On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 11:07:35 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:48:09 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 6:13:36 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> And a grill? Do you put food on or under a grill?
> >>
> >On. A grill has the heat source UNDER the food
> >whereas a broiler has the heat source ABOVE the
> >food.
>
> In America, perhaps. Elsewhere a grill can have a heat source under or
> above.

I wonder why we bother to make the distinction. Surely
context would indicate whether it was in the oven or
outdoors. Perhaps "broiler" started with some manufacturer's
marketing materials, and we've genericized it. I googled
around for information, but quickly got bogged down.

Cindy Hamilton