antigriddle

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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ griddle, genericization from the kitchen appliance trademark Anti-Griddle, from being the opposite of a griddle (a heated flat cooking surface).

Noun

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antigriddle (plural antigriddles)

  1. A device for rapidly freezing food, a cold flat metal surface, used in molecular gastronomy.
    • 2008, Time, volume 172:
      And since not all fourth-graders have an antigriddle (a cooktop that freezes rather than heats), Achatz notes that a cookie sheet atop dry ice will suffice.
    • 2010, Emily Miller, Antonis Achilleos, How to Cook Like a Top Chef, page 157:
      Spoon small mounds of the cauliflower mixture onto an antigriddle and let set []