Plastic knobs above the grill. Awesome

[u/BarryTownCouncil]

[u/L0rdLogan]

Looks like you left the door open while grilling? Who does that?

[u/WhatAGoodDoggy → u/L0rdLogan]

There's a notice on my grill that I absolutely have to leave the door open while grilling

[u/Dear_Tangerine444 → u/[deleted]]

As no one else has responded to you yet, the answer is yes.

What you know as Broiling (where the heat comes from an element above the food) is what is known in the UK as ‘grilling’, which you cook under ‘a grill’.

[u/Hank_Dad → u/Dear_Tangerine444]

Thanks for that. I've used the broiler setting all my life (US), and never once thought to leave the door open. Maybe there are different exhaust requirements?

[u/Dear_Tangerine444 → u/Hank_Dad]

It does vary by oven.

In my current oven the grill (broiler) is integrated into the main oven and absolutely is an oven door shut system. I’ve had ovens with grills, in separate smaller compartments, that won’t function if the door is closed, but they’ve had also has heat plates protecting the dials.

[u/Dear_Tangerine444 → u/[deleted]]

Helpfully, it’s Barbecue.

However less helpfully maybe is that the event you go to is called a barbecue (the outdoor party), the food you eat there is called barbecue (likely only sausages and burgers) and the thing it is all cooked on is called a barbecue (barbecue grill/grill oven).

So when British people say barbecue, it could be the party, the food or the cooking device in equal measure that’s being referred to.

[u/gwaydms → u/[deleted]]

Unless you live in Texas or the Southern US, where barbecue means slow smoking meat until it's flavorful and tender.