Heated metal cooking surface (7)
I believe the answer is:
griddle
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heated metal cooking surface</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for griddle that I've seen before include "Cook" , "Flat heated surface used for cooking" , "cooking utensil" , "Heated metal cooking surface" , "cooking accessory" .)