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liuzhou

liuzhou

6 hours ago, Kerala said:

Do Americans call it that, or is it strictly a grill? In the UK, the grill is the hot element in the top oven- do Americans call that the broiler?

 

Yes. What we call a barbecue in the UK is generally referred to as a grill in American English (AmE) and what we call a grill is generally a broiler in AmE.


That said, the etymologies of both words is more confusing. Broil is ancient and was used in Middle English by, among others, Chaucer in his Canturbury Tales

"He cowde roste, sethe, broille, and frie‥and wel bake a pye."

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

32 minutes ago, Kerala said:

Do Americans call it that, or is it strictly a grill? In the UK, the grill is the hot element in the top oven- do Americans call that the broiler?

 

Yes. What we call a barbecue in the uk is generally referred to as a grill in American English (AmE) and what we call a grill is generally a broiler in AmE.


That said, the etymologies of both words is more confusing. Broil is ancient and was used in Middle English by, among others, Chaucer in his Canturbury Tales

"He cowde roste, sethe, broille, and frie‥and wel bake a pye."

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

25 minutes ago, Kerala said:

Do Americans call it that, or is it strictly a grill? In the UK, the grill is the hot element in the top oven- do Americans call that the broiler?

 

Yes. What we call a barbecue in the uk is generally referred to as a grill in America and what we call a grill is generally a broiler in America.


That said, the etymologies of both words is more confusing. Broil is ancient and was used in Middle English by, among others, Chaucer in his Canturbury Tales

"He cowde roste, sethe, broille, and frie‥and wel bake a pye."

 

 

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