Talk:Griddle

message: The intro says "a round sheet of metal", but the thingy in the image is not round. Rl 13:37, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Shape

message: Can we get a photo of an actual griddle used in the kitchen of a diner or restaurant (the large kind, on which hamburgers or pancakes are cooked)? Badagnani (talk) 21:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actual restaurant griddle 

message: Cooking on a grill is called grilling.
What is cooking on a griddle called? griddeling?
I suppose if there is a bit of oil/fat on the grill, it is frying, but this article claims "A griddle ... may be used with or without oil."
--68.0.124.33 (talk) 23:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The phrase "may be used with or without oil" means without added oil. The process is always frying. If the food really has no oil content, then you might call it scorching or just heating.209.86.76.91 (talk) 06:25, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is cooking on a griddle called? 

message: I suggest merging comal (cookware) into this article. Most cultures have a similar device, no reason for the Mexican version to be treated differently (I have both, they are indistinguishable). Note that this is a different issue for the Indian tava, where the surface is actually slightly concave. FiveRings (talk) 15:38, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, can we get a picture?FiveRings (talk) 19:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This tamale is being served on a small, concave, barro comal that is used to warm individual items; However they come in much larger sizes too. I'll take a couple more pics without food tomorrow.  --nsaum75¡שיחת!‎ 00:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's an image of a barro comal showing its concave shape.
*not sure... I agree there's an issue. Locally people use the word griddle more often for the cookware device, rather than what's referred to in the article as a commercial griddle. I tried an edit just now using the description 'simple griddle' to try to explain the difference better. Not sure what the best way to do this is - but I want to make sure that it's possible to find text about the simple device and that it's not submerged completely by the big commercial devices just because someone wrote lots about these. Rowmn (talk) 00:25, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  merging comal 

message: I have a few issues with the pictures here:
* The picture about spalling might benefit from a few more words of explanation. With the yellowish hue and with all the talk of hexavalent chromium it took me a while to see that you're not confusing a chrome plated surface with a chromate conversion coating.
* The picture with the temperature profiles definitely needs more explanation. I'm an engineer, but I can't figure out what the hell you're trying to illustrate, as there is barely any clue as to what is shown in these pictures.
Apart from that I'm quite impressed with all the technical details of griddle construction! Thanks! --BjKa (talk) 23:24, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chrome surfaces 

message: No article can avoid being misleading and confusing the user if the definition isn't clear, complete, and concise. The definition, in its entirety, must be at the very beginning of the lead.
This all seems common sense, but it's so often disregarded, as it was here. I'm not an English native-speaker and came here to learn what griddle exactly means - and got mislead. As a noun, it means not one, but two related things: both
*(certain) a flat metal pan, and
*(certain) a flat metal surface of a stove heated from below for cooking.
No dictionary is mentioning the following definition:
*(problematic) the whole machine, with heating system below PLUS a flat metal surface for cooking above.
Fact is, a Google image search for griddle almost only brings up complete machines (some 90%). Amazon and other shopping platforms, as well as cooking websites, seem to prefer this meaning. Since Wiki does take into consideration vernacular uses of terms, as it should, I will add this meaning to the definition. If you have a dictionary offering this definition, please add it; for now I'll be posting one of the first websites showing up on a Google search, which at least does belong to a reputable publisher, Condé Nast, which I hope makes it a RS (reliable source).
*As a verb, it means to cook on a griddle.
Here-below the definitions i collected from reputable dictionaries in their online form. Using all in the article would be oversourcing, but here they can be used by fellow editors.
Please help out and fix the definition. The entire effort goes to hell if the base is shaky. Thank you.
DEFINITIONS:
*"We tested 9 highly rated griddles—of both the electric and stovetop varieties...", with the "electric variety" consisting of both the "cooktop" (the integrated actual griddle), and its own heating device. (Epicurious/Condé Nast)
*a flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
*a flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking (Oxford Advanced American Dictionary)
*a flat metal surface of a stove heated from below for cooking, or a flat metal pan (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
*Various dictionaries via Collins online dictionaries:
-COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary:
A griddle is a round, flat, heavy piece of metal which is placed on a cooker or fire and used for cooking.
-Collins English Dictionary:
in British English
1.  Also called: girdle (British)
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
-Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition:
in American English
1.  a heavy, flat metal plate with a handle, or a special flat, heated surface on the top of a stove, used for cooking pancakes and other foods
Word origin
C13: from Old French gridil, from Late Latin crātīculum (unattested) fine wickerwork; see grill
-"Most material", whatever that means:
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, esp. on the top of a stove, for cooking food a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle
3. old-fashioned (in upstate New York)
a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove
TRANSITIVE VERB
4. to cook on a griddle
Arminden (talk) 10:55, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  DEFINITION first - and get it right; sources 

message: If only in Scotland, please correct accordingly: remove it from the lead, and in the "Traditional & early modern" section merge the "UK" paragraph into the strictly Scottish one. Thanks. Arminden (talk) 14:52, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, there's an unreffed claim in the lead that griddles are called 'frying pans' in the UK. This is nonsense. --Ef80 (talk) 15:32, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is confused as it doesn't seem to be about frying pans, but instead about heated metal trays used in commercial kitchens. It sounds like in some countries there are domestic versions of that, but I've not seen in England. Secretlondon (talk) 12:39, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is "girdle" used all across the UK, or just in Scotland? 

message: Somebody dropped a huge amount of technical details straight out of an engineering textbook onto the page, but omitted to reference 90% of it –see Griddle#Residential (short), and Griddle#Commercial (humongous). This being Wikipedia, not somebody's cheat sheet for the next technology exam, I propose removing most if not all of it as useless ballast. Does any one know where this could serve a good purpose, so that it's not totally wasted? Arminden (talk) 15:36, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced, humongous technical ballast