Wedge, wedge system and method of wedging

A method to selectively hold a rotatable first object in a desired position relative to a stationary second object such that an interior chamber formed by the first object and the second object is accessible, wherein the first object has a lower edge configured to matingly engage an upper edge of the second object, and wherein the first object is rotatable about and between a first, closed position in which the lower edge of the first object engages the upper edge of the second object, and a second, open position in which a front of the first object is spaced from the second object a predetermined open distance, the method comprising:

• providing a wedge comprising:
• a first lower surface extending for a circumferential length of the wedge, the first lower surface configured to matingly engage the upper edge of the second object;
• a second upper surface extending for the circumferential length of the wedge, the second upper surface configured to matingly engage the lower edge of the first object;
• a heat-deflecting shield extending upward and away from the second upper surface at an obtuse angle relative to the second upper surface for a predetermined distance, wherein the predetermined distance varies along the circumferential length of the wedge;
• wherein the wedge has a first wedge height at a front of the wedge, and a second wedge height at a rear of the wedge that is less than the first wedge height such that the height of the wedge tapers from the front of the wedge towards the rear of the wedge;
• wherein an opening is defined in the front of the wedge, the opening having an opening width such that an interior volume of the wedge is accessible though the opening;
• positioning the first lower surface of the wedge onto the second object;
• and
• rotating the first object from the second, open position to a third, intermediate position, in which the front of the first object is spaced from the second object a predetermined intermediate distance that is less than the predetermined open distance.

A method for evenly cooking a desired food item in an open grill, the grill having a rotatable first object and a stationary second object, wherein the first object has a lower edge configured to matingly engage an upper edge of the second object, and wherein the first object is rotatable about and between a first, closed position in which the lower edge of the first object engages the upper edge of the second object, and a second, open position in which a front of the first object is spaced from the second object a predetermined open distance, the method comprising:

• providing a wedge comprising:
• a first lower surface extending for a circumferential length of the wedge, the first lower surface configured to matingly engage the upper edge of the second object;
• a second upper surface extending for the circumferential length of the wedge, the second upper surface configured to matingly engage the lower edge of the first object;
• a heat-deflecting shield extending upward and away from the second upper surface at an obtuse angle relative to the second upper surface for a predetermined distance, wherein the predetermined distance varies along the circumferential length of the wedge;
• wherein the wedge has a first wedge height at a front of the wedge, and a second wedge height at a rear of the wedge that is less than the first wedge height such that the height of the wedge tapers from the front of the wedge towards the rear of the wedge,
• wherein an opening is defined in the front of the wedge, the opening having an opening width such that an interior volume of the wedge is accessible though the opening;
• positioning the first lower surface of the wedge onto the second object;
• rotating the first object from the second, open position to a third, intermediate position, in which lower edge of the first object is positioned onto the second upper surface of the wedge;
• inserting the food item through the opening into an interior chamber formed by the first object, the second object, and the wedge;
• and
• heating the interior chamber with a heat source.