In many countries, crepes are known by different names, and there are slight variations in preparations too. The crepes are lightweight and very thin; they can be served along with any dish, mainly due to the baking process involved, especially the ‘pan’. To bake fine quality crepes, quality of pan/crepe maker plays a crucial role.
A standard crepe maker is very shallow and usually it is crafted with steel. In earlier times, people used a flat griddle instead of a pan. The baking process of crepes is very quick as the crepe maker heats immediately, and there’s no need to cook it for longer durations.
The so-called “upside down” crepe maker is one of the advanced originalities, which is commonly regarded to as the finest crepe thinness. Cooking with this crepe maker doesn’t take much time and one can cook a crepe within a minute or so. However, this crepe maker is slightly expensive, but it is very user friendly.
Types of Crepe Makers
Currently, there are two popular crepe makers available in the market; they are Press Crepe Makers and Inverted Pan Crepe Makers
Press Crepe Maker
This crepe maker is also known as electric griddle style crepe maker that appears like a round shaped griddle with a little rounded side. It should be plugged into a traditional outlet. Whenever the temperature of unit is raised, you have to pour crepe mixture inside the container of crepe maker. As crepe bakes, edges of crepe should be loosened with the help of a spatula, and you need to pull it out immediately.
Inverted Pan Crepe Maker
The second type of crepe maker is Inverted Pan Crepe Maker and it appears like an upside-down frying pan and employs a precise skillet. The chef merges the heated flat component of the curved pan into the crepe batter. Whenever the thin batter layer attaches to the metal, the chef pulls out the crepe with the help of spatula.
Advantages of Crepe Makers
There are many advantages by the crepe makers, and the major ones are as follows –
• With the help of an electric crepe maker, a crepe can be baked in less time; usually even less than a minute.
• Plenty of crepes can be cooked in little time using crepe makers rather than traditional crepe pans.
• Use of oil is not needed if you are baking crepes with a crepe maker, which means you don’t just eat taste crepes, but also healthy ones!
• With a crepe maker, you can bake delicious crepes without risk of getting your fingers/hands bruised/burnt.
Tip: To bake thin and nice crepes, all ingredients used in the mixture of crepe should be very qualitative; otherwise, even the best crepe maker won’t give you delicious crepes.