Grilled or Broiled: Which is Which?
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@ZedSmart (19839)
Philippines
May 19, 2020 9:18am CST
I bought some fresh fish from an ambulant vendor making rounds at the community. I decided to grill at least one whole fish and the others were fried.
The turbo broiler says there are eight ways to cook using it. Grill, broil, bake, roast, steam, boils, barbecues, and fries.
I'm a bit confused about the difference of grill and broil but whatever it maybe, importantly I made my cooking easy for our lunch today.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 May 20
I'm also confused with the query lol so it got me to search. In grill the heat is under usually metal grill or plate. In broil the heath source is coming from above. I think the most important thing is if it tastes good. You should have tested to fishes and see which one tastes better
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
19 May 20
In the United States, grilling is where the direct heat is from below (as on a barbecue) and broiling is when the heat comes from above, such as an electric element or gas burner over the object to be cooked.
In the UK, the word 'grilling' is used for both of the above and 'broiling' is not used very often but, when it is, it means spit-roasting, where the thing to be cooked is mounted on a stick and turned in front of a vertical heat source, such as an open fire.
The reason for the difference is that the United States often preserves word usage which was current in England in the 17th century and, in England, we have changed the meaning or the word has fallen out of use. The same sort of thing has happened to the word 'faucet' (which we call a 'tap' in England) and many other words which we consider 'quaint' and antiquated.
I'm not sure what your Turbo Broiler sees as the difference between 'grilling' and 'barbecuing. In US English (which it sounds as though the directions are written in), they amount to much the same thing; in British English grilling would usually mean top direct heat (but it could also be from below) and barbecueing would really imply that there is hot charcoal (or the equivalent) below the meat!
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
19 May 20
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. This is very informative.
I think I have to reread the manual. The turbo broiler' heat source is at the top located at the covering but it says there are 8 way method it can do. Maybe the high rack, low rack that are parts of it has something to do or may tell the methods such as grilling, broiling, roast, and barbecue since these methods are almost identical (in my opinion) except for the other four.
I think I have to reread the manual. The turbo broiler' heat source is at the top located at the covering but it says there are 8 way method it can do. Maybe the high rack, low rack that are parts of it has something to do or may tell the methods such as grilling, broiling, roast, and barbecue since these methods are almost identical (in my opinion) except for the other four.1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
19 May 20
They are essentially the same thing.
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