I can sizzle your burgers at a summer picnic, but detectives also use me when questioning a suspicious suspect. What am I?
A grill
This riddle plays on the double meaning of the word 'grill.' On the Fourth of July, a grill is used outdoors to cook meat over hot coals or flames. In slang and law enforcement terminology, to 'grill' someone means to interrogate them intensely with relentless questions.
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