How to Make Your Own Pancake Batter Dispenser
Why waste money on a fancy store-bought pancake batter dispenser when you can make your own for free? You likely have cheap alternatives right in your cupboards at home. Ketchup bottles, for instance, make fun-to-use and handy batter dispensers. Using this dispenser, you can eliminate batter drips and mess, make fun shapes and control the size of your pancakes. Alternatively, try using a turkey baster as a no-mess batter dispenser. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Empty ketchup bottle
- Turkey baster
- Funnel or small ladle with pouring spout
Instructions
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Ketchup Bottle Dispenser
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Clean the ketchup bottle thoroughly to remove any ketchup remains and rinse away soap residue. Keep the bottle cap.
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Mix pancake batter in a medium mixing bowl.
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Use a small ladle with a pouring spout to pour the batter into the empty ketchup bottle. Or insert a funnel into the mouth of the ketchup bottle and pour in the batter.
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Replace the cap on the ketchup bottle. Squirt the desired amount of batter onto a hot pan or griddle.
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Store any leftover pancake batter in the ketchup bottle and refrigerate for future use--preferably in three to five days.
Turkey Baster Dispenser
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Wash and rinse your turkey baster thoroughly. Clean any remnants from last Thanksgiving.
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Make pancake batter. Use a funnel or a ladle with a pouring spout to fill the baster with batter.
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Squeeze out the batter from the turkey baster onto a hot griddle or pan. Some turkey basters have a wider opening than ketchup bottles, so the amount of batter dispensed will be greater.
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Tips & Warnings
The turkey baster holds less batter than the ketchup bottle, but it works just as well.
Don't use a paper funnel. Use a sturdier plastic or metal one. A paper funnel will collapse under the weight of the pancake batter.
Avoid storing unused pancake batter in the turkey baster. Because turkey basters don't have handy caps like ketchup bottles, you'll end up with dried out batter.
