View Poll Results: Pancakes or Waffles?
Pancakes
20
28.99%
Waffles
44
63.77%
Neither
5
7.25%
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Pancakes or Waffles?
Mar 27, 2022 | 1:51 pm
#31
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Me too. I'm not a huge sugar fan either, and pancakes are just carbs and sugar which isn't a great start to the day. Waffles seem to me to be worse on both fronts. Maybe once a year I'll get a breakfast craving for pancakes. I don't mind a crepe every now and then, but it's not really something I look out for.
Egg preference varies a lot for me.
Egg preference varies a lot for me.
Mar 27, 2022 | 4:53 pm
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However when prepared correctly, I love the combo! And dont get me started on places that go cheap on the syrup. I want real maple syrup. I want to smell the trees!
Mar 28, 2022 | 7:23 am
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Yeah, not the corn syrup crap. I'm fortunate to have several relatives in Wisconsin that make homemade maple syrup from trees in their land. Its light years better than anything I can find in a store. I suppose the unfortunate thing is since we don't really eat pancakes and waffles, we don't use it a lot.
Mar 28, 2022 | 8:54 am
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The BEST waffle, that fits your description, is a stroopwafel. I remember discovering them in Amsterdam many years ago, before they were served on UA flights and everywhere else. But that's a sweet snack or dessert, not breakfast to me.
Yeah, not the corn syrup crap. I'm fortunate to have several relatives in Wisconsin that make homemade maple syrup from trees in their land. Its light years better than anything I can find in a store. I suppose the unfortunate thing is since we don't really eat pancakes and waffles, we don't use it a lot.
Yeah, not the corn syrup crap. I'm fortunate to have several relatives in Wisconsin that make homemade maple syrup from trees in their land. Its light years better than anything I can find in a store. I suppose the unfortunate thing is since we don't really eat pancakes and waffles, we don't use it a lot.
Mar 28, 2022 | 10:37 am
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BTW, I don't love stroopwafels. They're ok, but no love.
Mar 28, 2022 | 10:54 am
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I'm quite fond of this recipe for waffles (have never made pancakes with it because I am solidly Team Waffle). Makes a huge batch but we freeze up the extras and then can just toast them up in the morning.
Classic Sourdough Pancakes or Waffles | King Arthur Baking
Classic Sourdough Pancakes or Waffles | King Arthur Baking
Mar 28, 2022 | 2:27 pm
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I love my Steens. I use it on pancakes, waffles and biscuits among other things. 😋
https://www.steenssyrup.com
I use it on pancakes, waffles and biscuits among other things. 😋https://www.steenssyrup.com
Mar 28, 2022 | 4:15 pm
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We got a mason jar from my uncle last Easter. We still have about half left. We're going there again this Easter so I may have a jar and a half. We just really don't eat pancakes and waffles here. Although I almost talked my wife into letting me buy a waffle iron and panini press each at about 75% off on Black Friday last year. I'm not a fan of single-use kitchen items, but the prices were right. I should have just bought them and told her I found them in a box in the basement 
. Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago.
. Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago.
Mar 28, 2022 | 4:35 pm
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We got a mason jar from my uncle last Easter. We still have about half left. We're going there again this Easter so I may have a jar and a half. We just really don't eat pancakes and waffles here. Although I almost talked my wife into letting me buy a waffle iron and panini press each at about 75% off on Black Friday last year. I'm not a fan of single-use kitchen items, but the prices were right. I should have just bought them and told her I found them in a box in the basement . Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago.
. Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago. You can put them on the hash browns as well or as a substitute for honey on pizza. 
As a glaze on fish or pork or beef actually... (although you might want to thicken it even more first).As for kitchen items, depending on the stove you have, I'd probably get one of those cast iron grill plates and maybe one of those iron press things that they put on hamburger patties....might take up a bit more space but much more useful than a panini press.
Mar 28, 2022 | 4:44 pm
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We got a mason jar from my uncle last Easter. We still have about half left. We're going there again this Easter so I may have a jar and a half. We just really don't eat pancakes and waffles here. Although I almost talked my wife into letting me buy a waffle iron and panini press each at about 75% off on Black Friday last year. I'm not a fan of single-use kitchen items, but the prices were right. I should have just bought them and told her I found them in a box in the basement . Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago.
. Even with the waffle iron, I'd probably be more likely to press hash browns in there than waffle batter...that's tucked way back in my mind from some cooking show I saw years ago.
Mar 29, 2022 | 5:42 am
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Fored to express a preference, I'd go with pancakes,but will be trying chicken and waffles when in LA later in the week!.
Mar 29, 2022 | 7:07 am
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And you have a point about the thickness. It seems slightly thinner than the maple syrup I've had elsewhere, which I consider a positive, so it does need to thicken as a glaze.
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Mar 29, 2022 | 7:26 am
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No offense, but none of these things sound very good to me, other than pork, which we have used it on as a spicy-sweet glaze. I just don't like savory foods to taste sweet I guess. I know that's not a mainstream opinion and am not criticizing your recommendations. I've ordered chicken and waffles once to try it, and it's fine, but I'd prefer the two to be separate.
And you have a point about the thickness. It seems slightly thinner than the maple syrup I've had elsewhere, which I consider a positive, so it does need to thicken as a glaze.
And you have a point about the thickness. It seems slightly thinner than the maple syrup I've had elsewhere, which I consider a positive, so it does need to thicken as a glaze.
As for it's viscosity, considering how much you have to boil down sap for it to become syrup, it's no wonder why it's so expensive. That's part of the reason why a lot of the manufacturers add corn syrup to help thicken it up (and lower the cost).
Mar 29, 2022 | 12:15 pm
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As many have already said, I prefer the waffles if they're fresh-made. If they're frozen out of a box then I'll go for the pancakes. (Actually, I prefer French toast to either of them -- but that wasn't the question.)
The main reason to prefer waffles? They don't tend to drink they syrup themselves. More pancakes than not seem to absorb the syrup without getting any moister, so there's just a little bit of flavor in your mouthful of what might as well be pencil eraser gum (yep, some pancakes are that bad!).
The main reason to prefer waffles? They don't tend to drink they syrup themselves. More pancakes than not seem to absorb the syrup without getting any moister, so there's just a little bit of flavor in your mouthful of what might as well be pencil eraser gum (yep, some pancakes are that bad!).