Definitions

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  • noun A device for rapidly freezing food, used in molecular gastronomy.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ griddle, from a trademark.

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Examples

  • The Langham's Artesian Bar were first on the scene, purchasing an antigriddle which is a kind of hot-plate in reverse that reaches temperatures of -30 degrees.

    Londonist 2010

  • Not even the rigors of tongue-cancer treatment in recent months kept him from moving ahead into the wild frontier in which trails are blazed with such utensils as the fast-freezing antigriddle and the Volcano vaporizer better known to marijuana users than to most chefs.

    Savoring a 25-Course Meal 2008

  • You young whippersnappers just pop it on the antigriddle.

    Instant Freeze Cook Surface | Blog | Futurismic 2006

  • Cold griddle, hot pancakes: At his Alinea restaurant in Chicago, Greg Achatz preps five-hour dinners on an "antigriddle" manufactured by PolyScience.

    Wired Top Stories Hugh Hart 2011

  • The book does offer suggestions on how to substitute for some of the more specialized equipment, but even the alternatives often aren't common in the average kitchen (instead of an antigriddle, for example, try a baking pan and dry ice).

    Chicago Reader 2010

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