The Broiler

Thanks! It worked and I only browned the meal a little, and didn't completely burn it, like the last time I used the broiler.

I was told to the leave the broiler door open when broiling. True or false?

True. The idea is to apply heat only to the top of whatever you're cooking, not heat up the entire oven. With the broiler element hitting 1000 deg F pretty quickly and staying there, the entire inside of your oven would heat up pronto with the door closed. Also, you should be standing there watching whatever's under the broiler while it's cooking, so if it catches fire you can deal with it asap - easier to see if the door's open. There's probably some sort of combustion deal where if your food catches on fire with the door closed, the flames could surge when you open the oven door from the additional O2, but not really sure about that.

Doesn't really apply for gas oven broilers where it's a drawer underneath the bottom gas jets that slides out though. With those you just have to keep constantly checking progress.

I have gas and the drawer. I guess next time I'll try to keep it closed.

I never get more than a step away from the broiler when I'm making garlic toast or finishing a pan of cornbread. You can go from perfect to ruined in ten seconds.