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How organic can it be if it's in a can?

I've been intensely creeped out by this since I first saw it. Pancakes are stupidly easy (although I like to have some mix on hand for those "Oh crap, I have no eggs, no butter and no milk!" mornings) and the spray can just makes me think of Cheeze Wizz.

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this idea is so absurd i love it.
i've heard you can get it at whole foods? groceryeats.com did a deep-fried pancake recently, no? god i want to try this.

The look of the packaging makes me laugh (in a good way) - because its so kitschy and yet *organic*!
I also thought it would be good for camping trips - but the product needs to stay refrigerated.

How many pancakes can you make with just one can? I get the feeling you'd have to buy 4 cans to make that breakfast for 8. Making pancakes from scratch (or even using a mix like Bisquick) would certainly be a lot cheaper & would only take a minute or two longer.

It's a fun looking can, but it takes the fun out of making pancakes. For me cooking, especially cooking breakfast, is all about doing something lovely for your friends or family. Spraying batter into a pan, even *organic* batter, is not as lovely or fun as mixing up your own special batch of hotcakes.

JenPDX - oops, I didn't realize it needs to be refrigerated! Thanks for the heads-up.

That is truly bizarre!

I could see it as a camping thing or single guy/gal or the couple who would maybe make pancakes once a month kind of thing.

But I don't think I'd go whipping out cans of pancakes for a friend or family get together. It could seem a little Griswold Las Vegas Vacation hamburger helper cook out.

@art, your Griswold comment just made me spray tea on my monitor! LOL!

Checked out the website. It says one can makes 28 4" pancakes. That's a lot more than I expected.

Well, I still wouldn't buy it because I'm frightened by canned food. I can't even stand to eat most canned vegetables & fruit (tomatoes are my only exception).

But I can see the appeal for, say, busy parents, college kids, people who only intend to make a few pancakes at a time, or anyone with more money than time. It's another convenience item like bagged lettuce.

Ha! I've actually BOUGHT this stuff, and, Frankenstein's Breakfast though it is, I love the crap out of it.

I'm a single person who likes to have pancakes during the week; mixing up a batch of batter takes too long, and I only want one or two pancakes. This stuff is easy and clean, PLUS I can make myself a heart-shaped pancake.

It's times like these when I really appreciate living in the future, though I'm still waiting on that jet pack.

My friend bought it because her kids like pancakes during the week and she said it made the most gawdawful pancakes ever.

Isnt this the way of the future? There's organic Kraft mac and cheese, too (hasn't Annie been doing that for a while)?

I would try this, if it wasn't too pricey. I'm very lazy about cooking breakfast, and waking up early to make it is like asking me to suspend gravity. So I could do a mix for pancakes.

And I know making batter is easy, and I've even made my own mix, but that still required melting butter and separating eggs to put it together (Alton Brown). And I really am just lazy in the morning. So I think it'd be pancakes in a can, or someone else is making them for me.

Also, the husband doesn't do pancakes, so this is great for single pancakers. Ok, I'm in, and now wanting pancakes.

The website shows its available at Costco and, in my area, Sun Harvest, which is owned by Wild Oats (owned by Whole Foods, yes, but it's not showing Whole Foods as a seller).

I commented on this when I first saw it in November. I thought the camping thing too, didn't realize it had to be refrigerated either. It just creeps me out a bit, so I voted not. Reminds me of Cheez Wiz or Velveeta, I guess. Even though it is organic.

made with ozone layer-friendly CO2?? i must be missing something

Vertigo,

CO2 doesn't eat the ozone layer like many other propellants (whose names are escaping me right now). It just causes other less-than-happy problems. On the other hand, our Government says it's not a Greenhouse Gas. Whew. There's a load off my mind.

This is the kind of thing I enjoy not in my house - i.e. those nasty waffle irons with the prepackaged waffle mix that you find at places like Days Inn, etc - but really can't imagine ever wanting to eat at home.

This is by the same company that makes Organic Prostitute Blaster! Though the last time I was hungry I mixed the cans up and sprayed a hooker onto a scalding hot, Revereware griddle and ended up didling a ball of lumpy mush on a new Bludot Dodu bed...

I've actually sampled this at Costco and it's really not that bad. I'd say it's right up there with Aunt Jemima or Bisquick panckae mixes - not as good as scratch, but much less processed aftertaste than you'd expect. I don't foresee us buying it or using it (even for car camping), but it's way less disgusting that I thought it would be. I can see how it might appeal to busy people or singles who just want a couple of pancakes at a time.

Kind of ironic to have an "organic" product in an environmentally-evil aerosol can.

oh, read the fine print. OK, so not evil to the ozone layer. But still, this seems like a lot of packaging for a small amount of pancakes.

I was given one as a gift. Interesting idea..but the pancakes came out really thin...not fluffy...the taste was ok. I would not buy it for myself...just seems excessive.

I am distubred yet oddly intrigued by this product. Wow what a strange idea! I am philosophically opposed, but would try it once just for the hell of it.

BTW, while CO2 doesn't degrade the ozone layer it's far from environmentally benign as it's a major greenhouse gas.

if you don't buy it, then you don't have to recycle it

I kinda want this. i make mine from flour etc but on a busy morning when i only need 2 for the kids..... i love this idea. I hate leftover batter as it isn't any good later but i think the can would take care of that problem.

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I just don't get this product. Even though the can IS recyclable, it still takes energy to manufacture the can and to recycle the can. At our house, we just make a big batch of pancakes on the weekend, and freeze the leftovers. It's very easy to heat up a few pancakes on a weekday morning!

Another option is always to keep some pre-mixed dry ingredients so that all you have to do is scoop some out and add the milk/eggs. It's DIY box-mix essentially. I used to do this during university since you can make 1 person's worth of pancakes in about as long as it would take to make toast.

this is fun - i got a free can (they sponsor my local roller derby girls!) and it was great to give my son pancakes on request while my husband's away for work and not have to get any dishes dirty. don't know if i'd buy it unless i earned more money but it was fun to use when it was free!

I tried this product and it was terrible! Blech! Ptooey! And much more expensive than just mixing up your own batch..........