And while we’re at it, what’s your opinion of pancakes and French toast?
They’re pretty good, but the problem I always have with waffles is that the moisture on the underside of a waffle builds up/condenses onto the plate, which creates sogginess. I always prefer my waffles to be very crisp, so this sogginess undermines that and introduces that awkward “crunchy but also ew soft” factor that screws up later waffle sections. I can fix this a little by putting a paper towel under them on the plate, but this feels wasteful and sometimes draws confusion from friends or family who don’t seem to care about this issue.
By this merit, I usually find pancakes preferable since they completely cover the plate under them, leaving no air for moisture to condense from, and they’re porous enough to just absorb any such moisture without a meaningful change in consistency anyway.
Anybody else experience this? Got tips for waffle technique?
To be honest not really. Just tastes kind of bland, which is why I think people need to douse them in syrup and other toppings.
For breakfast I’m all about eggs and bagels
Preposterous.
Just like humans, waffles are social creatures. They simply rely on toppings to become a better version of themselves. They are accepting of all cultures, be it sugar, syrup, chocolate or even strawberry jam. This is because as Friedrich Nietzsche said: “There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.” One topping simply cannot be the true topping.
Once a topping is placed on the waffle, it becomes part of the waffle. Part of its taste, part of its existence. It completes it. Therefore to say that a waffle is bland because it has no topping is like saying that a human is incapable of anything because you once saw a lone human in nature get eaten by a wolf.
Waffles are a reflection of humanity and you are simply running away.
I don’t mean to brag
I don’t mean to boast
but I’m intercontinental when I eat French toast
In my humble opinion: Crepes > French Toast > Pancakes > Waffles
French toast > pancakes > waffles
You dammed heathen!
Savory french toast > waffles > sweet french toast > pancakes
:D
I had cinnamon hazelenut orange french toast in a Detroit restaurant that was expertly combined, hands down the best sweet french toast ive ever had, dont add syrup.
Good versions of all three are delicious! Even average French toast is pretty good, but i can skip average waffles and pancakes.
Yes but savory french toast rules all. Red Dog Toast is also very good.
“red dog toast”
That looks delicious. Thanks!
All very good excuses to ingest maple syrup
This is the answer. They are simply delicious vehicles for butter and maple syrup (none of that fake shit either…).
It’s a good way to eat breakfast and feed my sourdough starter at the same time.
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.
Make it with rendered bacon fat instead of oil
now you’re talking
Pancakes, waffles, French toast, in that order. Waffles are amazing, but nothing beats an old fashioned diner pancake with butter and syrup.
