Editing Griddle (section)

===Great Britain===
In Britain, the griddle is also called girdle and is used for instance for making [[scones]].<ref name=Collins/> It can take the shape of a thick iron plate, round and held from above by a half-hoop handle.<ref name=Collins/>

The traditional Scottish "girdle" has a flat [[wrought iron]] disk with an upturned rim to which a semicircular hoop handle is attached, allowing it to be suspended over the fire from a central chain and hook.<ref>{{cite web |title= Griddle |publisher= TheFreeDictionary.com |quote='''griddle''' (ˈɡrɪdəl) ''n'' 1. (Cookery) Also called: '''girdle''' ''Brit'' a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/griddle |access-date= 17 October 2015}}</ref> Girdles are used for cooking [[Scone (bread)|scones]], [[Bannock (British food)|bannocks]], [[pancake]]s and [[oatcake]]s.<ref name=nefa>{{cite web |title= Archive - At Home on the Farm |work= NEFA - The North East Folklore Archive - Junior Section |publisher= Aberdeenshire Council |url= http://www.nefa.net/nefajnr/archive/peopleandlife/land/farmhome.htm |access-date=2 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=scran>{{Cite web |title= Scran - Cooking oatcakes, or bannocks, on a girdle. Turnabrain, Glenesk, Angus, 1967 |url= http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-467-096-C |access-date= 2 August 2011}}</ref>

The traditional Welsh [[bakestone]] is similar, circular with a one-piece handle, typically cast iron, {{convert|1|cm|1|abbr=on}} in thickness. It is used to cook [[Welsh cake]]s, [[Crumpet#The English crumpet|pikelets]], and [[crepe]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Barraud |first1= Winifred K. |title= Bakestone tradition |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 November 1962 |location= London |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Welsh Bakestone Or Planc |website= Antique Kitchenalia |url= http://antiquekitchenalia.com/welsh-bakestone-planc/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150810220212/http://antiquekitchenalia.com/welsh-bakestone-planc/ |archive-date= 10 August 2015 |access-date= 9 November 2013}}</ref>