griddle
noun
- cooking device consisting of a broad flat surface, often metal, heated by gas, electricity, wood, or coal, with both residential and commercial applications
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪdəl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate.
- A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
“Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle, it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.”
“Some people when making scones do not trouble to light the oven but use the frying pan: of course if you have a griddle it is better than oven or pan, but very few people possess this useful utensil.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate.
- To cook on a griddle.