2006-10-04 11:35:18 · 8 answers · asked by dpatrick38 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
When you leave the door closed the heat is contained and continues to cook the dish while crisping the top. With the door open only the flame is cooking the top...the rest is unattended. Most recipies are written with the assumption the door will be closed, therefore the cooking time is adjusted.
2006-10-04 11:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by BG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally broil with the door open, reason being, with steak for example, I do not want the inside cooked to shoe leather, I only want a nice grill on the outside and nice and pink in the middle.
2006-10-04 12:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by capollar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I broil with the door cracked open, just so I can watch it without opening and closing it constantly. I've done that with gas, electric, and at my restaurant. When you close the door, you forget about it and chances are it will burn.
2006-10-04 12:16:36 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family does. That way, the cool air keeps the oven going.
2006-10-04 11:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband insists on closing it, however, my mother, and my grandmother both left the door open, therefore, so do I. I'm thinking I'm going to follow their example as they were both great cooks.
2006-10-04 11:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by ldypharoah@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Closed but have Viking stove so you don't have to be kneeling down on the floor to check on the food in the broiler.
2006-10-04 13:10:08 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not unless the recipe says too!
2006-10-04 12:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nooooooooooooooooooo what ever u do dont leave it open
2006-10-04 11:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