WTF is 'Broiling'?

Shropshire1959

Is that the same as 'Grilling'?.

I see a lot of foreign recipes calling to 'Broil' something ... seems it should be shoved under the grill, right? :-p

PurringMyrrh

Yeah, like an upside down grilling of sorts...

msbunnie68

griller element inside an oven.

we call it grilling.

bretweber

Yeah, broiling in the US is grilling to us in the UK. Grilling to them is pretty much the same as BBQing for us

PurringMyrrh

I just learned sumpin new! Didn't realise our broil was your grill.

Shropshire1959

Yeah, broiling in the US is grilling to us in the UK. Grilling to them is pretty much the same as BBQing for us

Ta.... 2 countries separated by a common language hey? :-)

squishycatmew

Which is funny, since in Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Humpty-Dumpty defines "brillig" as "four o'clock in the afternoon—the time when you begin BROILING things for dinner".

(In more distressing news, my copy seems to be missing - I had to Google up the text.)

jtm4210

Which is funny, since in Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Humpty-Dumpty defines "brillig" as "four o'clock in the afternoon—the time when you begin BROILING things for dinner".

(In more distressing news, my copy seems to be missing - I had to Google up the text.)

I was just thinking this - love a bit of Alice in Wonderland...

I always thought it meant some kind of slow-cooking though, after all if you start grilling something at 4pm that would make a very early dinner! Hmmm.

RodaRose

Broiling in the oven is usually high heat for short periods of time. The heat is above the food (top of the inside of the oven).

Go_Mizzou99

Yeah, broiling in the US is grilling to us in the UK. Grilling to them is pretty much the same as BBQing for us

Grilling is with a gas or charcoal grill. Think cookout.

BBQ is done with a smoker or with indirect heat on a charcoal grill - low heat and slooow cooking - mmmmm

Broiling is done in the oven - typically at 550 F

earlnabby

Grilling is with a gas or charcoal grill. Think cookout.

BBQ is done with a smoker or with indirect heat on a charcoal grill - low heat and slooow cooking - mmmmm

Broiling is done in the oven - typically at 550 F

Broil is with heat above the food, grilling is with heat below the food and both are done fast at higher heat

ETA: yes, you can grill in your oven but it is a real pain to clean up. Broiling with a drip tray underneath is easier.

Shropshire1959

Grilling is with a gas or charcoal grill. Think cookout.

BBQ is done with a smoker or with indirect heat on a charcoal grill - low heat and slooow cooking - mmmmm

Broiling is done in the oven - typically at 550 F

Broil is with heat above the food, grilling is with heat below the food and both are done fast at higher heat

Only your side of the pond mate.

SunofaBeach14

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

neandermagnon

Come to the Gulf and you'll also come across "Brosted" which they believe is an English word, as in "Brosted chicken", but they shorten that to "Brosted" as in "Would you like some brosted?" - it's pronounced like "Frosted". They think it's a borrowed word from English, so expect me to understand what it is. I have no idea what language it's borrowed form (if any). I still haven't figured out exactly what it is, but it seems to be similar to fried, as in brosted chicken looks like fried chicken to me, similar to KFC.#



going back to broiling.... so let me get this straight, in the USA grilling is called broiling, and barbequing is called grilling? Okay, I think I've got that.

In British English, grilling is cooking on any kind of grill (metal thing made from a grid of thin metal bars) and heat from any source or any direction, and barbequing is grilling on an open fire.

neandermagnon

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

SunofaBeach14

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

Let's throw some Oz in here: budgie smuggler, thong, daks

neandermagnon

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

I left my flat to get my jumper out of the boot of the car, but the pavement was dodgy so I tripped and knackered my dodgy knee.

neandermagnon

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

Let's throw some Oz in here: budgie smuggler, thong, daks

and that just brings this thread full circle...... because I'm going to cook some snags on the barbie.

SunofaBeach14

Come to the Gulf and you'll also come across "Brosted" which they believe is an English word, as in "Brosted chicken", but they shorten that to "Brosted" as in "Would you like some brosted?" - it's pronounced like "Frosted". They think it's a borrowed word from English, so expect me to understand what it is. I have no idea what language it's borrowed form (if any). I still haven't figured out exactly what it is, but it seems to be similar to fried, as in brosted chicken looks like fried chicken to me, similar to KFC.#



going back to broiling.... so let me get this straight, in the USA grilling is called broiling, and barbequing is called grilling? Okay, I think I've got that.

In British English, grilling is cooking on any kind of grill (metal thing made from a grid of thin metal bars) and heat from any source or any direction, and barbequing is grilling on an open fire.

That's probably from American marketing. I think some box mix advertised their product as "brosted" years ago but I haven't seen it in at least a decade.

This also reminds me of the penchant in Japan to equate KFC fried chicken with Christmas. I was asked numerous times there if I was buying my fried chicken for Christmas dinner. Brilliant marketing, The Colonel even dresses in red and white.

Calliope610

Yeah, broiling in the US is grilling to us in the UK. Grilling to them is pretty much the same as BBQing for us

Except in Texas, where BBQing isn't throwing a steak on the grill for 5 minutes. BBQ in Texas is slow smoking a beef brisket (or pork loin or chicken or ribs or sausage) over a low heat for several hours.

