Post something cool from the Internet -2018

[PiSis]

awww, jesus dude is cute and funny.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Ees like vajayjay, non?

Who talks about, *ahem*, bum bags anyway? I can't say as it comes up in my conversation much ever...

I knew most of those expressions. I have no opinion about which ones are 'better' if such a thing can be quantified.

Yes you are correct. I giggle when they say it on cartoons like The Simpsons etc.
I think that sometimes UK terms for things can be more logical, like grill(it grills things..and I believe the American term is broiler.I guess it it broils things and what is broil anyway) and slowcooker, which guess what, cooks food slowly(I believe the American term is crock pot..um yeah.)

 

[Cerebellion]

Going to post this here. My new customized desktop. I made the wallpaper out of a Buffy comic book cover and the icons and widgets are from DeviantArt somewhere. I hope you all like it

 

[thefadedone]

Cerebellion: That is amazing and gorgeous!!

 

[Alice-Bee]

I Willow

 

[Muggle]

Not from the internet, from the BBC news last night and then I screen-capped it from iPlayer.

 

[kazyeeqen]

Yes you are correct. I giggle when they say it on cartoons like The Simpsons etc.
I think that sometimes UK terms for things can be more logical, like grill(it grills things..and I believe the American term is broiler.I guess it it broils things and what is broil anyway) and slowcooker, which guess what, cooks food slowly(I believe the American term is crock pot..um yeah.)

I'm sure examples can be made on both sides of that argument. And the examples of words you mentioned might be more intuitive, though that is debatable. Words and expressions were brought into usage because they made sense to the people using them, for whatever reason. I like the process as much as the result, and I like the regional differences very much.

Broil is a verb, just like grill, which means something very similar, and broiler and grill are both used as nouns to describe different appliances (or parts of appliances, in the case of the broiler, which is part of the oven). Slow cooking is done in a very specific appliance called a crock pot, which is a cooking pot made of ceramic, like a crock. It's a crock that is put into a heating element. It's describing a different part of the appliance, not what it does but what it is. Any of these can be intuitive depending on your perspective and I believe neither is right or better.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Cant say Ive ever heard the term 'crock' to be honest. Or broil. It sounds too close to boil...

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I believe Crock Pot is/was a brand name that has become common usage. Like Kleenex.

But I've heard the word crock(ery) a lot. Not so much for currently available things, but for antique heavy ceramic containers. Before glass jars were easily available, crocks were commonly used to make pickles and such. Put all the ingredients in a big crock and a weighted lid on top. Kansas is all full of pioneer things like that, though.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

And grilling is heat from the bottom, broiling is heat from the top. Both are at high temperature!

Grilling is different from barbecuing, as barbecuing involves sauce.

It's very specific.

 

[kazyeeqen]

I believe Crock Pot is/was a brand name that has become common usage. Like Kleenex.

But I've heard the word crock(ery) a lot. Not so much for currently available things, but for antique heavy ceramic containers. Before glass jars were easily available, crocks were commonly used to make pickles and such. Put all the ingredients in a big crock and a weighted lid on top. Kansas is all full of pioneer things like that, though.

That's stuff is all back, you know. I bought two crocks a year ago and the store just couldn't keep them in stock. Everybody's pickling in crocks again!

And grilling generally involves a rack or tray that makes the lines, right? Otherwise it's just searing?

 

[RabbitLuvr]

That's stuff is all back, you know. I bought two crocks a year ago and the store just couldn't keep them in stock. Everybody's pickling in crocks again!

And grilling generally involves a rack or tray that makes the lines, right? Otherwise it's just searing?

Grilling is done outdoors. I've heard people call it barbecuing, but where I grew up, grilling has no sauce, barbecue has sauce. And you can roast something in the oven, then add sauce, and voila! Barbecue!
And you can sear something on a grill or in a pan, it's just cooking something's outside surface fast.

It's cool that crocks are back in fashion! Kansas is just so cool we never stopped having them. It's like the forefront of technology here!

 

[Muggle]

And grilling is heat from the bottom, broiling is heat from the top. Both are at high temperature!

Grilling is different from barbecuing, as barbecuing involves sauce.

It's very specific.

Nope. A grill is heat from the top. That's why you put food under the grill to cook it.

