Smiley Face Pancake Pan

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.