Monday, March 23, 2009

Don't use a Pan, use a Griddle for Pancakes

By Gary F. Fiddlebrook

To prepare pancakes, you need to start by making the pancake batter. Get a good recipe that is fairly simple to follow, and start measuring out all the ingredients. Follow the instructions on how to mix it all together and you get your batter.

Once the batter is all ready, you can make the pancakes. All you have to do is pour out the batter onto the pan, cook them up, flip, and your just about ready to eat. It's pretty simple.

Cooking pancakes isn't exactly a science, but you couldn't cook them any which way you want, either. For example, you aren't supposed to bake pancakes. Why not? Because they just wouldn't turn out right. Sticking them in the oven, you wouldn't get the kind of pancakes you're looking for.

Could you make pancakes by frying them in hot oil? No, they wouldn't be pancakes. They would probably come out pretty similar to fried dough, actually. This way they couldn't be called 'pan' cakes.

What type of pan should you cook your pancakes on? Technically, you could use a skillet or frying pan to make them and it would work, but it probably would be a little difficult. You could even use a wok if you really wanted to, but you'd have trouble.

A griddle will be the best pan to use. It is almost like the griddle was made just for making pancakes, that's how perfect it is. Get a big one or small one, one fore the stove or an electric griddle.

Electric or stove top griddles are perfect for making pancakes. It's so easy to use them to flip the pancakes over and out of the pan. Use whatever shape you want that will fit your needs.

If you cook a lot at once, an electric griddle can give that extra space you need. If you are only cooking for one, use a small round griddle for the stove and save other much needed space.

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