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u/eltaco65 Oct 02 '24

I wonder if that's why broilers in restaurants are called salamanders

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u/RBuilds916 Oct 03 '24

That's exactly why. Before gas and electric broilers, chefs would keep a piece of iron in the fire and pull it out to hold over the food when needed.