Oven Door Open Or Shut When Broiling

I open the front and back door of the house take out the batteries in the ceiling smoke alarms then broil with the door open.

Oven door open or shut when broiling.

Gas and dual fuel ranges. Reply kchurchill5 apr 22 2009 09 03 pm re. Most ovens sold today are built as closed door broilers for reasons of safety and smoke control. Jfood that is sort of what mom said but her s was well if you want it to broil leave the da m door open if you want to bake close it.

If your oven is less than ten years old chances are you should be broiling with the door closed. Importantly gas broilers will maintain a steady temperature with the oven door open or closed. If you close the door when broiling in an electric oven the temperature will cycle making an uneven cooking process. Broil in the upper oven with the door closed and broil in the lower oven with the door open.

Broil with door closed. 20 and 24 inch compact ranges. And in broiling you want hot high and dry searing so the open door helps the heated moist air cycle out. I have to remind myself because my former old oven required an open door inpatskitchen says that her broiler flame actually goes out if the door is left open for 30 seconds or so.

Closed door broiling works best when using lo broil and are cooking thicker cuts of meat for longer periods of time like chicken breasts. Driver june 7 2013 on newer ovens there is a high temp limit which protects the electronics of the oven.