A comal is a type of flat griddle that is used for cooking.
A flat top grill is a commercial cooking appliance that resembles a griddle, but the heat element is circular rather than straight up and down as found in a griddle. As such, they can be found at restaurant supply companies.
Griddle or grill
The best brand for stove top griddle is Chef's Design. I own one myself and absolutely love it!
Of course it will work. The griddle size and the cooker size needs to allow the cooker to sit flat on the griddle to allow efficient transfer of heat. Check griddle temp with cooking thermometer for correctness.
The Spanish word "comal" translates into English as a "griddle". A griddle is a flat, heavy earthenware pan which is used in the UK for cooking flat scones or pancakes. In Spain it might have been used to cook tortillas.
Griddle pans (usually called simply "griddles") are heavy pans with a broad flat surface, used for baking pancakes and other flatbreads on the top of a stove. They often are made of iron and seasoned with lard or other fats. Eggs, sausages, burgers and vegetables such as sliced onions and peppers can be prepared on griddles.
There was a Latin word Craticula which passed into French as Gredil meaning a flat heated surface
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I want to griddle tonight. I smell bacon on the griddle!
A small flat round of bread, baked on a griddle and usually served toasted.
When the burgers are cooked on the griddle, they steam the bun on top of the meat patty.