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broiler

[broi-ler] / ˈbrɔɪ lər /


NOUN
griddle
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Earlier this year, Costco’s beloved $4.99 rotisserie chicken found itself in a legal broiler after two class-action lawsuits claimed that the ready-to-eat bird isn’t free of food additives or Salmonella contamination.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

After about 5 minutes in the oven and a few more under the broiler, I pulled the pizza out hot, with nice brown spots on the crust and cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

A new strain of avian flu, more deadly to humans, was detected in a broiler flock in Mississippi.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

If a low-pathogenic virus “happens to get into a broiler meat flock, the birds don’t get sick and they go onto slaughter,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

As he removed and cleaned and checked the gear, he took the wetter things topside to dry in the sun, which was now beating down on the still boat like a broiler element.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

Should the trials be successful, the next stage is identifying manufacturers, with many more steps before laying hens, domesticated turkeys and broilers are vaccinated.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

At their highest setting, broilers can deliver something like the intense, dry, radiant heat of a grill, so they’re a good way to get some char on your food.

From Slate ● May 22, 2020

U.S. broilers averaged 98 cents a pound in 2018 and 88 cents in 2019, Maples said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2019

Today, he brought eggs and a few butchered broilers but mostly he’s there to socialize.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2019

Rosie and all the other chickens raised at Petaluma are the same breed: Cornish Cross broilers.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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