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griddle

griddle

15 2.7
A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrɪdəl/
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  • Aunt Cass stood by the stove, keeping an eye on the griddle.

Combine with the pauses to lay the dough on the griddle.

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Examples

  • I just finished eating a McDonald's breakfast griddle bacon sandwich.

  • The iron griddle could hold a good twenty to twenty-five sourdough flapjacks and a pound of bacon.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • - Eggs on the griddle.

  • But first, she brought him fresh chapatis just off the griddle.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • OK, Put the quesadilla on the griddle or the pan and then go ahead.

  • On the griddle, the remains of something black and charred smolder.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Potato pancakes sizzled on the griddle, bacon sputtered in a skillet, and cinnamon applesauce bubbled on the stove.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Pour batter by 1/3 cups onto a hot griddle, making a few pancakes at a time.

  • Place bread slices on a hot griddle, and pour the remaining egg mixture over the bread slices.

  • Fold tortillas in half, and brown on each side on a hot griddle or skillet.

Synonyms

pan
vsgriddle
268 1.0

A shallow wide container, usually metal, for cooking food

is a flat metal surface used directly for cooking flat foods
skillet
vsgriddle
  • US
66 2.5

A shallow pan with a long handle for frying food

is a wide flat surface better for cooking pancakes or sandwiches
frying pan
vsgriddle
23 1.0

A shallow pan with a long handle for cooking food in hot oil

is flatter and used for cooking flat items like pancakes
hot plate
vsgriddle
15 3.4

A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm

is a direct heated cooking surface used on stove or fire
hotplate
vsgriddle
2 3.2

A small electric device that heats, cooks, or keeps food warm

is a simple metal surface meant to be heated on a stove or fire
griddler
vsgriddle
5.3

A flat heated plate used to cook sandwiches, pancakes, or meat

is a flat metal surface used on a stove or over a fire
frypan
vsgriddle
1.0

A flat metal or non-stick cooking dish with a handle used to cook food in hot oil

is a broader flat surface for cooking several items at once
cooking pan
vsgriddle
1.0

A wide shallow metal container for making food on a stove

is specifically a flat heated surface rather than a vessel

How Flat

griddle
15 2.7
tawa
  • Indian
8.8
frying pan
23 1.0
saucepan
34 1.0

Surface Forms

griddle singular
griddles plural

Etymology

Griddle comes from an old English word grydel that meant a flat metal plate for cooking, like a small gridiron or grill, used over a fire. That's why a griddle is a flat, hot surface or pan for cooking pancakes, sandwiches, and more.