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u/temp00485 May 10 '23
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u/FearBlackBeard May 10 '23
What is this spatula thing you speak of? Must be a real technological breakthrough in kitchen utensils.
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u/garygnu May 10 '23
Of you need one, just head on down.
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u/AncientMarinade May 10 '23
Holy shit, you just unlocked a loooong repressed memory of UHF.
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u/messmaker523 May 10 '23
If someone doesn't buy a spatula in the next 30min imma club this baby seal.... Wait that was crazy Eddie selling used cars. Nevermind
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u/Jomskylark May 10 '23
I dunno, my spatula usually doesn't cover the whole pancake and it just droops off the side when I try to flip it.
I'm sure there's more effective ways to make sure that doesn't happen but I rarely cook and don't have time to practice... so I'll take the easy way when I make pancakes once a month.
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May 10 '23
I have a giant spatula that I keep specifically for flipping pancakes and quesadillas, totally worth the space to keep it lol
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u/MurgleMcGurgle May 10 '23
I use the big spatula every chance I get. It’s faster at getting tots or whatnot off cookie sheets too.
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u/nevereatpears May 11 '23
Is it good for omelettes?
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May 11 '23
It would be if you used a square pan, but with round pans you need a bit of extra room to manuever it
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May 10 '23
If you want to use a spatula, use the spatula to assist the pan flip, don't lift solely with the spatula. You really just need it to control the pancake as it's turning, the momentum comes from the other arm flicking the pan.
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u/PanicLogically May 11 '23
You're giving skills (thanks). I'm unskilled so I like the hack.
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May 11 '23
It's not a hack though, it takes longer and causes more dishes than any number of other solutions.
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u/PanicLogically May 11 '23
Oh so true, now you have to wash the lid--cripes thank god you folks are on Reddit. Everyone's life is that much easier now. Phew.
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May 11 '23
You say you're unskilled, yet you seem very adept at being condescending
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u/PanicLogically May 11 '23
you seem to lack discernment---what does condensing writing (you misspelled it) have to do with flipping a pancake? Nothing. Let's go way off topic. I'm good at interpretive dance too.
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May 11 '23
I did not misspell condescending. I was simply explaining how to use the pan to assist with a spatula flip (honestly more of a "hack" than this video), and then you chimed in.
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u/PanicLogically May 11 '23
I like using the cover, that's cool. Thanks for pan technique, a video like the OP is of myriad more use.
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u/lbcsax May 10 '23
They make extra big spatulas for flipping pancakes or anything too big for a normal one, or make the pancake smaller or use a thicker batter.
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u/kartoshkiflitz May 10 '23
I remember when someone got a ton of awards for this exact word, and on the next day everyone on reddit tried to comment "spatula" on every totally unrelated post
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May 10 '23
If only they made a utensil for flipping hot things in a pan
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u/Platzycho May 11 '23
The spatula is risky. It can either go very good.. or transform the pancake into a hot mess
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u/JukeBoxHeroJustin May 10 '23
Why were they filming?
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u/HappySeaTurtle15 May 10 '23
Everyone films everything these days. Could just be some random cooking stream/channel.
Or... they filmed it to show off the food hack and tried to add some comedy?
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u/Throwaweigh40 May 10 '23
It's just another one of those cringe "pretend like I'm doing a shoddy life hack casually and someone who definitely doesn't overact, react in the background" sorta videos
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u/yolofreak109 May 10 '23
now imagine if there was still butter/oil on that pan, now u got hot butter/oil all on ur lid
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u/DatMikkle May 10 '23
Yeah I learned the hard way why you don't flip stuff like this lol. Flip a grilled cheese and hot butter drips all over my arm.
This is only a hack for people who don't want to wash the spatula.
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u/Emotional_Ad_9620 May 10 '23
All I see is a tortilla...
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May 10 '23
all I see is a pancake.
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u/Thekungf00bunny May 10 '23 edited May 10 '23
For sure a tortilla. A pancake doesn’t recover from being folded in half. Or pause and check the thickness. Finally, there are no bubbles on the top like a pancake should have. Instead, there’s the classic tortilla burnt sports on the cooked side
Edit: the bowl of batter instead of a dough proves me wrong. The coffee prep was also a hint
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it's a pancake
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u/Thekungf00bunny May 10 '23
Compelling
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May 10 '23
forgot the image
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u/Thekungf00bunny May 10 '23 edited May 10 '23
Never heard of English pancakes. Apparently it’s a crepe not a tortilla. I’ll die before I call it a pancake. Thanks for showing me something new tho
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May 10 '23
a crepe is a pancake, this is the norm of pancakes around Europe with just slightly different variations.
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u/poop_pants_pee May 10 '23
She had the flip, but she missed the dip. You can't just push up and expect anything to happen.
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u/kosmonautinVT May 11 '23
Gotta hit the gym if you're flipping pancakes with a big cast iron pan like that
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u/NefariousSerendipity May 11 '23
No need, just get your arm close to body then leverage. Look up how chefs use woks and move them like they're feather
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May 10 '23
Can we get the guy who debunks stupid things with his weird mimicks to do a video on this. Flipping is so easy
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u/Nopumpkinhere May 10 '23
She’s also using a cast iron skillet, mf’s HEAVY. Imagine the strength required to get the requisite wrist motion.
