cooking grate

Barbecue's metal lattice

A cooking grate is the metal grid that sits over a heat source—charcoal, gas flame, or campfire—on which food is placed for grilling.

The parallel bars allow heat to rise while supporting meat, vegetables, or other items: I need to clean the cooking grate before we fire up the grill.

Also called a grill grate.

Related

hot coals · open flame · flame · direct heat · sear · smoke · iron · steel · rack · burner · heat · mesh · hibachi · Weber · tongs · meat · burger patties · fire

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cooking surface type

cooking grategriddle

Flat metal cooking surface

flat top · baking sheet · cast iron skillet · pizza stone · drip pan

Family

cooking, cook, cooked, cooks, cooker, cookery, cookbook, uncooked, grate

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G