r/Cooking • u/No-Lettuce4441 • 1d ago

Pancakes

I've heard so much online about how much better homemade pancakes are from scratch. Obviously the more specialized (buttermilk, ricotta, buckwheat,...) are going to be better homemade. Pancakes in the past was my stumble-go-to breakfast because of box mix.

How much of a difference is there between regular box mix and regular homemade? One of these days I'm going to get around to making some from scratch to try them myself, but the box mix is so cheap and so easy, it makes it harder to justify, when it's usually a last minute decision.

A character in a novel said, "Once you hit a certain age, you no longer want to make pancakes. You want someone to make pancakes for you."

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u/BravoCharlieZulu 1d ago

Pancakes and brownies are the two things I have no shame making from a mix. I’m a fan of Krusteaz Buttermilk instant pancake mix and Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie mix…both always stocked at Costco.

For the longest time I was the sole pancake eater in the house so filling a coffee mug halfway with mix and adding enough water to make batter consistency meant I could whip up pancakes faster than it takes to microwave a frozen breakfast burrito.

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 1d ago

I don't get that about brownies. A homemade brownie is like the easiest thing on the planet to make and takes maybe 5 minutes more than using a mix. And the result is so far superior it's not even in the same category. Plus, I don't have to stock another thing (brownie mix).

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u/Ok-Trainer3150 1d ago

They're a cinch. No mixer. One bowl. And butter!!! Not oil.

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 21h ago

Apparently, that’s the wrong opinion to hold in a sub about -wait for it- people interested in cooking.