cooking by exposing food to direct radiant heat, either on a grill over live coals or below a gas burner or electric coil. Broiling differs from ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/116
Broiling is a method of cooking food by placing it upon a very hot surface, usually a gridiron. The term is often replaced by the term grilling, in which the food is strictly cooked with the source of heat above it. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/QB.HTM