Pancake maker test: American large diameter rolls

Many people make pancakes at home. For Shrove Tuesday – practically everything. But in the hot season it is not very pleasant to stand by the red-hot stove, and we want to fry pancakes. To help cook these dishes easily and with maximum comfort electric pancake makers will help.

Of course, the pancakes turn out well on pancake pans, but all kinds of cafes accustomed us to the pancakes of large diameter. You won’t find such frying pans, but there are electric pancake fryers, on which you can fry a pancake 30 cm in diameter.

We present the participants

In our test, 4 pancake machines from different manufacturers took part:

Pancake makers	Bomann CM 2221 CB	Land Life BC-11	Tefal crep’party duaL PY6001	UNIT UGP-50
Features	1 pancake d 29 cm	immersion, d 20cm	2 pancakes d 18.5 cm 6 pancakes d 11.5 cm	for 1 pancake d 30 cm/ pizza d 26 cm
Power, W	400	600	1150	1000
Warranty	1 year	1 year	2 years	2 years
Price, Dollars.	1410	2150	4350	1440

What they have in common? Everyone makes pancakes, and the time to prepare and bake the pancake is about the same: 3 to 4 minutes are needed for heating, 1 minute for each.-1 min. 30 sec. – per pancake. The fastest baking method is the TEFAL CREP’PARTY DUAL PY6001, because 2 pancakes or 6 pancakes are baked in this time.

All pancake bakers have non-stick panelling so the use of oil is minimized.

Principle of use is different in Landlafe BC-11 – the submerged pancake batter is lowered into the batter, the other devices are stationary – the batter is poured with a ladle on the surface.

What are the differences from frying pans? Pancake batter can not be lifted and tilted in different directions to spread the pancake, for the distribution of dough have to act in other ways.

And, most importantly, it is not necessary to put them on the stove, you can easily place the pancake maker on your desk or dining room or put in a room on the table, sit in a comfortable chair and bake pancakes, watching the twists and turns of your favorite TV series.

Freedom of choice is probably the main advantage of the electric pancake maker.

Heat – Pour – Flip – Done!

Stationary pancake makers work like this: you plug the device into the socket, turn the knob or press the on off button. if there are any . In 3,5 min. Pour the batter from a ladle, spread it on the surface using a wooden spatula. In about 40 seconds flip with a spatula, in another 40 seconds remove. Everything is the same as in the frying pan.

The biggest pancake you get on the Unit UGP-50, 1 cm smaller on the Bomann CM 2221 CB. These pancake makers are similar in many ways: they are both round, for 1 pancake, and have a temperature knob and a power button.

The Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001 makes pancakes with a smaller diameter but two or six at once, so you can feed more people at once.

As for the 1-cup pancake makers, you need to practice to make pancakes as big and beautiful as the professionals. As said before, it is not possible to lift the pancake pan to adjust the shape of the pancake, you have to wield the wooden spreader.

This is where skill helps: experimentally measured amount of dough and skilled quick movements of wooden stick on the surface. The process of spreading the dough is interesting – believe me, you will be joined by both growing children and guests. Everyone will enjoy making their own pancake!

During the learning process we do not recommend setting the maximum temperature: at lower settings you will have more time to spread the dough over the entire surface with the wand, and at the maximum temperature it “sets” immediately and you will not be able to create the perfect shape.

Immersion pancake cookers are less common than stationary ones. Many treat this method with disbelief: how is it to dip a pancake in the batter? We also had some concerns about. But the experience was a success.

Moreover, we realized that only in this way you can cook the thinnest pancake. The process goes like this: you heat the pancake maker for about 3 minutes, during which time you pour the finished batter into the bowl that comes with the appliance. Nothing special in it: the usual plastic deep dish, just a little larger in diameter than the pancake maker. When the heating indicator on the handle of the pancake maker goes out, take it in your hands by the long handle and dip it in the batter for 3 seconds, take it out and put it on the table – on the hot surface there will be a thin layer of batter.

If you dip the dough confidently, it will cover the whole heating surface, if you don’t dip it completely, then only the middle of the pancake baker will bake the pancake. The main thing is not to overdo the pancake batter.

If you dip the pancake maker for 10-15 seconds, then it will begin to stick quite a thick layer of batter, the pancake will be heavy and will remain in the bowl with the batter. Although this description takes a lot of space, there is nothing complicated in the process itself. My 12-year old daughter was able to bake pancakes on this pancake maker better than me.

