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An adjustable grate is described herein that may be easily adjusted to fit within variously sized grills. The adjustable grate includes a main plate having a plurality of fingers extending from a front side and a rear side. A front slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the

An adjustable grate is described herein that may be easily adjusted to fit within variously sized grills. The adjustable grate includes a main plate having a plurality of fingers extending from a front side and a rear side. A front slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the front side of the main plate. A rear slide plate has a plurality of fingers that slidably engage with the fingers on the rear side of the main plate. The front slide plate, the rear slide plate and the main plate define a cooking surface. The front slide plate and the rear slide plate may be slidably adjusted with respect to the main plate to expand or contract the cooking surface.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of adjusting an adjustable grate to fit within a grill body comprising the steps of:slidably engaging a front slide plate on a front side of a main plate;slidably engaging a rear slide plate on a rear side of said main plate;resting said front slide plate on a shelf d

What is claimed is: 1. A method of adjusting an adjustable grate to fit within a grill body comprising the steps of:slidably engaging a front slide plate on a front side of a main plate;slidably engaging a rear slide plate on a rear side of said main plate;resting said front slide plate on a shelf defined by the grill body; andresting said rear slide plate on a shelf defined by a grill body;locating inwardly projecting guides that bulge inwardly proximate distal ends of fingers of said front slide plate and said rear slide plate within recesses formed on fingers extending from a front and rear side of said main plate for providing vertical support to said distal ends of said fingers of said slide plates and for sliding within said recesses of said fingers of said main plate.