"kitamun" > wrote:
> Is there a recommended griddle temperature to start cooking pancakes? I
> have an infrared thermometer that should be useful as a teaching aid.

I use an old tried and true method I read in the Joy of Cooking. No
thermometer required. Put some drops of water on the griddle. The water
should bounce around and then disappear. If it disappears instantly, the
griddle is too hot. If it just sits there and doesn't bounce, it is too
cold.

I use a cast iron griddle over two gas stove burners. I don't know if that
makes a difference, but I wouldn't think so.

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