[Sca-cooks] OOP: Frying pan opinions?

[Sue Clemenger]

I just have the basic cast iron set, but then I'm not nearly up to the
extraordinary culinary standards/achievements of a lot of folk on this
list [just your basic, ordinary cook, sir, nuttin fancy <g>].  I've
tried a couple of times, with miserable results, to make pancakes at
home, and had all kinds of problems, so I don't bother anymore.
My dad used to make wonderful pancakes (huckleberry-sourdough ones, with
real maple syrup and butter were my favorites....yummm), but he used an
electric grill to make them.
--Maire, missing her dad and his pancakes.....

david friedman wrote:
>
> I  use our big cast iron frying pan to make pancakes. The pan is
> bigger than the burner, with the result that the part near the edge
> is cooler, with predictable effect on the pancakes.
>
> It occurred to me that perhaps I ought to be extravagant and get one
> of the fancy pans that has copper or aluminum (which conduct heat
> much better than cast iron) sandwiched between layers of stainless
> steel. Betty suggested that I put the question to the list--which
> model of fancy frying pan do people here prefer and why?
> --
> David/Cariadoc
> http://www.daviddfriedman.com/