There's something about cooking pancakes at home that provides a feeling of comfort – or maybe we just love them because they are so darn delicious! Whether pancakes are your go-to weekend family breakfast or you're so obsessed that you've deemed them an official food group, having a quality pancake griddle can ensure that your flapjacks always come out fabulous. Read on to learn about the 12 best pancake griddles Wayfair has to offer.

How to Choose the Best Pancake Griddle

To help you choose from among the best pancake griddles, here are some considerations:

Pancake Quantity: The quantity of pancakes you make in your household will help you decide how large you want your pancake griddle to be. Also to keep in mind is your storage space. Look at the cooking area, and see if the manufacturer estimates how many pancakes you can make at once.

Easy Clean-Up: Pancake batter (and all of the delicious add-ins you'll be sprinkling in) can get messy. If having a dishwasher-safe pancake griddle is important to you, or if you'd prefer to wipe it down with a damp cloth, check the care instructions on items you're considering.

Special Features: You don't really need a lot of bells and whistle, since all you really need is a hot griddle to get the job done. That said, some griddles have temperature settings, or pull double duty with removable plates so you can also grill meats, veggies or sandwiches.

Once you have a good idea of the type of pancake griddle you want, you're ready to go shopping. Explore our top picks for the best pancake griddles.

The 12 Best Pancake Griddles

Best Overall Griddle: Presto Tilt'nDrain Griddle

A griddle that cooks fast, holds a large quantity of pancakes, and is easy to clean? Sounds like one of the best pancake griddles to us! The Presto Tilt'nDrain Griddle checks off all the marks on our list of best pancake griddles for all these reasons. Not only does this griddle have a quick heat time and cook time, but it’s able to cook up to 10 pancakes at a time! Its nonstick surface makes cleaning a breeze, since there will be no food scraps left behind, and the simple tilt-and-drain mechanism with the built-in drain box makes cooking greasy foods like bacon or sausage even easier to maintain.

Best Classic Griddle: Presto Cool-Touch Electric Griddle

The Presto Cool-Touch Electric Griddle is one of the best pancake griddles – a solid and affordable choice to complement your pancake-making prowess. What we like is that it has a cool-touch base to help you avoid accidentally burning your fingertips. It's also fully immersible and dishwasher-safe (just remove the heat control). And the slide-out drip tray makes it easy to clean the remnants of bacon and sausage, too. Be aware that it doesn't have a nonstick surface, so butter up accordingly.

Best Nonstick Griddle: Hamilton Beach 38519R Reversible Durathon Ceramic Griddle

For a reasonable price-point, this medium-sized pancake griddle (with space enough for eight four-inch pancakes) from Hamilton Beach stands out for its Durathon ceramic nonstick coating. The extra strong construction makes it resistant to cracks and scratches, and users say it's super easy to clean, as the griddle plate comes out for the sink or dishwasher. Also, you can reverse what side the cord is on, which avoids potential struggles to reach the outlet.

Best for Brunch Buffets: Hamilton Beach Reversible Griddle

If you're feeding a few kids or enjoy hosting brunch, the large surface area and unique design of the Hamilton Beach Reversible Griddle will serve you well. Its best feature is a reversible tray that gives you two sides of a flat griddle, or a grill. This makes it easy to use one side for pancakes and the other to grill bacon, sausage, or chicken (chicken and pancakes, anyone?). It's also nonstick and dishwasher safe, which keeps food from sticking to the plates and easy to clean.

Best Budget Griddle: Proctor-Silex Electric Griddle

This electric griddle from Proctor-Silex is great for your first apartment thanks to its wallet-friendly price-point and reliability – plus it's so easy to clean with the help of a dishwasher cloth because of its nonstick surface that’s dishwasher-friendly. It's ideal when you're making breakfast for just one or two with its family size surface area, or you can use it as a grill at dinnertime, where the drip tray and cool-touch handles come in handy.

Best Griddle for a Crowd: Presto Family-Size Electric Tilt-n-Fold Griddle

With 254 square inches of cooking surface, this powerhouse griddle from Presto cooks up to 10 pancakes or a dozen eggs at once. We love it for its versatility, as it goes from a level grilling surface for breakfast items to a tilted draining surface for meats. Because the legs fold down, it's easy to store, but note that it's not recommended for the dishwasher.

Best Griddle for Individuals: Presto Liddle Griddle®

If you just have yourself to feed and don’t need all the extra space, then this Presto Liddle Griddle® mini-griddle is for you. Its smaller size makes this griddle perfect for individuals who can eat up to two servings. Coming with all the standard features of larger griddles like a grease tray, electric heating, and dishwasher-safe compartments, with this choice you get the experience of a larger griddle in a smaller size.

Best Sleek-Looking Griddle: Dash Everyday Griddle

If you plan on leaving your griddle out on the countertop, you might as well go for a style that looks good. The Dash Everyday Griddle comes in slick aqua or red, and also in black or white if you want to keep things neutral. But it's not just about looks – the temperature controls provide even heating, and clean up is cinch thanks to the nonstick surface.

Best Griddle for Home Chefs: BroilKing Professional Nonstick Griddle With Back

Love diner-style breakfasts? You can flip some flapjacks and everything else, too, on this mini version of a diner-style griddle. The backsplash keeps your countertops clean, and it's made of high-quality cast iron cooking surface and durable stainless steel.

Best All-in-One Griddle: GreenPan Bistro Ultimate Gourmet Grill

If you want your pancake griddle to pull double duty as a grill for indoor cookouts, this gourmet grill from GreenPan will give you the best of both worlds for pancake time. It features a grill side and griddle side so you can cook pancakes on the flat griddle while grilling bacon or sausage on the grill. With a griddle plate, grill plate, and nonstick surfaces, it can become your go-to appliance for pancakes and beyond.

Best Griddle for Storage: Presto 22" Ceramic Electric Griddle

Once breakfast is complete and your griddle is cleaned up, the Presto 22" Ceramic Electric Griddle takes storage up a notch with its removable handles. Removing the handles makes storing this griddle super discreet thanks to its slender build, but when the griddle is in use, you’ll love the lengthy room for making breakfast! This griddle is slightly longer in length than standard griddles and has enough space for up to 11 pancakes at one time – it’s a no-brainer for one of the best pancake griddles to have.

Best Fast-Heating Griddle: Ovente Non Stick Electric Grill

For the times you wake up starving for some pancakes, let the Ovenete Nonstick Electric Griddle with its quick heat time get your cakes on the plate fast! In just a matter of minutes, you’ll be ready to start cooking your pancakes on the nonstick surface that requires no oil. Just pay attention to the preheat light that will turn from orange to green when it's ready!

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Written by Dawn Papandrea

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