EDIT: And barbecuing doesn't have to involve sauce. In fact, I've never seen sauce involved in the actually cooking of the food at a BBQ. Maybe as a condiment or as a marinade but not part of the cooking process.

 

[kazyeeqen]

Grilling is done outdoors. I've heard people call it barbecuing, but where I grew up, grilling has no sauce, barbecue has sauce. And you can roast something in the oven, then add sauce, and voila! Barbecue!
And you can sear something on a grill or in a pan, it's just cooking something's outside surface fast.

It's cool that crocks are back in fashion! Kansas is just so cool we never stopped having them. It's like the forefront of technology here!

But, but... The George Foreman grill!? But what's the charcoal or gas appliance you buy for grilling, that is called a barbecue, yes? But most of the time people just grill on it.

My dad used to barbecue inside. It was unwise. We called them fire drills and had to crawl under the smoke to get out. My dad is crazy and it's lucky I lived to adulthood.

Same in Idaho, we're all rustic and stuff. Eventually everything comes full circle, that's why I just wear and do what I want and wait for fashion to catch up to me!

 

[kazyeeqen]

Nope. A grill is heat from the top. That's why you put food under the grill to cook it.

So your grill is in your oven? What do you call an outdoor gas or propane appliance with a rack that you cook food on?

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Nope. A grill is heat from the top. That's why you put food under the grill to cook it.

EDIT: And barbecuing doesn't have to involve sauce. In fact, I've never seen sauce involved in the actually cooking of the food at a BBQ. Maybe as a condiment or as a marinade but not part of the cooking process.

From the top is broiling. And barbecue ALWAYS has to have sauce. Trust me, I live in Kansas City! We know BBQ here. (If barbecue doesn't have to have sauce, what words do you use to differentiate something with sauce, vs without sauce?) BBQ is the final food, covered in sauce. It doesn't even have to be cooked on a "barbecue," if it's covered in sauce at the end it's BBQ.

Edit: I put food on the grill or under the broiler.

So your grill is in your oven? What do you call an outdoor gas or propane appliance with a rack that you cook food on?

The grill is the outside thing. I just meant the direction of the heat. A broiler is above the food (in the oven), a grill has heat from the bottom (on the outside appliance).

 

[Muggle]

So your grill is in your oven?

Yes. a grill is part of the oven. It can differ but a standard electric oven looks like this:

The very top is the hob (in this case a ceramic hob), the top door is the grill and the bottom door is the oven.

What do you call an outdoor gas or propane appliance with a rack that you cook food on?

Do you mean things like this? That's a gas BBQ.

 

[Muggle]

From the top is broiling. And barbecue ALWAYS has to have sauce. Trust me, I live in Kansas City! We know BBQ here. (If barbecue doesn't have to have sauce, what words do you use to differentiate something with sauce, vs without sauce?) BBQ is the final food, covered in sauce. It doesn't even have to be cooked on a "barbecue," if it's covered in sauce at the end it's BBQ.

Trust me, from the top is grilling. Broiling isn't a term that is used here. Heat source from the top is grilling.

If something has BBQ sauce on it or is BBQ flavoured then it will be BBQ sauce or BBQ flavoured. Things that are cooked on a BBQ are barbecued.

Edit: I put food on the grill or under the broiler.



The grill is the outside thing. I just meant the direction of the heat. A broiler is above the food (in the oven), a grill has heat from the bottom (on the outside appliance).

Nope, a grill is in the oven with the heat source above it. Or rather the grill is part of the overall appliance but isn't in the actual oven part. (Although you can get ones with a grill in the oven part as well.. )

 

[kazyeeqen]

Yes. a grill is part of the oven. It can differ but a standard electric oven looks like this:

The very top is the hob (in this case a ceramic hob), the top door is the grill and the bottom door is the oven.



Do you mean things like this? That's a gas BBQ.

Oooo... Two compartments, fancy! Our grill/broiler is just the very top of the oven with a separate button to turn just the top coil on wicked hot and then we put the top rack up real far.

Language is fun!

The grill is the outside thing. I just meant the direction of the heat. A broiler is above the food (in the oven), a grill has heat from the bottom (on the outside appliance).

I getcha, we speak the same language.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

It's pointless to argue about this, as we're all right!

And "hob" is not a word here.