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Originally Posted by macafee2
... what is the difference between cooking on a griddle and cooking in a frying pan?
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That's a good question Ian! As
clf says, one definition is that a griddle is a circular iron plate which, as you say, is little different from a frying pan or hotplate except that cooking oil won't be retained. The dictionary also says that 'griddle' is a variation of gridiron which is not a plate at all! I have a very shallow pan with raised ribs which produce the attractive scorch marks characteristic of cooking without added fat or oil. I've always called that a griddle pan!
What is a barbecue? It's for cooking food specifically flavoured by the red hot coals so it requires a gridiron. A solid plate of any kind would defeat the object.
A similar outdoor cooking appliance using gas flames is
not a barbecue. This is the method favoured in America and to be fair to them they call it a grill, which it is, if you look at it upside down!
So there you have it Ian; confusion reigns!
Simon