Aug. 31, 2018: Automatic Pancakes

There IS something new under the sun, at least as far as motel breakfasts are concerned.

We’ve seen all kinds, from from extensive buffets to packaged pastries to self-service waffle makers, but until earlier this month, never an automatic pancake maker.

Press a button, and in under a minute two pancakes slide out from between the rollers and onto your plate, next to the gallon pump of (not actually maple) syrup. 

The computerized machine bakes the pancakes on a teflon delivery belt, fed from a pre-mixed bag of batter inside the machine. It doesn’t make the best pancakes in the world, but that may not matter—especially to kids!