charbroiled
Cooked over coals
Charbroiled means cooked over an open flame or hot coals, producing a distinctive smoky flavor and characteristic grill marks.
The term appears most often on restaurant menus to suggest food prepared with more care than standard grilling: charbroiled burgers, charbroiled chicken.
Also spelled char-broiled.
Thick beef slice
- burgersMeat patties in buns
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- ribsThoracic bone set
- kebabsSkewered grilled meat
brisket · chops · patties · skewers · wings · sausages · tri-tip · flanken
Darkened by burning
- scorchedBurned on surface
- searedBurned on the surface
- blisteredFormed fluid-filled welts
- burntDamaged by heat
carbonized · singed · caramelized · crust · crispy · embers · ashes · flamed
Dense North American hardwood
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- woodfireCombustion of timber
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- applewoodLumber from fruit trees
aroma · smoldering · pecan · campfire · smoked · woodchip · infused · aromatic
Burn the outside
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
- cookingPreparing food with heat
propane · gas · briquettes · tongs · spatula · marinade · basting · rotisserie
Brittle and snapping
sizzling · crackling · golden · seared · blistered · caramelized · crust · moist
Appetizing, not sweet
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- marinatedSoaked in flavored liquid
peppery · tangy · succulent · juicy · mouthwatering · appetizing · delectable · robust
steak
Thick beef slice
kebabs · brisket · chops · patties · skewers · wings · sausages · tri-tip · flanken · satay
blackened
Darkened by burning
burnt · carbonized · singed · caramelized · crust · crispy · embers · ashes · flamed · browned
hickory
Dense North American hardwood
applewood · aroma · smoldering · pecan · campfire · smoked · woodchip · infused · aromatic
sear
Burn the outside
cooking · propane · gas · briquettes · tongs · spatula · marinade · basting · rotisserie · thermometer
crispy
Brittle and snapping
succulent · sizzling · crackling · golden · seared · blistered · caramelized · crust · moist
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
marinated · peppery · tangy · succulent · juicy · mouthwatering · appetizing · delectable · robust · rich
- cookedbaked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried
- Steakhousefilet mignon, ribeye, New York strip, porterhouse, sirloin