Nov 20, 2007 07:17
17 yrs ago
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English term

Difference of Grill vs Roast

Non-PRO English Other Food & Drink Cooking
Hello,

what is the difference between "Grill" and "Roast"?
(as in "grilled pork" vs "roasted pork")

Thanks!!

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English term (edited): grill vs. roast
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See explanation below...

Grilling usually involves quite a lot of direct, radiant heat, and tends to be used for cooking quickly meat that has already been cut into slices (or other pieces)

Roasting uses more indirect, diffused heat (as in a oven), and is suitable for slower cooking of meat in a larger, whole piece.

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agree Armorel Young
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agree juvera
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agree Gillian Scheibelein : a nice technical explanation
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agree V_Nedkov
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12 mins

Cooked on a grill vs. in an oven

Grilled pork is cooked on an open flame (either indoor or outdoor drill) and usually after being cooked, the meat has the tell-tale grill lines. Roasted pork has been cooked in the oven.
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agree Shlomo Rotman
3 hrs
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+13
20 mins

to grill vs to roast

Many ovens have a separate grill - either electric or gas (with the heat source above the food) - which can cook things like toast, sausages, thin pieces of meat etc - quicker than in the oven. With some ovens the grill is inside, but can be turned on separately. Some foods are particularly good with grilling - but you couldn't expect to cook a big joint of meat like this!

Roasting is a much slower method of cooking. A roast joint of meat can take 1,2, even 3 hours to cook - the resulting meat is tender.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
33 mins
agree kmtext : In grilling, the heat tends to come from one source, whereas in roasting, the air around what is being cooked is heated.
47 mins
agree Yavor Dimitrov
54 mins
agree Marie Scarano
56 mins
agree Mark Nathan : a barbecue is a type of grill
1 hr
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐
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agree Claire Cox
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agree Carol Gullidge
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agree d_vachliot (X)
3 hrs
agree cmwilliams (X)
7 hrs
agree V_Nedkov
8 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
12 hrs
agree Cristina Santos
15 hrs
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