The grill is a device that allows you to grill food.
Grill is a concept that has several uses. The most frequent is associated with the device that, located over the fire, allows food to be roasted . When grilling, food acquires a characteristic flavor.
Typically, the grill is used to cook meat. Thanks to the slow cooking (achieved by placing the pieces at a strategic distance from the fire), the meat is golden on the outside and tender on the inside. Grilling also helps remove much of the fat.
Different uses of the term grill
The notion of grill is equivalent to what in certain countries is known as barbecue . Grills are usually built with bricks and have a chimney that channels the smoke.
However, the grill can also have the same function but be an iron utensil in the shape of a grid that is used to put the desired food on the fire.
In South American countries such as Argentina and Uruguay , it is common for houses to have a grill in the patio or in another external environment. It is customary to share an asado (grilled meat) with family or friends.
The restaurant that specializes in serving barbecue is also known as grill. For example: "Last night we went to a grill with the kids and we ate alligator meat," "Manuel said he was going to stop by Claudia's house when he left the grill where he works," "Where do you prefer to have lunch?" In an Italian restaurant or in a grill? .
Cooking meat on the grill is common in Argentina and other countries.
Other meanings of the notion
In the case of Cuba , for example, the term grill is also used to refer to the device that is placed on the back of bicycles for the purpose of carrying the load. It is shaped like a metal grille and it is also common to see it on motorcycles of different displacements.
Within the field of radio and television, the word grill is also frequently used. In this case it is used to refer to the programming box . That is, the set of times and spaces that are going to be broadcast.
Thus, for example, the schedule of a television channel can be made up of spaces such as news programs, children's programs, contests or series, including movies. It is common for viewers in particular to consult that aforementioned schedule to know at all times what they can watch at night when they are at home or at what time their favorite programs will be broadcast.
It should not be overlooked that in other countries the term grill is used with other meanings. In this way, in Uruguay it is also used as a synonym for somier . In El Salvador , for its part, it is used to indicate that a person has a fairly voluminous butt.
In the same way, we must not forget that there is also the so-called starting grid , which refers to the starting point where the participants of a competition must stand to start it.
Another use of a rack refers, depending on the country, to the luggage rack that is located on the top of a car: «Please make sure that all bags are on the rack; In five minutes, we leave .