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A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface.Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, [1] a flat heated cooking surface built onto a stove as a kitchen range, [2] or a compact cooking machine with its own heating system attached to an integrated griddle acting as a cooktop.
A commercial hinged broiler or gridiron was designed for use in the Bridge & Beach, Co., 1898 vertical cast iron stove. This hinged broiler was manufactured by Luigi Pieragostini, also of the New Haven Wire Goods Co., and patented in 1939; U.S. Patent #2,148,879.
The size of a kitchen gas stove usually ranges from 50 to 150 centimetres (20 to 60 in). [23] Almost all the manufacturers have been developing several range of options in size range. Combination of range and oven are also available which usually come in two styles: slide in and freestanding. A gas stove in a San Francisco apartment, 1975.
In 1997 the company was purchased by Goodman Global, a heating-and-cooling manufacturer who sold it to Maytag (now part of Whirlpool) in 2002. [ 5 ] One important feature of the Caloric gas stove in the 1960s was the infrared burner, which cooks through radiant heat.
The anti-griddle maintains a constant temperature of -30°F (c. -34.4°C) by pumping a refrigerant through a compressor to remove heat from its steel surface. [6] Liquids, oil, and gels generally freeze in 30 to 90 seconds. The finished product has a crunchy outer texture while the inside remains soft or creamy.
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A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. [ 1 ] [ clarification needed ] Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( / ˈ m eɪ l s t r ɒ m , - r ə m / MAYL -strom, -strəm ).