griddle
noun
grid·dle ˈgri-dᵊl 
: a flat stone or metal surface on which food is baked or fried
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The kitchen is equipped with dishes, utensils, cookware, a fridge, electric cooktop, microwave, Keurig, toaster, and electric griddle, according to the website. 
Evan Sasiela, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 For a less-lasting memento of your visit, try the blue corn griddle cakes from Indian Pueblo Kitchen which are also made using quinoa, amaranth, currants, piñon, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Garcia was working the barbacoa line that Sunday, unwrapping the cooked borrego and placing the meat onto the griddle for a final kiss of heat. Marco Torres, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022 Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Ladle or pour the batter onto a griddle using Using a 1-cup-sized ladle or measuring cup for large cakes or1/4 cup for small. Elijah Rawls, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 Each dough ball is then pressed and par-cooked, ready to slap on the griddle with every order. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 It’s lacquered with a brown sugar glaze and thrown on the griddle to caramelize and bronze along the edges. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 At one point, something from years ago came back to him: his mother standing at the gas cooker, making buttermilk pancakes, turning them on the griddle. Claire Keegan, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 See More
Evan Sasiela, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 For a less-lasting memento of your visit, try the blue corn griddle cakes from Indian Pueblo Kitchen which are also made using quinoa, amaranth, currants, piñon, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Garcia was working the barbacoa line that Sunday, unwrapping the cooked borrego and placing the meat onto the griddle for a final kiss of heat. Marco Torres, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022 Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Ladle or pour the batter onto a griddle using Using a 1-cup-sized ladle or measuring cup for large cakes or1/4 cup for small. Elijah Rawls, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 Each dough ball is then pressed and par-cooked, ready to slap on the griddle with every order. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 It’s lacquered with a brown sugar glaze and thrown on the griddle to caramelize and bronze along the edges. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 At one point, something from years ago came back to him: his mother standing at the gas cooker, making buttermilk pancakes, turning them on the griddle. Claire Keegan, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English gredil gridiron, from Anglo-French greil, gredile, from Latin craticulum, diminutive of cratis wickerwork — more at hurdle
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing griddle
Kids Definition
griddle
noun
grid·dle ˈgri-dᵊl
: a flat surface or pan for cooking food