Crêpe maker
A crepe maker is a cooking device used to make crepes, galettes, pancakes, blinis or tortillas. It should not be mistaken for a regular pan or a crepe pan.
Origins
Crepe makers were originally large cast-iron plates set over the fire to cook cereal-based batters. The machines have since evolved and the cast-iron plates were set on top of stainless steel frames. These first machines were electric machines, and later on, gas crepe griddles were developed as well. Professional cast-iron crepe makers usually need to be seasoned, even though non-stick cast-iron griddles are now commonly found on the market. Their quality though, remains clearly lower than seasonable griddles, only similar to teflon crepe makers.
Denomination
Crepe cooking machines are commonly referred to as crepe makers or crepe griddles.
They are also known as billig, mainly in Brittany, France, where crêpes originate. Billig is a mutated form of the breton word pillig meaning "crepe maker".[1]