Placing nonstick cookware under the broiler can cause harmful fumes to be released, a shortened lifespan of your pan, and ...

Just because a baking dish is labeled "oven-safe" doesn't automatically mean it can handle the intense, direct heat of the broiler. Oven heat and broiler heat work very differently, and using the ...

Q: A recipe called for a broiler setting of low. My broiler doesn’t have low and high. What temperature would that be? — Diane Chambeau, Commerce Township, Mich. A: Great question. Using a broiler is ...

This is what the broil setting on your oven actually does. Having grown up in a house with a microwave and toaster oven, I don’t think I ever broiled anything until I was well into my twenties. I ...

When learning to cook, everyone generally gets a good handle on the basics of the stovetop and the oven. The stove provides direct heat, and the oven, indirect. But what about the broiler? Not nearly ...

Having grown up in a house with a microwave and toaster oven, I don’t think I ever broiled anything until I was well into my twenties. I thought a broiler pan was just a funky-looking cooling rack.