Gridiron (cooking)

Some designs involve two such grates hinged to fold together, securely holding food while grilling over an open flame.

A combination hinged gridiron and spider was developed and patented in 1836 by Amasa and George Sizer of Meriden, Connecticut.

[7] Today, hinged gridirons are used extensively to deep fry or broil fast food in restaurants throughout the world.

Charles Dickens mentions gridirons again as a suitable and practical gift that a blacksmith can make in his book Great Expectations, where he refers to their use for cooking sprats.

In response to the block game strategies of some college football teams in 1880 and 1881, in 1882 lines perpendicular to the sidelines and spaced 5-yards apart were placed on the field.