Help with cooking thingy?

Question

Hi

Does anyone know what a "broiler" is?

As in:

Preheat the broiler to 180 degrees??

Thanks

xx

Answer 1

Think it is American term for the grill!

Answer 2

It is the heating element at the top of the oven. It is mainly used to brown off something.  

Answer 3

we used to have a broiler at Burger king where i used to work and it was what we used to flame grill the burgers

if your reading it in a recipe book, if alot of the recipes use the word broiler i would just assume they mean oven  

Answer 4

This picture should help you understand more clear:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greghahn/25...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greghahn/25...

Or if you aint a "professional cook", you can just preheat the toppest part of your oven...

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Answer 5

What are you cooking in a broiler that only needs 180 degrees?  That is barely enough to get a piece of frozen bread warm.  That's the kind of temp used for long-term low-temp like making beef jerky...

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilling

  

Answer 7

Broiler is the top burner in the oven.  Be very careful with this.  Baking is much more preferable, since the heat is much more even.  The baking burner is on the bottom.

The broiler burner supplies a lot more direct heat and the top may easily be burnt before the bottom is even cooked.

Answer 8

It is the element in the top of the stove oven used to broil meats and to brown foods.  It is a healthy, no fat way of cooking.  It is not a grill.

Answer 9

Broiling is a cooking process which involves the use of very high heat for a short period of time. In addition to producing food quickly, broiling is also used for low fat cooking. As a general rule of thumb, thinner cuts of meat are more suitable for broiling, to ensure that the meat is cooked all the way through. Meat, poultry, vegetables, and seafood can all be broiled.

Answer 10

Oven grill

Answer 11

wow. can't believe somebody doesn't know what a broiler is. set the oven to broil, rather than bake. the tempwill be really high, usually, like 500 degrees or so. do yourself a favor, never move out of your mom's house or you'll starve or weigh 500 lbs from fast food.

Answer 12

It is either the top part of your oven or one that is bought separate.