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griddle

[grid-l] / ˈgrɪd l /
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grill
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Essentially a massive skillet, a good griddle can just as easily turn out pancakes for breakfast, paninis for lunch, or, yes, chicken thighs for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

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

Prepare bread in batches according to how many slices your skillet or griddle can hold at one time by dipping each slice of bread into eggnog mixture.

From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2023

Coal stood in front of the griddle and started pouring.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

That price tag reflects the Steelfire’s build quality, more like a premium skillet than the basic steel found on most griddles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He griddles fresh muffins every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at South Park coffee shop/wine bar Good Voyage.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

The hot dogs are cooked on griddles, not in the so-called dirty water of hot-dog carts.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Another will serve Japanese teppanyaki, where chefs cook flamboyantly on huge griddles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

There are cooks in black T-shirts, frying eggs and potatoes on sizzling griddles.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The Order: The Tuna Bacon B.L.T. features smoked tuna, thinly sliced and griddled until crisp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

My panini press — a hulking little beast that has formally replaced my air fryer because I love a griddled sandwich that much — handles the job beautifully.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

"It's an old traditional food that's been eaten for years and years", he said of the griddled bread.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

But in the hands of our friends across the Atlantic, tacos go positively mental — from places like France or Belgium, I’ve seen far too menu items dubbed “tacos” that look like griddled calzones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

Never under such dark and griddled elms had the outlaws feasted upon their venison.

From The Works of Max Beerbohm by Sir Max Beerbohm

It was pre-dawn and I was griddling English muffins because I had misread my notes and forgotten there was another rise.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025

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 ● Apr. 23, 2024

Leah Anne Jaros of D.C. ups the ante on the exterior by sprinkling garlic powder over the butter- or mayo-coated sides before griddling, for a garlic-bread-inspired riff that is just so smart.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021

Mayo works best when spread on the bread before griddling.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021

In fact, grilling is out, and griddling is in.

From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2021


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