In the great pancake vs. waffle debate, I am solidly TEAM WAFFLE. With my 30+year-old waffle maker struggling to produce a crispy cake that doesn’t stick, I hadn’t made them in some time. But lately, I’ve had a craving for waffles, so I overcame my frugal nature and replaced it. I had intended to make @Elliecoo’s Blueberry Sour Cream Coffeecake for Mother’s Day but switched gears when I realized that a waffle bar brunch was a good opportunity to see what my new appliance could do. I spent most of Saturday making waffles: plain, cornbread, and cinnamon roll. I reheated them in a 200-degree oven and served them with a variety of sweet and savory toppings. It may not be a Wafflebot, but all in all, it was a good purchase. Which side are you on, Deadsplinters? Waffles – delightfully crunchy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, or boring old pancakes?
Pro-pancake here.
I’m disappointed in you @MemeWeaver
Mom?
I’m agnostic in that I will eat either..but given the choice I’m 100% waffles all the way. I even have a waffle iron that has the same pattern as the beat-up, old trash waffle iron that I grew up with.
I liked my old waffle iron better than this new one. But at l can have waffles again.
…I still can’t really adjust my brain to think of american pancakes as pancakes but I think my love of pancakes/crêpes outdates any affection for waffles
…but…waffles have built-in syrup pockets
…do we really have to choose?
I mean, crêpes are crêpes and pancakes are pancakes. Neither the twain shall meet.
…but crêpes are still different from what we called pancakes when I was growing up…thinner & bigger for a start…whereas US pancakes are what my grandmother called “drop scones”…which would be much smaller & thicker than the pancakes of my youth…basically those occupy some sort of middle ground
Pancakes are as thin as you want em, pal. My mother used to make them basically like silver dollar pancakes in a restaurant: thin and small in diameter. A lot of people seem to make them fluffy, which I don’t prefer. But not crepe thin.
The built in syrup pockets are the best part! Pancakes soak up all the syrup. You don’t have to choose but I’m still judging you, lol.
We do not need to choose. I like both pancakes and waffles and I will straddle the fence forever on this war. They serve slightly different purposes. Crepes are superior to both though. Hmm I should find that Tanzanian crepe recipe again – I enjoyed them so much on my trip there that I found a recipe when I got home.
I’m going with savory pancakes and sweet waffles. Been trying to make decent scallion pancake for ages. Likewise kimchi pancakes. There’s a whole book, Will it Waffle, about things you can cook with a waffle iron, it’s intriguing but not retail price intriguing.
I do like scallion pancakes, I made them last week for dinner but I don’t really think of them as pancakes.
Team Palatschinken!
I’m gonna have to Google that
What about ebelskivers? I bought my wife an electric ebelskiver pan but we hardly use it. They are good & have used it for some asian cooking too but always forget about that appliance.
@HammerZeigeist They do look good. I may have to try them sometime
I love waffles, my only problem is they are not conducive to making breakfast for a bunch of people. If you want to eat together they get cold or soggy by the time everyone’s is done. My daughter made mochi waffles for us yesterday for Mother’s Day, they are awesome!
https://mochifoods.com/waffles/
On the other hand, while normal pancakes rip up my stomach for some reason, I can eat all the cottage cheese pancakes I want and they are fucking delicious!
When will you be done chewing those waffles?
They weren’t as chewy as mochi but definitely denser than regular waffles
Good daughter! You have to make the waffles ahead and keep them warm or reheat them. But not for too long or they overcook.
I have never owned, nor lived in a home with, a waffle maker. Pancakes require less equipment. I love a crepe, filled with either sweet or savory goodies. Pancakes are okay, make for an easy “breakfast for dinner” meal. But I would not say no if I was gifted a waffle maker…
I’ve never been very good at making pancakes. Waffles on the other hand are hard to screw up.
Team French Toast.
I saw a DDD episode where the restaurant he visited did French Toast dipped in crushed Capt Crunch. I did it for my girls when they were little and it was good but terribly unhealthy and then had a box of Capt Crunch to get rid of!
Try making a cream cheese and jelly sandwich, and then French toasting it.
I do love French Toast. You can make it from stale waffles too. (I hope you made a note of Elliecoo’s comment, put waffle maker on her gift list. Or buy her one next time you do something boneheaded, cheaper than a fifth dog.)
@Hannibal, hey now – we all know that that 5th dog will arrive at some point!
@Hannibal
Along with the next husband.
You know I believe you can’t have too many dogs. But why not both?
@Hannibal, you mean a fifth dog and two husbands?
@Elliecoo I meant 5 dogs and a waffle maker but I’m very open minded when it comes to how consenting adults choose to live!
I won’t turn down pancakes (or crepes) but waffles FTW.
@ bryanlsplinter You are correct, as usual.
Swedish pancakes or GTFO.
@lemmykilmister How can I trust your bourbon picks after this?
IKR? I’m a Finn. I’m supposed to hate Swedes.
Lol
I’m Team All Of The Above.
I won’t turn down pancakes and crepes as long as someone else is making them.
Typically I lean more team pancake because I’m not a huge fan of maple syrup or maple syrup-flavored corn syrup.
However if I am at a hotel where the breakfast includes a waffle iron? You bet your ass I’m making waffles and turning my arteries into corn syrup!