"aem" > wrote in message
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On Jan 24, 5:34 pm, "Christopher M." >
wrote:
>> I recently bought a cheap electric skillet for cooking panakes. I've used
>> electric skillets in the past but I seem to be having a lot of trouble
>> with
>> this one. I seem to be constantly changing the dial in order to maintain
>> the
>> right temperature.
>>
>Ideal cooking temp varies with the kind of batter you like. For
>ours, which tends to be slightly thin buttermilk, I put the skillet at
>350°F and leave it there. Works fine. A thicker batter probably
>would do better at a slightly lower temp in order to cook the center
>while not over-browning the outside. -aem

Thanks. I've had that problem with the center not cooking enough.

But one time I made some awesome pancakes. They were the Williams Sonoma
buttermilk pancakes.

But I've had problems since them. Sometimes the temerature is too low and
they don't rise. Somtimes the buttermilk separated (I didn't realize that
buttermilk made with a bacteria culture could separate). Sometimes I used
cheap vanilla. It seems that there are many things that can go wrong with
buttermilk pancakes. But one time I made them and they were incredible.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)