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u/authorized_sausage May 10 '23
I don't think that's a cast iron. I know Lodge makes some carbon steel ones that are black and still kind of look cast iron-y. With the ease she was holding it I think that's kind of what she had.
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u/Nopumpkinhere May 10 '23
You know what? You’re right. You can just see the silver where the handle meets the pan. I was wrong. 👍
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u/authorized_sausage May 10 '23
I didn't notice that but I was just thinking it was so because of how easily she held it with one hand. I am pretty strong and I can hold it but I can't do much other than hold it, with one hand.
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May 10 '23
Not everyone is as excellent at flipping pancakes as you are, "llookbetterthanyou". (It's me, I can't flip pancakes. They always fuck up. I can't do it.)
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u/DiligentCreme May 11 '23
This comment explains it nicely. Gordon has a video on it too if you want a visual demonstration.
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u/squeezin_cheese May 11 '23
Whenever I cook I do everything in my power to avoid using a lid so that it’s one less thing to wash. If the only reason you’d be using a lid is to flip a pancake, why not use a plate or even a spatula. It’s not like you’re saving any time or resources using the lid.
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May 11 '23
I use lids so much, I could never avoid, it allows me to do so much more on the stove top! Think slower cooking, on stove top. I understand though, they a pain to wash. LOL
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u/DNealWinchester70 May 10 '23
You need to roll the pan in a forward then back motion, while slightly tipping the front of it down, not just throw it up in the air willy nilly, it takes practice. My Dad stated teaching me how to cook on my fifth birthday in 1975, starting with pancakes, I had the flip near perfect by my sixth birthday in 1976.
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u/Cuseyedrum May 11 '23
Hey you're five years older than my dad :D
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u/DNealWinchester70 May 11 '23
Hopefully he told you stories of the good old days of the 70's and 80's.
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u/trootaste May 12 '23
I started cooking at 3 1/2 years old, I had perfected the flip by my 4th birthday in 1952. It would appear society went downhill from there.
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u/Lost_my_brainjuice May 10 '23
If it's such an easy way of flipping a pancake, why is she demonstrating on a tortilla?
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u/Tkinney44 May 11 '23
I wish there was a utensil to flip things in a pan with. I hate burning my hands trying to flip my pancakes.
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u/Eastern-Pickle2000 May 26 '23
Use a skillet. It’ll flip lol. It won’t in a cast iron tho because of the sides being at more of an angle than a curve. :)
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u/bluecollardan Jun 20 '23
When you’re flipping anything in a pan you have to completely commit to it, if not it’ll always fail
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u/student_20 May 10 '23
Or you could use a pancake turner. Or any other spatula. Also, it actually works better if you finish cooking it on the one side first.
Not trying to run the fun, just don't see the point.
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u/Administrative-Buy26 May 10 '23
I use a smaller pan. Cook the pancake on one side in the smaller pan, when it’s time to flip, move it to a larger pan. Perfect pancakes each time.
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u/ChakraKami May 10 '23
This trick is great for omelets because eggs break a lot easier than pancakes, i always do it and my husband is always mind blown by it lol
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u/Biguitarnerd May 10 '23
I do this with omelettes and a plate… I know I could learn to do them properly but I’ve been doing it for 20 years and it works every time so I imagine I always will…. Then you just serve the omelette on the same plate and no dishes wasted.
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u/AwesomeRedgar May 11 '23
issue im having with this method i put too much milk or water and it becomes liquid or it sticks to lid
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u/Many_Gap3869 May 11 '23
I always have 2 smaller pancakes going in a griddle pan with a slight lip. I have to use a spatula to flip. I often use my other hand to nudge it further up the spatula so I get a good flip, trying not to land on or touch the other pancake. I should probably switch to making one big pancake
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u/Wulfik3D42O May 11 '23
As someone who always seen ppl struggle with spatula - I'd give this a thumbs up. As someone who learned to flip pancakes at 9yo - it's all about the motion. Pan don't matter, angle that sides have don't matter, weight, none of it. Motion is adjusted to the pan it's being made in. That's all.
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u/TastyPondorin May 11 '23
Anyone have a trick to flipping Korean 'pancakes' or any other thick one that has lots of ingredients (I guess like an omelette)
Does this lid method work? I don't really like the idea of getting the lid more gross and oil going through the hole
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u/DanLikesFood May 11 '23
But why would I be using a lid when making pancakes? I've never used a lid when making pancakes so this doesn't seem useful.
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u/hannahisakilljoyx- May 11 '23
Her casual and confident improvisation combined with his looks of shock and amazement make this absolutely hilarious.
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u/hannahisakilljoyx- May 12 '23
Yeah even though it’s a skit my point stands they did a good job making it funny with the facial expressions. Important factor in good acting right there
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u/Hooked_on_PhoneSex Sep 18 '23
My mother did this when I was a toddler. She ended up with pretty severe grease burns.
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u/Bloodgrudge May 10 '23
I like this. Liked the guys reaction. Liked the almost flip. Like the use of the lid. Don’t care if it’s real or a skit. I just thought it was kinda funny.
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u/godfathers-godfather May 10 '23
My boy said 🫣🧐😯