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nreneatrng lets lhe oven rleat evenly before the food IS put in Allow IO
mrnutes at temperatures less than 3500 F and 15 minutes at 3500 F or more
Nith recipes tnat call for an oven preheated to a certain temperature. it
IS very important that you follow those rnstructrons It IS not lrkely that you
rv~~l ge: good bakrng results every trme wrthout preheatrng to the needed
temperature unless the recrpe says to start in a cold oven
CAUTION
Alter the oven IS preheated and you are ready to put the food In. try to
have everythrng handy so that you will not have to leave the oven door Do not cover the broiler grid with foil. Hot fat on the
open lor an extended period of time. foil may cause a broiler fire. If a fire starts, close the
Opening the door to often to check the food during bakrng makes It rm- oven door and turn controls off. If fire does not go
possble for the oven to stay at the same temperature you have selected out throw baking soda on the fire. Do not put water
Try to t/me your baking and check only when close to being finished
on the fire.
NOTE: When using cookware made of ovenproof glass or pottery,
Teflon ?B coated cookware and dull or darkened pans in the oven, be
sure lo reduce recipe temperature by 25OF (see Choosing Cookware, BROILING TIPS
page 9). .
?four oven door should be open to the stop posrtron whrle brorltng (see
page 13) If the door IS closed the food will roast and not broil
USING FOIL
. Use only the brorler pan and grid that came wrth your range for brorl-
For Baking tng They are made for proper drarnage 01 lat and llqutds and help pre-
To catch sprllovers, cut a piece of for1 slrghtly larger than the pan and turn vent spatter. smoke, or fire.
up the edges Use two oven racks and put the foil on the lower oven rack . Do not preheat when brorlrng For even brorlrng on both srdes. start
below the pan. Do not use aluminum foil directly under a pan on the same the food on a cold pan. Allow slightly more than half the cookrng time
oven rack The for1 will reflect heat away from the pan for the first srde then turn the food usrng tongs. If you pierce the meat
with a fork, the furces WIII escape.
. When brorlrng frozen meat, use on rack posrtron lower than shown In
the chart and up to 1% times the brotlrng time
. Tram the outer layer of fat from steaks and chops. Slit fatty edges to
keep the meat from curling
Do not cover the bottom of an entire oven rack with . Always put the food berng brolled on the proper rack (see chart at nght)
Food placed too close to the brotler may spatter, smoke or catch fire
. For maxrmum furceness, salt the frrst srde just before turnrng the meat
Ing failures, and damage the oven interior.
Salt the second srde just before servrng
. Brush chicken and fish with butter several trmes as they brorl. When
brorlrng fish. grease the gnd to prevent sttcklng
.
For Roasting Never leave a sorled broiler pan In the range Grease In the pan may
smoke or burn the next time the oven IS used See page 11 for trps
For slow brownrng, place a fort ?tent? loosely over the meat Thus IS es ecral-
on cleaning the brorler pan and grad
ly good on a large turkey Do not seal the forI Sealing the foil WI P I tend
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to steam the meat 7. Be sure you know how to put out a grease ftre See page 4 |