A question for the Americans

[Abcinthia]

What is broiling? I keep coming across it in Stephen King books and I don't understand what it is. I gather it's some way of cooking food?


There's probably a different term for it in the UK but I honestly can't work out what broiling is, so I can't even think of a British-English word for it.

 

[StripedCat]

Ah damn it. I know what it means, but I'm not able to explain it. :ninja

 

[dkwrtw]

It is grilling.

 

[Abcinthia]

It is grilling.

Ok thank you.It all makes sense now

 

[dkwrtw]

Ok thank you.It all makes sense now

no problem lol

 

[StripedCat]

It is grilling.

Narf. It can be so easy sometimes. *lol* (It is almost the same word as in German, but I wasn't sure whether it really is the same. )

 

[freakofnature]

Broiling is more than just grilling, though grilling is a form of broiling.

broil 1 (broil)
v. broiled, broil·ing, broils
v.tr. 1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element.
2. To expose to great heat.

v.intr. To be exposed to great heat.

 

[dkwrtw]

Type in "broilng" on wikipedia and it redirects to "grilling".

 

[pjbleek]

use the top part of the oven (no, not the counter top where you fry) get that sucker as hot as you can and start cooking!

 

[Niamh]

use the top part of the oven (no, not the counter top where you fry) get that sucker as hot as you can and start cooking!

The grill? Don't ye use grill as well though?

 

[Kyle B]

You put the meat or whatever you're broiling in the oven and it's cooked with the flame right above it.

 

[Zorak]

The grill? Don't ye use grill as well though?

I'd imagine grill means bbq, i.e flame underneath.
Broil means flame on top.
But I could be wrong.

 

[Niamh]

I'd imagine grill means bbq, i.e flame underneath.
Broil means flame on top.
But I could be wrong.

hhmm but they say "grilled Cheese" , you'd have to do that on a normal grill wouldn't you?

 

[Niamh]

You put the meat or whatever you're broiling in the oven and it's cooked with the flame right above it.

so is it the same as grilling but with the door closed?

 

[Abcinthia]

So broiling is with the heat from above and grilling is the heat underneath?

 

[Zorak]

hhmm but they say "grilled Cheese" , you'd have to do that on a normal grill wouldn't you?

Yes but this is a country that says; "I could care less", when they really mean "I couldn't care less."

 

[Abcinthia]

hhmm but they say "grilled Cheese" , you'd have to do that on a normal grill wouldn't you?

But isn't an American grilled cheese sandwich what we'd call a cheese toastie?

 

[Niamh]

Yes but this is a country that says; "I could care less", when they really mean "I couldn't care less."

:24:

But isn't an American grilled cheese sandwich what we'd call a cheese toastie?

Yeah, but I do a cheese toastie in the grill

 

[Abcinthia]

:24:




Yeah, but I do a cheese toastie in the grill

I have a machine for mine :surrender

Though the few times I've made them without it, I've always fried both sides in a frying pan.

 

[Niamh]

I have a machine for mine :surrender

Though the few times I've made them without it, I've always fried both sides in a frying pan.

I have a machine too but I mean the open ones with just one slice of bread and cheese on top, though your frying idea sounds delicious I have to say!