Does anyone here have a comal?

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I'm not really sure the best place to even shop for one of these.

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Surely you've heard of Amazon, yes?

I've seen them for sale at Mexican grocery stores. You might try that to see one in person. The ones I've seen seem to be good quality in terms of weight and thickness.

I have two of these. Some folks call them griddles. They are great for heading tortillas. I sometimes pour my cornbread batter on a hot one when I want thin cornbread.

Those look more like discadas to me.

I have a round cast iron one like Spotcheckbilly posted. It is definitely a comal, and I also have an oval cast iron one that has "comal "stamped on the handle.

Not sure disadas is right either, that's more like a shallow wok. Walmart sells a Convex Comal that's similar to the picture you have.

I looked up comals. Most are cast iron like I've always seen. At first glance the OP's pic looked more like a discada, but you are correct, they are slightly higher on the sides and are sometimes called cowboy woks. Kent Rollins has a good video of him cooking on one.

None of the discadas I've seen really have the hump in the middle. I finally found what the OP is looking for, and it is called ,of all things, a "humped comal". Search that and you will find many different sources to buy one.

The whole thing looks pretty bizarre to me, but obviously there are some who like cooking on that particular design.

If I were buying something like this, I think I would prefer the discada, as it is much more versatile. It's a big griddle that you could cook mexican feasts for a crowd with, and you could even fry fish in it in a pinch. You can toast or cook your tortillas around the edge instead of in the center when your meat and vegetables are done.

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Eight Deuce, I need to find me one of those to add to my cast iron collection (which ain't much of one). I use a 12" cast iron skillet for most of my cooking.

I do like the idea of one of these comals though. I like the utility of that convex shape. Doubt I'll buy one, my cabinets are already too full of other cookware.

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I found one at Goodwill, but they are hard to find. I guess people don't want to part with them. Got a smaller one that I will refinish when it gets a little cooler.

Amazon has been cheap, overproduced Chinese crap for years now. OP asking for places to shop for a quality product is a legit question.