American cookery terms

helyg

I always thought it was what the Americans called grilling, but I could be wrong...

iamana1ias

MrsE wrote: »

What is Broiling?

I have googled it, it sounds like having the grill & oven on together

It's american for 'grilling', when the heat source is above the food.

An american 'grilled cheese sandwich' is a toasted cheese sandwich that's made in a frying pan (ie heat source below the food).

tessie_bear

i also thought it was the us term for grilling...they talk about broiling steaks

Pink.

Yes, it´s an american term for grilling. I´ll add this to the American thread as this question may help others.

MrsE_2

Pink-winged wrote: »

Yes, it´s an american term for grilling. I´ll add this to the American thread as this question may help others.

Thank you, I thought I had to grill & roast at the same time:o

Great thread, I need to find out what a cup is too, I bet its in here;)

ncv2

Hi,
I'm American and our ovens don't have grills like they do here, so you turn the oven to broil to cook things at a high temp.

Meadows

MrsE wrote: »

Great thread, I need to find out what a cup is too, I bet its in here;)

Depends if it's a American, Australian or an English cup! http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/cooking.htm

Confuzzled

MrsE wrote: »

What is Broiling?

I have googled it, it sounds like having the grill & oven on together

american ovens often have a broiler unit at the bottom, this is a pull out drawer that you'd put a broiler pan in (many people use it for storage vs cooking!) it is essentially grilling, only it's a little hard on the back! also american cookers have a broil setting which is more than 500F so it's very hot indeed

personally i prefer my george forman grill!

angeltreats

I haven't read the whole thread, sorry! It is 14 pages long

I have the Martha Stewart Cupcakes book and I'm a bit confused about the flour used. One particular recipe calls for "cake flour (not self-rising)" and also "all-purpose flour".

I always thought that all-purpose flour was just plain flour, but what on earth is cake flour?

Also, confectioners sugar. Is this icing sugar?

Gigervamp

I think McDougals make a sponge flour, perhaps that's similar to the US cake flour.