Say goodbye to bad pancakes. Here's a tip for hosts and perfectionists on how to master identical pancakes.
The scoop
The perfect pancake hack was shared by Meredith Otte (@mereotte) on TikTok.
@mereotte Discovered a simple hack for perfect silver dollar pancakes! Oil the inside rims of mason jar lids and use on your griddle - larger lids would work for regular sized pancakes too! 🥞 #pancakes #cookinghack #breakfastideas #masonjars #cookingtiktok ♬ sonido original - dinoedits_superandom🦖
The video opens to the tune of Thurston Harris' "Little Bitty Pretty One" with three metal canning bands in a skillet. Two are already filled, and someone pours batter into the third. Then they carefully pull off the lids after a bit. Flip 'em, and just like that, you have a stack of matching silver dollar pancakes.
"Oil the inside rims of Mason jar lids and use on your griddle — larger lids would work for regular-sized pancakes too!" Meredith wrote in the caption.
How it's helping
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What everyone's saying
Meredith's pancakes are the perfect brunch addition.
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"Such a great hack!" one user exclaimed.
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Bathroom 🚽 "They also make great biscuit cutters," another chimed in.
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