GE JGBP26GEN Use And Care & Installation Manual

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Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat fromthe upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cutsof meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keepspattering and smoking to a minimum.The oven door should be closed during broiling.Do not lock the oven door with the door latchduring broiling. This is used for self-cleaning only.Step 1: If meat has fat or gristle near edge, cutvertical slashes through both about 2“ apart.If desired, fat maybe trimmed, leaving layer about1/8” thick.Step 2: Place meat on broiler rack in broiler pan.Always use rack so fat drips into broiler pan;otherwise juices may become hot enough to catch fire.Step 3: Position shelf on recommended shelf positionas suggested in Broiling Guide.Step 4: Close the oven door.Step 5: Press BROIL pad.Step 6: Select LO Broil (450°F.) by tappingINCREASE pad once. Select HI Broil (550°F.) bytapping INCREASE pad twice.To change from HI Broil to LO Broil, press theBROIL pad then tap DECREASE pad once.Step 7: Turn food onlyonce during cooking.Time foods for first sideper Broiling Guide.Turn food, then usetimes given for secondside as a guide topreferred doneness.(Where two thicknessesand times are given together,use first times given for thinnest food.)Step 8: When broiling is completed press theCLEAWOFF pad. Serve food immediately, andleave pan outside oven to cool during meal foreasiest cleaning.Use of Aluminum Foil /1You can use aluminum foil to line your broiler pan and broiler rack. However,you must mold the foil tightly to the rack and cut slits in it just like the rack.Without the slits, the foil will prevent fat and meat juices from draining to thebroiler pan. The juices could become hot enough to catch on fire. If you donot cut the slits, you are frying, not broiling.Questions & AnswersQ. When broiling, is it necessag to always use a rackin the pan?A. Yes. Using the rack suspends the meat over thepan. As the meat cooks, the juices fall into the pan,thus keeping meat drier. Juices are protected by therack and stay cooler, thus preventing excessivespatter and smoking.Q. Should I salt the meatbefore broiling?A. No. Salt draws out the juices and allows them toevaporate. Always salt after cooking. Turn meatwith tongs; piercing meat with a fork also allowsjuices to escape. When broiling poultry or fish,brush each side often with butter.Q. Do I need to grease mybroiler rack to prevent meat from sticking?A. No. The broiler rack is designed to reflect broilerheat, thus keeping the surface cool enough toprevent meat from sticking to the surface.However, spraying the broiler rack lightly with avegetable cooking spray before cooking will makeclean up easier.Q. Why are my meats not turning out as brown asthey should?A. Check to see if you are using the recommendedshelf position. Broil for longest period of timeindicated in the broiling Guide. Turn food onlyonce during broiling.20