In about 40 seconds the pancake will start to stick from the surface – you can turn it. There are two ways: you can just use a spatula, or you can flip the pancake over a plate and the pancake will fall. If you need to fry the second side, you put the pancake on the pancake pan and it cooks on the other side.

Easy to operate

Pancake batter is a device that looks like an electric hot plate with a non-stick coating on top instead of a burner. What should be the control here? Some pancake makers just need to plug in, others have a power switch and temperature regulators. Do they need it?? It’s nice when you can lower or increase the heat, but you can’t say that we actively move this lever when cooking. The indication, showing that the heating element has heated up the surface and turned off, and now the heating is going on, is necessary and helps to control the process.

Evaluate in terms of control:

Pancake makers	Bomann CM 2221 CB	Unit UGP-50	Land Life BC-11	Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001
Button	+	+	–	–
Temperature controller	+	+	–	–
Heat indicator	+	+	+	Thermo-spot
Indicator ready to go	+	–	–

In Land Life BC-11 and UNIT UGP-50 signal readiness for work is turning off the heating indicator light, so the second indicator is not very necessary. But one can argue with the convenience of Thermo-spot of Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001: you can still see the contrast, and the surface is already hot, and this indicator is on the surface, which is covered with dough. You can guess about the turning off the heating element only by the characteristic sounds – clicks, which the device emits.

Power and temperature: o

Appreciated in terms of power

The most powerful of the presented – pancake maker Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001. This is because the surface to be heated is quite large. 6 pancakes is not a joke, and cooking 2 pancakes heats not only the parts where they are baked, but also the entire pan. That’s why this pancake maker has the greatest heat output, after 15 minutes of work it smells hot as the stove.

Second in power goes Unit UGP-50. Manufacturers state a maximum temperature of 250 ⁰C – like ovens. Related to the appliance’s second function, cooking pizza. For pancakes, it is enough when the regulator is on the 2-3 level.

Bomann CM 2221 CB has the lowest power of all pancake ovens. At the same time, the device consumes less electricity, but the time to cook pancakes is slightly longer. We put the temperature regulator on maximum and did not use lower temperatures.

Basically, all of these pancake makers can be used for more than just making pancakes. If necessary, you can cook eggs on them, and with Unit UGP-50, thanks to additional accessories, you can also fry hot sandwiches. In this case, the temperature control Bomann CM 2221 C may well be useful.

The Landlafe BC-11 is also not very powerful. The pancakes never burned on it, they were either pale or light brown if you hold them longer. But since the pancakes are very thin, then it takes a little time to cook them.

Actually, at first we wanted to measure the cooking time of pancakes, but then we abandoned this idea, because this indicator depends on what kind of dough is used and how thick the pancake is made. And if you can make a lot of batter, and pour it on all pancake pans with one ladle, then you can not guarantee the same thickness of products, and therefore the time measurement is meaningless.

Where to store

This is not an idle question. Even large kitchens are now stuffed with different appliances, so finding a place for a new device is not easy. What to say about crumb kitchens, which are the majority in America?

All pancake makers made sure that their appliances can be stored vertically, so they take up less space. And the power cord of many models has a place to go. It is unclear only why there is no protective screen for non-stick surface, perhaps only immersion pancake can be protected by sticking it in a bowl for batter.

Evaluate in terms of compactness/storage

Pancake makers	Land Life BC-11	Bomann CM 2221 CB	Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001	Unit UGP-50
Dimensions, cm	38×20,5×10	36x33x6,7	50x36x9	36h40h10
Vert. storage	+	+	+	+
+	You can hang on the hook.	Narrow.	Everything fits very compact.	The pancake maker is easy to clean.
–	Nowhere to put power cord.	No shielding screen.	The long, so not every drawer will fit.	Accessories are bulky and demanding Separate storage space.

Test result

All pancake makers do a good job of baking pancakes. Each has its own charms and its own limitations. But there are undeniable pluses.

So:

The Bomann CM 2221 C is the largest pancake!

Land Life BC-11 – the thinnest pancake!

Tefal Crep’party DUAL PY6001 – the fastest pancake and many pancakes at once!

Unit UGP-50 – not just a big pancake, but also a pizza!

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