broiler
/ˈbrɔɪlər/
noun
- A part of an oven or a separate appliance that cooks food with direct, intense heat from above.
- Place the pan under the broiler to brown the top of the casserole.
- The broiler in our oven works well for making crispy bacon.
- She used the broiler to toast the bread for the sandwiches.
- A young chicken suitable for broiling or roasting.
- The recipe calls for a whole broiler, about three pounds.
- We bought a broiler from the farm for Sunday dinner.
- Broilers are tender and cook quickly.
- A very hot day or period of intense heat.
- We stayed indoors to escape the broiler outside.
- The summer heat wave turned the city into a broiler.
- Yesterday was a real broiler, with temperatures over 100 degrees.