a home appliance having a griddle cover includes an appliance body ; a cooktop on the appliance body and having a griddle ; a griddle cover for removable disposition on the griddle for protecting the griddle from contaminants , the griddle cover including a cover body having a plurality of support elements on the cover body ; and a mounting arrangement for removably mounting the griddle cover to the griddle including a plurality of feet mounted to the support elements for supporting the griddle cover on the griddle .