Growing up, I loved cooking but I fully avoided the broiler. I’m not sure why, but maybe because my mom never used it or perhaps I just wasn't sure what it was. The entire time, I was wondering how to ...

Q: A recipe called for a broiler setting of low. My broiler doesn’t have low and high. What temperature would that be? — Diane Chambeau, Commerce Township, Mich. A: Great question. Using a broiler is ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. What do you do if you’re longing for the taste of grilled kebabs, burgers, steak, or eggplant, but you don’t have a grill?

This is what the broil setting on your oven actually does. Having grown up in a house with a microwave and toaster oven, I don’t think I ever broiled anything until I was well into my twenties. I ...

For many people, their oven’s broiler is just kind of there. It’s handy for browning the top of casseroles or getting a roast chicken extra crispy, but beyond that, it doesn’t see much regular use.

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

Ovens can vary quite a bit from home to home. You can have a gas oven, an electric oven, a convection oven, a double oven—the list goes on and on. Maybe you even have a vintage stove with a number of ...

Even if your oven is currently being used, unless you turn on the broiler, your bottom oven drawer should never get hot. However, you may notice any pans stored down there are a bit warm to the touch, ...

What do you do if you’re longing for the taste of grilled kebabs, burgers, steak, or eggplant, but you don’t have a grill? Try your oven. “The broiler is perhaps the best kept secret lurking inside ...