“I broiled the steak on a charcoal fire.”
Usage Entry 1375 / 1605 60-second read
Broil vs. Grill
Heat from above versus heat from below.
The comparisoni
“I grilled the steak on a charcoal fire — grilling uses heat from below. Broiling uses heat from above (typically your oven's top element).”
The ruleii
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BROIL = top heat. GRILL = bottom heat.
BROIL in US English means cooking with overhead heat (the oven's top element). GRILL means cooking with bottom heat (a barbecue, a stovetop pan-grill). UK English uses GRILL for both. American recipe writers will specify.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Broiler is up. Grill is down.