Kitchen

[CLEM]

I love pancakes, but never make them.  What is a pancake cooker?

[Zhills]

I've used all these pans to make pancakes also but how do you know which temperature to use without wasting the 1st pancake?  Every pan on every stove heats differently. 

[Mothertrucker]

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@Zhills wrote:

I've used all these pans to make pancakes also but how do you know which temperature to use without wasting the 1st pancake?  Every pan on every stove heats differently. 

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You pretty much always waste the first pancake..its still edible of course, I eat it, but it isnt pretty to look at, thus the term "wasted" is more for looks than taste...

Even on Food Network, when I have seen them mke pancakes, they always say the first one is "wasted"..

I prefer to think of the first pancake as being the "primer" for the ones to follow...

[Poodlepet2]

My mom taught me to do the "dancing water" test. Sprinkle a few drops of water on the pan: if your pan is hot, they will dance or evaporate immediately. If the drops just sit, the pan isn't ready. I always test the temperature by testing with about a teaspoon of batter: sometimes the pan can be too hot.

There is practice involved with making pancakes: until you learn, make small cakes that you can easily flip.

Poodlepet2

[Campion]

I was sent one as a gift years ago.

I have to say, I found it made the pancakes rather tough.

What I've found that makes the BEST pancakes, if you have a family serious about their weekend breakfasts, is a cast iron griddle. 

You keep it in that drawer under the stove (because it's heavy) and it cooks pancakes evenly and it requires little greasing when it's fully seasoned. 

[momtochloe]

Tee hee, QVC sells these (you can save a couple for your gift closet):

http://www.qvc.com/Yes-Chef!-Set-of-3-Personal-Griddles-w-Gift-Boxes.product.K42902.html?sc=K42902-Z...

[RinaRina]

Oh, YUMMY, Ladies!  Just had lunch!

I haven't made pancakes since I was 9 yrs. old (at least a 1/2 century ago) and they were Dee-licious!

Can I store the leftover batter in the fridge for tomorrow, or must I toss it?

[chessylady]

I cook all the batter into pancakes, separate them with waxed paper, put into a zip lock bag and freeze them. Anytime I want pancakes, I just put the frozen ones into the microwave and have breakfast.

[momtochloe]

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@RinaRina wrote:

Oh, YUMMY, Ladies!  Just had lunch!

I haven't made pancakes since I was 9 yrs. old (at least a 1/2 century ago) and they were Dee-licious!

Can I store the leftover batter in the fridge for tomorrow, or must I toss it?

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@RinaRina I have a shaker container that I use for pancake/waffle batter and I keep it in the fridge for more than a few days and it is always great (as you can see I have lived to tell the tale . . . ).  I wouldn't push it past more than four days but anything overnight (for me) is fine.