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Definition

This is a fast method of cooking by radiant heat and is also sometimes known as broiling.

Methods

Grilled foods can be cooked in several ways:

• Over heat e.g. charcoal, barbecues, gas or electric heated grills

• Under heat e.g. gas or electric grills, gas or electric salamanders (over fired grills)

• Between heat e.g. electrically heated grill bars or plates

Advantages

• Speed of grilling enables food to be quickly cooked to order

• Charring foods gives a distinctive appearance and improves flavour

• Control of cooking is aided because food is visible during grilling

• Grills may be situated in view of customers

Disadvantages

• More suitable for expensive cuts of meat

• Requires skill

Examples of foods which you might choose to cook by grilling:

Fish, e.g. cod, herring, mackeral, plaice Meat, e.g. brochette, mixed grill, chops, steak Vegetables, e.g. mushrooms, tomatoes Savouries, e.g. Welsh rarebit Toasted items e.g. bread, tea cakes, muffins