griddle

[ grid-l ]

noun

1. a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
2. any flat, heated surface, especially on the top of a stove, for cooking food:

   a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.

3. Upstate New York Older Use. a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.

verb (used with object)

, grid·dled, grid·dling.

1. to cook on a griddle:

   Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

griddle

/ ˈɡrɪdəl /

noun

1. Also calledgirdle a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc
2. any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food

verb

1. tr to cook (food) on a griddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of griddle¹

1175–1225; Middle English gridel, gredil < Old French gridil, gredil; grill ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of griddle¹

C13: from Old French gridil, from Late Latin crātīculum (unattested) fine wickerwork; see grill ¹

Example Sentences

As you know, Benihana grills meat and shrimp on a griddle, using soy sauce as a seasoning.

From Salon

Oily fish lends itself to a multitude of uses in the kitchen, from simple grilling or griddling to more elaborate dishes like tataki or papillote.

From Salon

Nouman said his first job is to start a small fire to cook breakfast, while his wife and daughters knead dough for flatbread and then wash their utensils and metal cooking griddle.

From Seattle Times

Making this one-pan dish sure beats standing over the stove, cooking slice after slice of French toast or ladling pancake batter onto the griddle.

From Seattle Times

By noon, she and her mom load their white van with soup-filled pots, orange Home Depot buckets and a cast-iron griddle to heat up tortillas.

From Los Angeles Times