Broiling guide, Ic c – GE Monogram ZEK73WP User Manual
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1. Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes
5. When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty
with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking
hang over the sides, which could soil the
and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded
-
lower part of the pan.
2. The oven door should be open to the broil stop
position.
3. For steaks and chops, slash fat evenly around the
outside edges of the meat. To slash, cut crosswise
through the outer fat surface just to the edge of the
meat. Use tongs to turn meat over to prevent
piercing the meat and losing juices.
4. If desired, marinate meats or chicken before
or brush with barbecue sauce last 5 to
oven with fat dripping.
6. The broiler does not need to be preheated.
However, for very thin foods, or to increase
browning, preheat if desired.
7. Frozen steaks can be broiled by positioning the
oven shelf at next lowest shelf position and
increasing cooking time given in this guide
1% times per side.
only.
HI or
LO Broil
HI
First Side
Minutes
Second Side
Minutes Comments
Food
Arrange
in single layer.
Ground Beef
Done
Beef Steaks
Rare
Medium
Done
Rare
Medium
Well Done
Space evenly.
7
Up to 8 patties take about same time.
HI
10
1 inch thick
HI
LO
6
8
12
10
15
25
35
5
Steaks less than 1 inch thick cook
6
through before browning. Pan frying
is recommended.
(1 to
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c
c
inch thick
I
c
(2 to
c
7–8
Slash fat.
20-25
10–15
Reduce time about 5 to 10 minutes
per side for cut-up chicken. Brush each
side with melted butter. Broil
down first.
Bakery Products
Bread (Toast) or
Toaster Pastries
Muffins
2 to 4 slices
c
1 pkg. (2)
2 (split)
c
B
(6 to 8 oz. each)
HI
13–16
Space evenly. Place English muffins
cut-side-up and brush
butter,
if desired.
Lobster Tails
HI
HI
Do not
Cut through back of shell. Spread open.
turn over.
Brush with melted butter before broiling
and after half of broiling time.
5
Handle and turn
Brush
Fish
5
with lemon butter before and during
cooking, if desired. Preheat broiler to
increase
Ham Slices
1 inch thick
I
B
LO
HI
8
10
13
8
Increase time 5 to 10 minutes per side
for inch thick or home cured ham.
10
Slash fat.
13
(precooked)
Pork Chops
Well Done
Lamb Chops
Medium
Done
2(1 inch thick)
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c
about 10 to
oz.
c
HI
HI
10
14
1 7
9
Slash fat.
10
12
12–14
1–2
If desired, split sausages in half
lengthwise; cut into 5-to 6-inch pieces.
Medium
Done
Wieners and
6
similar precooked
sausages,
bratwurst
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