What (who) is griddle - definition

COOKING DEVICE CONSISTING OF A BROAD FLAT SURFACE, OFTEN METAL, HEATED BY GAS, ELECTRICITY, WOOD, OR COAL, WITH BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

Griddle

·noun A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.

II. Griddle ·noun An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.

griddle

(griddles)

A griddle is a round, flat, heavy piece of metal which is placed on a cooker or fire and used for cooking.

N-COUNT

griddle

¦ noun

1. a circular iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food.

2. historical a miner's wire-bottomed sieve.

¦ verb

1. cook on a griddle.

2. historical screen (ore) with a griddle.

Origin

ME (denoting a gridiron): from OFr. gredil, from L. craticula, dimin. of cratis 'hurdle'; related to crate, grate², and grill¹.

Wikipedia

Griddle

A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface. Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, a flat heated cooking surface built into a stove or kitchen range, or a compact cooking machine with its own heating system attached to an integrated griddle acting as a cooktop.

A traditional griddle can either be a brick slab or tablet, or a flat or curved metal disc, while in industrialized countries a griddle is most commonly a flat metal plate. A griddle can have both residential and commercial applications, and can be heated directly or indirectly. The heating can be supplied either by a flame fuelled by wood, coal, or gas; or by electrical elements. Commercial griddles run on electricity, natural gas or propane.

Griddles can be made of cast iron, but there are also non-stick varieties. A residential griddle may be made of cast iron, aluminium, chrome steel, or carbon steel. The vast majority of commercial-grade griddles are made from A36 steel, though some are stainless steel or composites of stainless and aluminium. The plate surfaces of commercial griddles can be made of cast iron, polished steel, cold-rolled steel or can have a chrome finish.

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Pronunciation examples for griddle

1. CALEB: Griddle.

We Are La Cocina _ Alma Rodriguez and Lamees Dahbour _ Talks at Google

2. Anti-Griddle--

The Four-Hour Chef _ Tim Ferriss _ Talks at Google

3. If it's a pancake griddle, if it's an electric griddle,

Lavash _ Kate Leahy _ Talks at Google

4. CALEB: A griddle.

We Are La Cocina _ Alma Rodriguez and Lamees Dahbour _ Talks at Google

5. we have options for using a griddle,

Lavash _ Kate Leahy _ Talks at Google

Examples of use of griddle

1. I‘m just sitting here on the griddle now, and I‘ve got to really think, you know, do I want to stay here on the griddle?" In that same interview, Williams spelled out the challenge of being mayor.

2. You approach a street–side griddle, point at some fried thing and hope for the best.

3. It has a double burner, a wok, a griddle and a big grill with an area to sear meat.

4. They laughed and snapped pictures of each other, while children squealed and hamburgers sizzled on the griddle.

5. Steam rose from pots of coffee, kettles of grits and great landscapes of eggs, bacon and hotcakes on the griddle.