So, just to make sure I understand. You acknowledge there's a difference between a hotplate and a griddle. You read the post where they said the driver was using a hotplate explicitly, not a griddle. Yet because you use a griddle to make pancakes, you assume OP really meant to put griddle, not hotplate? Even though you fully understand and acknowledge the distinction between those two items?
Wasn't trying to criticize, apologies for that. I was just genuinely confused and looking to get clarification. I hope you slept well and woke up hangoverless.