Broiling vs Baking
Though,
baking is a more popular option of preparing healthy food in an oven,
broiling is another cooking method that utilizes dry heat without making
use of a liquid medium such as oil full of fat. There are many
similarities between these two cooking methods, though there are glaring
differences that will be highlighted in this article.
The
first and foremost difference in these two cooking methods that rely on
dry heat pertains to the way this heat is utilized. While heat energy
is provided to food item by surrounding it with hot air in case of
baking, infrared radiation is the process that takes place in case of
broiling to cook the food. Those who know about these two heat carrying
processes know that infrared radiation has the capacity to char food
items in close vicinity (this is good for meat items). On the other
hand, heat in baking does not char the food, which is why it is better
cooking method for cakes and breads that just need a little bit of
browning.
So if you are baking
biscuits or cakes, the idea is to provide dry, intense heat to the dough
so that it sets and acquires a structure. When using baking settings of
an oven, you are in a sense providing a temperature of around 350
degrees Fahrenheit with no or very little air movement inside the oven.
On
the other hand, when you need to grill your steak but do not have a
grill, you can use your oven on a broil setting that makes use of
infrared radiation in such a way that you get a charred steak full of
juices and flavors in a short time period. The broil setting in your
oven turns on the top burners only while the meat resides just below
these burners. Thus it is top down heat that cooks the meat from the top
side. Once cooked from top, you need to change the position of the meat
to cook it from other sides as well. It takes 2-3 minutes per side to
cook this way and hence your steak should be ready within 10 minutes if
you are adept at broiling in an oven. One must leave the door of the
oven ajar while broiling is taking place.
In brief:
Difference Between Broiling and Baking
• Both baking and broiling provide dry heat to the food being cooked,
• In baking, the heat is constant and without any movement of air; broiling provides heat as infrared radiation
• Broiling has capacity to char food
items in close vicinity, which is why it is ideal for steaks, while
baking does not char and only brown items, which is why it is ideal for
cakes and biscuits
• Baking provides hot air from all sides, while in broiling, heat comes from the top only.
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