How to use a pancake maker

Smooth, thin and beautiful pancakes are a delicious dish that requires some skill when baking on a regular stove. The modern range of kitchen appliances offers a wide variety of affordable and convenient pancake makers, with which you can greatly simplify the process of baking thin products due to uniform distribution and rapid heating.

What is a pancake maker

An electric pancake maker is a modern device with a flat heating surface for preparing pancakes. With its help, they turn out thin, even and do not burn. The pancake maker consists of an electric heater and a flat tray with small sides for pouring dough. In size it is oriented towards one large pancake (up to 20–25 cm in diameter).

Pancake makers have the following advantages:

1. Non-stick coating. Thanks to this, the dough does not burn even without adding vegetable oil. They bake more beautiful and have less calories than those cooked in a regular frying pan.
2. Uniform and fast heating. Due to the automatic temperature distribution, pancakes come out even for inexperienced cooks.
3. Additional functions. Manufacturers provide the possibility of installing timers and temperature controllers in some modern models.

There is a wide variety of pancake makers for different purposes. They are produced in different designs, functionality and volume of baked portions.

According to their design features, these devices are of the following types:

1. Submersible. The device looks like a small convex frying pan. The pancake maker is dipped into the dough with its heated surface, it sticks and is immediately baked. This model is rare, but it is with its help that you can get the thinnest and most accurate pancakes.
2. Closed. Such devices are similar in operating principle to a waffle iron: the heating surface is installed both above and below. Due to this, the product is baked evenly and quickly. In this case, it is necessary to calculate the amount of dough to be poured in advance, because otherwise, when closing, the ingredients will be smeared on the walls of the device.
3. Flat. The most common type of pancake maker. The dough is distributed over them using a special wooden device in the form of a stick. Thanks to this, the pancakes turn out large and thin. In the kit, manufacturers offer additional replacement attachments for waffles, muffins, pancakes and pancakes of unusual shapes.
4. For several servings. Typically, this type of device has not one, but several recesses for baking a large number of pancakes at once. They can be not only round, but also in any beautiful shape (heart, star, etc.). Such devices are very large in size and require more time to clean after use.

How to use a pancake maker

Before starting to work with a new device, you should wipe the top surface, dry it and turn it on to heat for a few minutes. This is usually indicated in the operating instructions.

The surface for pancakes does not need to be greased with vegetable oil, because...For this purpose, a special non-stick coating is provided.

ATTENTION! Using metal objects may damage the non-stick surface.

To bake pancakes, you can use the following sequence of steps:

1. Prepare the pancake dough according to the chosen recipe.
2. Turn on the device and wait until it warms up. When the device is ready, it will indicate its readiness with a special indicator.
3. Pour a small amount of dough onto the hot surface and spread it evenly using a special stick. Typically, such a device is included in the basic package.
4. Once the dough has set, turn the pancake over with a wooden spatula.
5. After cooking, carefully remove the pancake and proceed to baking the next portion.
6. At the end of the work, rinse the surface from any remaining dough and dry it naturally.

IMPORTANT! Electric crepe makers should not be washed under running water or soaked. They can only be wiped with a damp cloth.

What else can you cook in a pancake maker?

Using this device you can prepare not only pancakes, but also other confectionery products of various shapes and tastes: pancakes, croutons, muffins, cheesecakes, waffles, cake layers, etc. These can be not only sweet products, but also low-calorie dietary dishes.

ATTENTION! You cannot cook vegetable, meat and fish products on a pancake maker, as they can stick and ruin the non-stick coating.

The pancake maker not only simplifies, but also speeds up the cooking process: the surface temperature is so high that the dough is baked almost instantly. If you follow all the recommendations and gain a little experience, this device will become an indispensable assistant in preparing tasty, healthy and thin pancakes, as well as other small dough products.