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Grill

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

/ɡrɪl/verbCore term

In culinary arts & cooking, grill means: To cook food over or under strong, direct heat, giving it brown marks and a smoky flavour. As a noun, a grill is the equipment used for this.

In Turkish: ızgara yapmak, ızgarada pişirmek, ızgara

How it is used

Used for steaks, fish, kebabs and vegetables. The grill station and the grill cook are part of many restaurant kitchens. Chefs talk about grill marks and char-grilled dishes.

Example sentences

  1. Grill the sea bass skin side down first.

  2. He's been on the grill station all week.

Common collocations

  • grill station
  • char-grilled
  • grill marks
  • grilled fish
  • on the grill
  • salamanderA professional grill with a strong heat source above the food, used to brown, glaze, melt cheese or keep plates warm.
  • searTo brown the surface of meat or fish quickly in a very hot pan or on a grill, creating a dark, tasty crust.
  • roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.
  • stationAn area of the kitchen where one cook or a small team prepares one type of food, such as the grill, fry, sauce or garnish station.

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