griddle

American  

[grid-l] / ˈgrɪd 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.

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verb (used with object)

griddled, griddling

1. to cook on a griddle.

   Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

griddle British  

/ ˈɡrɪdəl /

noun

1. Also called: girdle.  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

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verb

1. (tr) to cook (food) on a griddle

Etymology

Origin of griddle

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

Example Sentences

The Latin American griddle known as a budare that Sasha Correa’s father gave her, before she left Venezuela for Spain, kept her connected to her homeland, her family and her heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Although the queen does not provide the instruction, the pancakes are then cooked on a hot griddle.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

The casual restaurant is a window-fronted galley kitchen where you can see the dough for pide and gozleme being rolled thin before being placed on the flat top griddle, where they’re cooked to order.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

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 • Dec. 23, 2023

Then Mrs. Hameed flips the entire griddle over, bread and all.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan