Nordic Ware Zoo Friends Pancake Pan

This is a nice pan for making the grandkids pancakes. They love the faces imbedded in each one. They use syrup to decorate the faces. One grand baby said "her pancakes were wearing makeup" as she decorated the eyes and mouths, it was quite comical. The only difficulty is when its time to turn them, but we took care of that. Have an electric griddle or another pan pre-heated along side the cooktop, when the batch of smileys are ready, flip them over onto the waiting pre-heated surface to continue cooking. Also the directions say to use a cooking spray, so do not leave that step out or they will be difficult to remove when taking them out. We make the batter just a tiny bit thinner and put it in a squeeze bottle, that makes it much easier to fill the molds. I also will carefully highlight the features first, let them cook until darker, then fill the face to give more expression to the smileys. You can also do the opposite for different effects. The kids love them and gobble them up!

I received this yesterday and used it this morning. I love it! Makes perfect sized pancakes for my littles and they are beautiful! So easy to flip and both batches turned out just the same. Easy to wash also. Hot water and a little soap. Can't wait to use it again tomorrow.

What a great idea! No need to try and fit 3 or 4 pancakes on a rounded frying pan (then have the batter run together) -- just use the silver dollar pancake pan. For batter, I use a pancake mix, substituting milk, apple juice, and/or soy milk for the water, adding apple sauce, sometimes cinnamon. The pan works for liquid batters and thicker batters alike. It's easy: -Turn the stove on to medium-high, and wait a little for it to heat up. -Put a bit of butter in each slot. -Pour the dough into those rounded spaces. The instructions say a tablespoon of batter, and that works great (a little more if you are using a slightly larger spoon will be fine). -Optional add ingredients like berries, apples, peaches, nuts, chocolate chips, etc. -Wait until it bubbles. -Use a rubber spatula (one that won't melt) to flip the pancakes (a stiff flat spatular will not fit inside the circles). -Flip in the order you poured, often by the time you've filled each circle the first will be ready or close to ready to flip. Voila -- perfect pancakes. -Optional: put in more butter and start a second batch. The pan is really easy to clean (hand wash). I normally don't like things like cupcake pans because washing is difficult, but this pan is still flat enough it's really no harder than cleaning a frying pan. It's fairly light, too. It is non-stick, making it easier to cook with and to clean. I've used my pancake pan every time for pancakes since I bought it 10 months ago. I originally got the idea from a physical goods store, but as is often true, Amazon had a better price. The pan has held up and had no problems, and it makes the cutest round pancakes, earning it a glowing 5-stars. Update September '16: I use this pan a couple times a month and it's still one of my favorite kitchen devices. Love it.

This is not the easiest pan to use, but with a little practice they are adorable and scrumptious :)

Turned out very cute!

I bought this pancake pan on Amazon after seeing it on Nordic Ware's website at nearly double the price. I'm glad I did. It's my 2 year old son's first real Christmas where he gets all of the holiday symbols. He's obsessed with Santa, trees, snowmen and the Gingerbead man. This pan has all the favorites, as well as a star and snowflake. Pros: It has a very high quality non stick surface, and pancakes never stick. It makes uniformly cooked pancakes with a very clear image on one side of the pancake. It also comes with a recipe on the back. The handle also stays nice and cool. The images are super cute! Cons: package is missing a few very important pieces of information, such as how much batter to use. I ended up just searching online for a silver dollar pancake, and found that it's a tablespoon and that works but you need to spread it out a little. Unfortunately the image is only really clear on one side; the second side doesn't really show a clear picture when finished, but not a super big deal since you're really only looking at one side when you're eating it. Also, it's kind of hard to get in and flip the pancake. You need a thin spatula to lift it up. Overall, totally worth it for $26.95. I'll keep experimenting and hopefully get it

The kids LOVED the pancakes made from this. The only drawback was that the number of pancakes made at one time is limited by the number of wells. We solved this issue (no one wants to wait for their pancakes!) by making a batch of these and a batch on the griddle at the same time. Everyone gets a mix of animal and regular pancakes. My only caution is that even though it is “nonstick” the pancakes come out much easier with a quick spray of Pam.

This pancake pan is excellent, it is extremely light weight, which is a plus for me, I don't like pans that are heavy, I don't really love to spend time in the kitchen, so buying stuff that help me prepare meals quicker and efficiently is important. I made protein pancakes the same day because I wanted to try it right away. The size of the pan is perfect, the size of the pancakes are about 2 3/4" in diameter, maybe 3". This is great for portion control, I went ahead and made my egg whites as well in the pan after I cooked the pancakes and it was quick and best of all it helps with portion control. Please note the bottom of the pan is not flat and I thought this was not going to let the pan heat completely all around it, but this wasn't the case, all pancakes cooked well at the same time. It is a non-stick pan, and I used a butter spray before cooking and my pancakes were easy to flip even without a spatula. Now I want to make pancakes everyday. It is also very easy to clean, I don't have a dish washer, I washed it by hand in a couple of seconds.

Produit fait pour durer, mais ne fonctionne pas sur ma plaque à induction....

Use it all the time - works great - makes perfect pancakes!

顔のかたちとかいろんなバリエがありますが、韓国のおやつホットックをつくりたくてこのプレーンなのにしました。 土日のゆっくりできる朝はこれでパンケーキやいてます。驚く速さで焼き上がり、ガスの熱が何故か全体にまんべんなく行き渡って 総ての穴が同じ焼き加減に出来上がります。出来たパンケーキの写真をwebに上げると おいしそう!!とコメントをよく戴けて、 幸せな気持ちになれました。 お料理嫌いが克服できた品のひとつです。

Siempre quise hacerle sus hotcakes a mis hijas con estas caritas y resultaron geniales , no se pega y sale muy bien la impresión de la carita

Excelente producto! A mi familia le encantaron los hotcakes de copos de nieve