antigriddle means A device for rapidly freezing food, a cold flat metal surface, used in molecular gastronomy. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Etymology
From anti- + griddle, genericization from the kitchen appliance trademark Anti-Griddle, from being the opposite of a griddle (a heated flat cooking surface).
noun
- A device for rapidly freezing food, a cold flat metal surface, used in molecular gastronomy.“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.”