GE PS978STSS Owner's Manual

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Using the oven.Leave the door open to the broil stopposition, The door stays open byitself,yet the proper temperature ismaintained in the oven.How to Set the Oven for BroilingUse LO Broil to cook foods such as poultryor thick cuts of meat thoroughly withoutoverbrowning them.[_ Placethe meat or fish on a broiler grid in abroiler pan designed for broiling.r_ Follow suggested rack positions in theBroiling Guide.r_ Touch the BROILHI/LO pad once for HIBroil.%@To change to LO Broil, touch theBROIL HI/LO pad again.Touch theSTART pad.When broilingisfinished,touch theCLEAR/OFF pad.The size,weight, thickness,starting temperatureand your preferenceof alonenesswill affect broilingtimes. Thisguideis based on meats atrefrigerator temperature.t The U.S.Department ofAgriculture says "Rare beef ispopular, but you should know thatcooking it to only 140°F meanssome food poisoning organismsmay survive." (Source:Safe FoodBook. Your Kitchen Guide. USDARev.June 1985.)Broiling GuidePreheat the broiler for 2 minutes to improve performance.Type orFood Doneness Thickness Rack Position* CommentsBeef Rare (140°F) Steaks - E or F (food should be 1" Steaks less than 1"1" thick to S" from broil element) thick are difficult tocook rare. They cookMedium (160°F) Steaks - E (food should be Y' through before browning3/4" to 1" thick to 4" from broil element) To prevent curling ofmeat, slash fat at 1"Well Done (170°F) Steaks - D or E (food should be 3" intervals.3/4" to 1" thick to 5" from broil element)or Ground Beef PattiesChicken Breast, boneless C (food should be 8" Broil skin-side-downto 9" from broil element) first.C (food should be 7"to 8" from broil element)Breast, bone-in1/2" to 1" thick3/4" thickFish Fillets D or E (food should be 3" Handle and turn veryto 6" from broil element) carefully.Pork Chops Well Done (170°F) D (food should be 6" To prevent curling ofto 7" from broil element) meat, slash fat at 1"intervals.*For double ovens,use rack position A for the smaller,2-rock-position oven.If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating thebroiler and positioning the oven rack one position higher.14