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grid·dle
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l
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noun,
verb,
grid·dled,
grid·dling.
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)
4.
to cook on a griddle:
Griddle two eggs for me,
will
you?
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
gridel, gredil
<
Old French
gridil, gredil;
see
grill
1
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griddle
(ˈɡrɪd
ə
l)
—
n
1.
(
Brit
) 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
—
vb
3.
(
tr
) to cook (food) on a griddle
[C13: from Old French
gridil,
from Late Latin
crātīculum
(unattested) fine wickerwork; see
grill
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
griddle
early 13c., from O.N.Fr. gredil, from L. craticula (see
grill
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
For pancakes and waffles, add the blueberries as soon as the batter has been
poured on the
griddle
or waffle iron.
Instead of using a microwave, you can heat the tortillas on a skillet or
griddle
until the cheese melts.
Coat a large, non-stick frying pan or
griddle
with non-stick cooking spray.
Coat a large, nonstick frying pan or
griddle
with nonstick cooking spray.
Lightly coat the
griddle
or skillet with cooking spray and heat on medium.
It wouldn't have to have perfect focus, only good enough that all reflected light hits the bottom of the pot or
griddle
.
When making pancakes and waffles, add the blueberries as soon as the batter has been poured on the
griddle
or waffle iron.
Cast iron may be used as a food-contact surface only if the surface is heated, such as in grills,
griddle
tops and skillets.
To test the
griddle
to see if it is hot, sprinkle it with a few drops of water.
Flip the tortilla off of the plastic onto a hot
griddle
.
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