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broiler

[broi-ler] / ˈbrɔɪ lər /


NOUN
griddle
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You might reasonably assume this would leave the finished dish tasting as though it were yearning for a blanket of Gruyère and a broiler.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

After about 5 minutes in the oven and a few more under the broiler, I pulled the pizza out hot, with nice brown spots on the crust and cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The National Chicken Council, representing broiler chicken farmers, fears that vaccinating U.S. flocks would trigger trade restrictions.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

If a low-pathogenic virus “happens to get into a broiler meat flock, the birds don’t get sick and they go onto slaughter,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

He sauntered in, peering over Charles’s shoulder at the tray of chops he’d just removed from the broiler.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Should the trials be successful, the next stage is identifying manufacturers, with many more steps before laying hens, domesticated turkeys and broilers are vaccinated.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

At their highest setting, broilers can deliver something like the intense, dry, radiant heat of a grill, so they’re a good way to get some char on your food.

From Slate ● May 22, 2020

U.S. broilers averaged 98 cents a pound in 2018 and 88 cents in 2019, Maples said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2019

Today, he brought eggs and a few butchered broilers but mostly he’s there to socialize.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2019

It was because I knew this was the day we were going to “process” the broilers.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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