart IVi times per side.
8. If your range is connected to 208 Volts rare steaks may be broiled
by pfchcuiing ih
position higher.
Quantity
and/or Shelf First Side Second Side
Food Thickness Position Time, Min. Time, Min. Comments
Bacon ’/2-lb. (about 8
thin slices) C 3’/2 3’/2 Arrange in single layer.
Ground Beef, i-lb. (4 patties) Space evenly.
Well done V i to ^-in. thick C 7 4-5 Up to 8 patties take about same
time.
Beef Steaks
Rare
1 inch thick C 7 7 Steaks less than 1-in. cook through
Medium (l-U/j lbs.) c 9 9 before browning. Pan frying is
Well Done C 13 13 recommended.
Rare 1 */2-in. thick C 10 7-8 Slash fat.
Medium (7.91/3 !hc.) r 15 M-lt^_________
Well Done C 25 20-25
Chicken I whole A 35 10-15 Reduce times about 5-10 min. per side
(2 to 2V2-lbs.}, for cut-up chicken. Brush each side with
split lengthwise melted butter. Broil with skin side down
first and broil with door closed.
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
2-4 slices C I'/2-2 ’/2 Space evenly. Place English muffins
Xosstcr Pssirics 1 nVa n-\ rnt-uidp-iin nnd brush with butter if
English Muffins 2-split C 3-4 desired. ,
Lobster tails 2-4 B 13-16 (Do not Cut through back of shell. Spread open.
(6 to 8-oz. each) turn over) Brush with melted butter before and
after half time.
Fish i-ib. fillets Yi to C 5 5 Handle and turn very carefully. Brush
’/2-in. thick with lemon butter before and during
cooking if desired. Preheat broiler to
increase browning.
Ham slices I-in. thick B 8 8 Increase times 5-10 min. per side for
(precooked) l’/2-in. thick or home cured.
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2 (’/2 inch) C 10 10 Slash fat.
Well Done 2 (1-in. thick)
about I lb. B 13 13
Lamb chops
Medium
2 (I inch) C 8 4-7 Slash fat.
Well Done about 10-12 oz. C 10 10
Medium 2(1’/ inch) c 10 4-6
Well Done about 1 lb. B 17 12-14
Wieners and similar 1-lb. pkg. (10) c 6 1-2 If desired, split sausages in half length-
precooked sausages. wise into 5 to 6-in. pieces.
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