Shropshire1959

:-)

Shropshire1959

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

Let's throw some Oz in here: budgie smuggler, thong, daks

and that just brings this thread full circle...... because I'm going to cook some snags on the barbie.

I just learned another one .. apparently they call the Main Course an entrée ... amazing what you learn on MFP :-)

SunofaBeach14

Next up, cups, boots, and flats.

and dodgy, pavement, bath, jumper and lifts

Let's throw some Oz in here: budgie smuggler, thong, daks

and that just brings this thread full circle...... because I'm going to cook some snags on the barbie.

I just learned another one .. apparently they call the Main Course an entrée ... amazing what you learn on MFP :-)

I blame the French

Galatea_Stone

Yeah, broiling in the US is grilling to us in the UK. Grilling to them is pretty much the same as BBQing for us

Except in Texas, where BBQing isn't throwing a steak on the grill for 5 minutes. BBQ in Texas is slow smoking a beef brisket (or pork loin or chicken or ribs or sausage) over a low heat for several hours.

That's BBQing all over the South.

Grilling is to put meat directly to a grill grate over the heat.

Broiling is to cook at high heat with the heating element above the food to be cooked.

BBQing is to take the angels from Heaven and give them a slab of beef or pork and wait the day it takes for them to cook it.

Briargrey

I'm from the west coast -- to me bbqing is used when you use an outdoor grill to cook your food. All the southern people I work with flip out when I mention I'n barbecuing something because I'm apparently using it 'wrong'. Typically, broiling to me is when the heating element is above in the oven and it's super hot to cook quickly but I have heard that called grilling as well (then again I have british friends and a fetish for british books so I probably grew up reading it and understanding the concep), and I use grilling and bbq interchangeably.

Shropshire1959

I blame the French

Touché .... damn, there you go again :-p

neandermagnon

Come to the Gulf and you'll also come across "Brosted" which they believe is an English word, as in "Brosted chicken", but they shorten that to "Brosted" as in "Would you like some brosted?" - it's pronounced like "Frosted". They think it's a borrowed word from English, so expect me to understand what it is. I have no idea what language it's borrowed form (if any). I still haven't figured out exactly what it is, but it seems to be similar to fried, as in brosted chicken looks like fried chicken to me, similar to KFC.#



going back to broiling.... so let me get this straight, in the USA grilling is called broiling, and barbequing is called grilling? Okay, I think I've got that.

In British English, grilling is cooking on any kind of grill (metal thing made from a grid of thin metal bars) and heat from any source or any direction, and barbequing is grilling on an open fire.

That's probably from American marketing. I think some box mix advertised their product as "brosted" years ago but I haven't seen it in at least a decade.

This also reminds me of the penchant in Japan to equate KFC fried chicken with Christmas. I was asked numerous times there if I was buying my fried chicken for Christmas dinner. Brilliant marketing, The Colonel even dresses in red and white.

That's really interesting... I didn't think of it possibly coming from a brand name or similar... I was thinking of other European languages (Arabic has a lot of borrowed words from French) or whether it was a completely mangled English word like roasted.

That's an interesting association... KFC and Christmas... talking of which I haven't eaten turkey in years.... for some reason Arabs rarely eat it, other than fake bacon made from turkey (they're mostly Muslims) and some other processed meats that are basically imitation ham. You can't just buy plain turkey meat or a whole turkey here.

Shropshire1959

then again I have British friends and a fetish for British books so I probably grew up reading it and understanding the concept...

It's NOT our only fetish, but that's a subject for another thread :-)

neandermagnon

what do Americans call cooking on a griddle? i.e. a griddle pan on the hob (stove?... you know that thing with rings of gas or electricity that you put pans on) - is that grilling or something else?

Shropshire1959

That's really interesting... I didn't think of it possibly coming from a brand name or similar... I was thinking of other European languages (Arabic has a lot of borrowed words from French) or whether it was a completely mangled English word like roasted.

That's an interesting association... KFC and Christmas... talking of which I haven't eaten turkey in years.... for some reason Arabs rarely eat it, other than fake bacon made from turkey (they're mostly Muslims) and some other processed meats that are basically imitation ham. You can't just buy plain turkey meat or a whole turkey here.

Had to google it ...

WHAT IS BROASTING?
A cooking process trademarked by the Broaster Company of Beloit, Wis. in 1954. It requires the use of the Broaster, a large commercial stainless steel pressure fryer made for the restaurant industry and not available for home use. The Company-produces marinade, seasonings, coatings and condiments. Broasting is a high-pressure cooking method that is supposed to make chicken moist and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, i.e., not unlike plain fried chicken, but not as greasy, either. Broasting is not only the process of frying chickens under pressure, but includes a special marinating process, and it is NOT available to home cooks. The Broasters and the seasonings are sold only to restaurants and the food trade, so Broasted chicken is a brand name that is available to you only when you dine out. The Broasting process makes chicken that has the taste of fried chicken, but is moister and less greasy. According to the company,Broaster Chicken has "a crispy, nutty golden_brown coating,… tender and juicy deep down to the bone." The company says its pressure-fried chicken has up to 44 percent more moisture than the leading brand of "open" fried chicken, and 40 percent to 70 percent less fat and fewer calories.

So maybe a bit like some Americans deep fry Turkey?

Jelaan

To further confuse things - Britain ground floor then first floor then second, here ground floor then second. And we are not even going to mention the 13th. None of which has anything to do with cooking. Sorry!