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How to Make a Broiler Map [VIDEO]

If you have a broiler that heats unevenly, don't get burned—just grab some bread.

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About the Author: Dan Souza

Dan Souza is a senior editor of Cook’s Illustrated and an on-screen test cook for America’s Test Kitchen. In addition to his work on Cook’s Illustrated, Dan has contributed content to a dozen America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks, most recently executing and editing the test kitchen experiments for The Science of Good Cooking (October 2012). Dan cut his culinary teeth as an apprentice in Hungary before graduating first in his class from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). After cooking in restaurants in New York City and Boston, however, he found his true calling: applying good science to create great recipes for the home cook. Follow him at @testcook.

One Comment

  • rje

    After watching this video, I covered one of my oven racks entirely with white bread and placed that rack closest to the broiler element. After it was done, I took a photo. Now I have a record of the hot and cold spots all the way, not just the size of a baking pan.

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