If you're newer to cooking, you may have failed to realize yet that not all parts of your oven are created equal. When a recipe specifies a certain oven rack position, you ignore it at your peril. The ...

Most ovens that have a broiler setting come with a special pan called a broiling pan. Broiling pans have two parts: a top and a bottom. The top part has slats on the bottom that allow excess fat and ...

Broiling is a handy skill for your cooking repertoire, but a small misstep can burn or dry out your food. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

If you find yourself intimidated by your oven's broiler, you're not alone. Using a high-temperature heating source and placing your carefully prepared dish close to that source seems like a recipe for ...

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 ...