How to Broil in a Gas Stove
Broiling is a form of cooking in which high heat above the food cooks the food. In many ways, it is like upside down grilling and is a good way to cook fragile foods such as fish or many dishes with multiple layers that would fall apart on a grill. Gas ovens are excellent for broiling. In most gas ovens, the broiler is the drawer beneath the main oven. The food goes in the drawer and is cooked by the oven burner that is between the broiler and the oven. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- A gas oven with a broiler drawer
- Cooking pans that will fit in broiler drawer
- Food requiring broiling
Instructions
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Make the dish to be broiled and season it appropriately. Many foods can be broiled, including virtually all meats, many vegetables and even open faced sandwiches. Garlic bread works very well in the broiler. If you are broiling thicker cuts of meat, you may want to consider baking or boiling them to ensure that the center is cooked to your taste. Place the food on a broiler cooking pan.
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Turn the oven's temperature knob to "Broil" and turn on the oven. Most gas ovens are self-igniting, but if yours is older you may need to light the burner.
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Wait five minutes for the broiler to heat up. This will ensure faster broiling.
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Place the food in the broiler drawer and slide the drawer in. Different foods and recipes will call for different broiling times. Even if the recipe calls for a specific time, watch the food by opening the drawer every few minutes. Different broilers produce differing amounts of heat and the food can easily burn.
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Once the food is cooked to your satisfaction, remove it from the broiling drawer and serve.
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Tips & Warnings
Watch food under a broiler carefully. A broiler produces a lot of heat and forgetting about a dish for a few minutes can result in burning.
Broilers are very hot. Be careful of your knuckles as you remove the dish as it can be very easy to burn them on the top of the broiler.
