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  Roasting is a method of cooking food: 1) In an open pot over a glowing fire, e.g. roasted groundnuts. 2) On a grid over smokeless cinders or charcoal, e.g. roasted plantains. 3)In hot ash or sand, e.g, toasted sweet potatoes or cassava. 4) In a little oil in a pot(pot roasting, e.g. chicken, whole piece of meat. Grilling Grilling is a method of cooking under, in front or over an open smokeless fire, from an electric element or gas burner directed down on to the food. It is a quick way of cooking. Grilling is mostly used for meat and fish.  General Rules for Roasting and Grilling 1) Only the best quality food should be used. 2) Use only tender cuts of meat and pieces of fish. 3) Using a hot, glowing, smokeless fire to brown the food quickly. 4) Heat the grid before using it; this helps to brown the food quickly. 5) Grease wet food before placing it on the grid, e.g, fish and meat. This prevents them from sticking  and also drying up. 6) Turn foods repeatedly to prevent o...