Poll: Escapist: Waffles vs. Pancakes

[athan1214]

i say pan you say cakes pan cakes pan cakes.

 

[Demons_Bane]

Waffles..Pancakes....Waffles...PANCAKES! I can't choose this is decision only leads to a heinous result. I choose both.

 

[Wereduck]

Interesting - I'd go with pancakes for their tactical flexibility.
Certainly the waffle can withstand the addition of post-preparation toppings with little-to-no effect on the waffle itself. However, one finds pancakes with an extraordinary variety of additions during preparation. All kinds of things can be chopped into pancake batter and be awesome whereas they're only distractions when added cold on top (as with waffle-toppings).

Admittedly, I'm not aware of any reason why one couldn't put the same variety of ingredients into waffle batter too but I've rarely seen it done. To me that suggests that getting creative with the batter creates technical problems (e.g. too much chance of waffles sticking to the iron or disintegrating during release or somesuch). Any waffle cookers out there who can speak on this from experience?

That is actually the exact reason that trying to add things to waffle batter doesn't work. Unlike a pancake that's cooked quickly on each side, the extra surface area of a waffle makes it hard to maintain a smooth product with a chunky batter. It also complicated matters if the add-in can melt (like chocolate) because this will almost guarantee sticking. The only type of pre-cooking addition that will work with waffles is a liquid or semi-liquid addition like peanut butter (Peanut butter waffles topped with preserves are f-ing awesome BTW).

Pancakes are far more conducive to pre-cooking additives while waffles offer more structural stability after cooking. In light of this, I'm just going to call it a tie...

Actually, make that a 3-way tie because crepes are also awesome.

(Normally I'd make a sarcastic comment about the absurdity of us breaking down breakfast items into a precision science, but as an engineering student and cooking enthusiast it's my duty to take this to the logical extreme. On an unrelated note, I've attempted to make bacon pancakes in the past. They worked illogically well.)

Thanks, you just saved me from many frustrating weekends of breakfast experiments.
I've seen peanut butter pancakes in a Manhattan diner and they were good but they were the post-cooking sandwich type. Now I'm not sure whether my next project should be on PB batter or bacon integration.

 

[InnerRebellion]

Waffles... because Belgian waffles are amazing.

 

[SadisticPretzel]

Do You Like Waffles? is my text ringer. I think you can guess which side I fall on.

 

[Peteron]

I like waffles more, pancakes are too filling and don't taste as good

 

[ErodedFaith]

Hate them both. As well as french toast. And crepes.

 

[onewheeled]

Waffles all the way.

But if french toast were included, that would win every time. French toast is the bomb.

 

[Count Igor]

Pancakes or Crepes?
Because I go with Team Crepe. SO MUCH NICER.

 

[Roamin11]

Waffles... I like my waffle iron, its so sleek and good lookin on my kitchen counter! Unlike my frying pan for pancakes which sticks and leaves me ashamed when I have people still around to serve breakfast too

 

[iThinkCat]

Wakka Waffle Wakka!

 

[Jack and Calumon]

Waffles? Don?t you mean carrots? HAHAHAHA

*Ahem* Sorry.

I prefer Pancakes, as the waffles I have consist of chewyness that feels unnatural. Besides, Pancakes have their own day for eating. Put that in your crispy indents and retain it, Waffles.

Calumon: Uhh... Can't we say they're equally good?

 

[Seraj]

Here in England waffles aren't that popular, unlike pancakes.

It all depends on what type of waffles for me.

I mean I would take a belgian butter waffle any day over pancakes but I like all pancakes equally, waffles have too many varieties, too much for a simple lemon head.

 

[The Hairminator]

Obviously waffles, and only waffles. Why any degenerated kretins would even think of saying pancakes is beyond me.

 

[The Hairminator]

Double post for waffles.

 

[Thundero13]

Umm you need to be a bit more specific, here in the land of Eire (Ireland) we don't have ordinary waffles we only have potato waffles but i've had waffles abroad and, umm I think I prefer... waffles, pancakes are great and all but I can associate waffles with chocolate where as the best I can associate pancakes with is jam, also waffles are an odd shape and therefore better.

 

[blankedboy]

Hard to beat that argument.

 

[antidonkey]

Waffles. Definitely waffles. With that said, there's no way I'd ever turn down pancakes though.

If waffles are 100 then pancakes are 99.5 with french toast around the 97 mark. All are amazing and I love them and eat way to much when they are present.

 

[Souplex]

Waffles for life!
*Crushes pancake supporters under the waffle truck*

Waffles are by far better tasting than pancakes, but unless you have a handy waffle trunk around, it's easier to make pancakes (cheaper too).

But the waffle truck comes every Saturday. Sure people in places that aren't New York don't have access, but who cares aboot those guys?