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Depends on the quality. High quality French toast can be transcendent. A decent Belgian waffle is always good. Finally, pancakes are like pizza. It's hard to entirely fuck them up, so even crappy pancakes are ok with enough butter and maple syrup.
While I agree with the statement, it’s funny how different I would paint it.
High quality pancakes can be transcendent. Decent French toast is always good. Finally waffles are like pizza (the right toppings can make up for anything). It’s hard to entirely fuck them up, so, even crappy waffles are ok with enough butter and maple syrup.
Completely agree. French toast is so hit and miss I rarely order it. If I trust the place to do a good waffle that's a nice choice but any roadside diner can make pancakes I can choke down.
French Toast. I don't care about waffle syrup pockets or fluffy discs, I will die on this hill, French Toast.
Do you like waffles? (Yeah, we like waffles!) 🎵
Do you like pancakes? (Yeah, we like pancakes!) 🎵
Do you like French toasts? (Yeah, we like French toasts!) 🎵
Crepes (really thin pancakes) are omitted which feels like a crime even though I know it isn't.
French toast. I think the egg gives it a bit of a boost.
Honestly, I just looked up recipes for waffles and pancakes. The main difference I'm seeing is some waffles have vanilla extract... and that's basically the main thing. I prefer waffles, largely because of the texture and the little syrup pods, but otherwise I can go with either one.
Put some vanilla and cinnamon in your French toast eggs. It will blow your balls off.
French toast. Fight me. We'll meet up at Waffle House as is proper.
Those seem like desserts. Carbs, sugar, and cream. Not an ounce of protein.
French toast all day every day
None. All of those are way too sugary
French toast doesn't need to be. I just use bread, egg, milk, and cinnamon.
French toast is always the best option! This is making me want to make some French toast right now!
Depends where I am and how much I trust the cooks.
If I'm somewhere that I know is good, French toast. Good French toast is the best of all the options.
If I'm somewhere pretty mid, I'll probably go for waffles. Can't reach the same highs or the same lows as FT.
Pancakes are the safest bet. There's less variation than FT or waffles, so even the worst pancakes aren't that bad.
Oh man, the variance you can get on French toast. Sometimes it's heavenly and sometimes it's just so soggy and chewy and tastes like scrambled eggs.
Pancakes are the most consistent, as you said, but even the best pancakes can't beat the average waffle imho.
In these quantities depicted, or just in general? Because that'll be a factor.
Pancakes, all the time, every time.
If I ever abandon all hope, I plan to eat nothing but pancakes until I perish.
With the cheapass syrup, too -- none of this frilly shit. Just good old American artificially flavored corn syrup over pancakes from a box.
I don’t really like the sweet breakfast pastry concept. I guess waffles, preferable cornmeal or Belgian waffles. I’d much rather have a breakfast burrito with green chile or huevos rancheros though.
Flat Food propaganda! Don't fall for this thinly disguised attempt to lead you away from the one truly spherical breakfast or anytime food, namely Aebleskivers. Eat them sweet or savory, eat them all day long!
Waffles >> French Toast >>> Pancakes
Not even questionable. Pancakes turn into a disgusting gelatinous mess after like 10 seconds with syrup. They're too dense, so you feel like shit after eating them.
Waffles are the GOAT and I'll die on that hill
I have no idea why but my brain added "in bed" to the title and I was like "all those have drippy syrup. I don't want any of those in bed."
I would get waffles, but not those waffles. Gimme the Belgium waffles with the strawberries and whipped cream 🤤
Personally it's Waffles > Pancakes > French Toast, but I like all three. That being said, if I'm in the US, it's none of the above. Those barbarians don't serve these items with maple syrup which is abhorrent to me as a Canadian.
I don't think I've been to a breakfast place that doesnt serve maple syrup with any of these.
With that being said tho, I never order any of these while I'm out to eat either because all of it in the US is low quality garbage oversaturated with sugar.
I always thought I disliked waffles until I was drunkenly peer pressured into ordering one in Brussels. Ugh. So good!
If I am cooking, French Toast because I can ensure quality. If my wife is cooking, Belgian Waffles because the waffle iron prevents user error. If I am at a restaurant, pancakes because they are always different and very few places make them in a way I dislike.
French toast. I've developed a terrible (as in, frighteningly bad for you) and amazing recipe by cranking up the fat content from other recipes and adding a little more spice.
6-8 slices of bread (decently thick Italian bread is what I usually use, but obviously French bread is good for French toast) 4 eggs 4 Tbsp butter ¼ cup half & half 1 Tbsp real maple syrup (don't you dare use fake stuff) 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp nutmeg
Leave the eggs and butter out so they get to room temperature. If the butter isn't super soft, melt it.
Whisk everything (except the bread) together well. If the ingredients are too cold, the butter will solidify in chunks. It's also a good idea to whisk between batches to keep everything evenly suspended. Dunk the bread slices for good coverage and cook them up on a griddle or pan preheated to medium heat until lightly brown on both sides. Top the finished product with maple syrup or vanilla ice cream. Or both. Schedule a cardiologist visit. Enjoy.
French toast assuming good quality.
It’s really hard to fuck up pancakes or waffles
They're all great, but much too heavy for a breakfast. I'll take some yoghurt with a handful of nuts or cereal or dried fruit. Maybe I'll take some pancakes for lunch later.
Coffee and sandwich
depends on the meat.. bacon for french toast, sausage for pancakes..
Waffles. Tough and cunchy while also soft and chewy at the same time! Never gets old.
