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Grill with oven door open or closed.
When you close the lid to the grill you re creating a convection.
Cooking with the grill open think of your grill like an oven.
Smeg grills have closed door grilling which keeps cooking smells inside the oven and out of the kitchen to ensure a safe cooking environment and reduce energy consumption.
I presume that the various grills are calibrated to allow for closed or open oven doors.
Some ovens have a built in cooling fan which allows you to have the door closed.
If you have the oven door closed and have grill mode on the temperatures can be too hot and can cause overheating.
All electric grills and ovens with grilling capabilities.
Every time you open the oven door you let some of the heat out.
Imagine cooking a casserole in your oven but leaving the door open the entire time.
Directions for use keep the appliance door closed when using the grill.
Electric grill open door grilling.
Tbh i have not noticed any difference in grilling quality or time taken.
That is the hot air coming from the heat source gas or charcoal trapped by the lid and unable to escape moves around in the.
I also have a panasonic microwave where the grill can be used on its own obviously the door is closed when the grill is operational.
If your broiler is gas powered you should always broil with the door closed.
Closed door grilling uses the heat more effectively and as advised within the instruction manual.
Due to smeg models having closed door grilling pan handles are not supplied.
Place the food to be grilled on the wire rack.
It depends i imagine many of us will be using electric element grills in fan ovens which recommend grilling with the door closed whereas older gas grills will probably say vent it fully as could overheat and probably damage seals if nothing else.
Overheating can damage the rubber seals on your oven door.
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A common argument against closed door grilling is that it bakes the food inside of grilling it.
To find out if your oven is a closed or an open door broiler consult your manual or call the manufacturer.