And while we're at it, what's your opinion of pancakes and French toast?
Waffles are superior to pancakes, french toast is in it's own lane vibing.
How have you never tried French toast?? Get thee to a supermarket stat!
I don't mean to brag
I don't mean to boast
but I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast
I would go Pancake -> French Toast -> Waffles.
All are good but pancakes are the food of the gods.
Oh yeah I would go crepes for sure! I'm from Europe so I was thinking more of the crepe-y kind of pancakes anyway.
I always used to assume crêpes when people said 'pancake' but I have since learned of the American pancake and how different it is.
Crêpes are the best. Love a savoury crêpe so much.
Waffles are king, pancakes are solid, French toast is kinda tricksy.
One of these days I'mma buy a cast iron waffle maker cause all the electric ones I've tried ate shit after a few months of regular use.
Now pancakes are solid as they're easy to make and it only takes a bit of practice to cook them right.
Pancake Pro-Tip: If you wanna make a home made hot pocket, make a pancake batter recipe with a bit less liquid and a bit more flour to thicken it up (if you've got the time, cool the mix down in a fridge for a while to help with thickening). Cook up the pocket's guts and set to the side, pour some batter on the skillet and let it cook long enough to get some bubbles in the center (lets you know that the bottom should be cooked well enough), spoon some guts into the center, and then ladle on some more batter over the top to cover the guts. By then, the bottom should be well set and you can flip it over without too much trouble.
French Toast... gotta have the cheapest whitest bread around or really crusty french bread. The dense loaves of like, multi grain style bread, never seem to soak up the egg mixture enough to really be satisfying.
It's a good way to eat breakfast and feed my sourdough starter at the same time.
Love them, especially when they're nice and crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. Lather it in butter and pour on the maple syrup. Can't get enough.
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Good versions of all three are delicious! Even average French toast is pretty good, but i can skip average waffles and pancakes.
I like all of them, I only have them occasionally though. I can't say there is a better one but of the three I've had pancakes more than the other two.
Waffles: Not that hard to do right, you just need to separate the eggwhites and whisk them hard before reintegration.
Pancakes: The breakfast workhorse. Great with a fried egg on top. Make it with rendered bacon fat instead of oil and a yoghurt-water mix instead of buttermilk for a richer flavor.
French toast: I don't know who is out here teaching people this should be a sweet dish and garnishing it with sugar. When made savory, it's the best of the three and not at all difficult to make if you have a good egg whisk and the right kind of bread. But it should only have enough sugar in it to help the outside caramelize! One tablespoon per three eggs is enough. Make sure you salt the eggsop, too.
Best recipe I've found for pancakes (I use kefir instead of buttermilk), better than any mix I've bought, and great tips for perfecting for pancakes:
https://cooking-classy.com/buttermilk-pancakes/
Otherwise pancakes are often kinda meh, and I apparently don't like maple syrup enough for it to redeem all pancakes.
French toast is tasty but I haven't perfected or found a great recipe. Waffles requires yet another kitchen appliance which just isn't happening right now. Which means it all depends on the restaurant.
Aren't buttermilk and kefir basically the same thing? Now I haven't had american buttermilk so I can't really give my opinion on the matter, but I've heard something or the other about them being the same thing.
Edit: found the video https://youtu.be/xTiKv5-lJvM?feature=shared 8:20
They're pretty similar; kefir, buttermilk, and yogurt are all kinda the same thing. In the US what you get at the grocery store is probably going to be standardized around different textures and flavors though. And in the case of yogurt, 50 percent sugar and added random flavors.