broil

Definition

To cook food with direct radiant heat from above, essentially upside-down grilling that gives you the char without the outdoor experience. In American ovens, it's that mysterious top setting you accidentally turn on while looking for convection. The method responsible for both perfectly caramelized steaks and those charred remains you insist are 'extra crispy.'

Example Usage

He set the oven to broil for melting cheese, then got distracted by TikTok and created what firefighters later called 'an incident.'

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