Strange Question on Cooking.

[Jester]

Well, it depends on the model oven you have. Some have the broiler underneath the stove, so to broil something you would stick it there. Some (like mine) have the broiler built into the oven, so to broil something you stick something on the highest rack AND turn the oven temp knob to "BROIL." If you attempt to broil something using the second method in the first kind of oven, you are just not going to get the high heat needed for broiling, as those ovens are not built for that. Hence the separate broiler. Of course, if you try the first method on the second oven, you aren't going to get ANYTHING, as in that kind of oven, the under-the-stove drawer is just a storage place for pans and such!

[Shangri-laschild]

Ah. We have one with a broiler drawer under. Thanks for explaining

[Evil Queen]

Is there a difference between sticking stuff in the broiler under the oven and sticking it in the oven really high up with the door slightly open, like what was being talked about earlier in the thread?

A broiler is designed to kick off when it reaches a certain temperature. If the door stays slightly open, it allows to broiler to get hot and stay hot without kicking off.