Augason FarmsButtermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix Can, Emergency Food Supply, Everyday Meals, 33 Servings

Augason Farms specializes in emergency meal kits with an extra-long storage life in mind. That is how I learned of this item. I was taste and prep testing numerous emergency meals from different companies, and found Augason Farms was nearly always at the top in all aspects. One of the test items was a package of their pancake mix, and I was blown away. Initially unimpressed with receiving pancake mix as an emergency meal kit, I reluctantly gave it a try. I made pancakes and they were probably the best that I've ever made using a pre-made mix. I've tried everything from King Arthur, Hungry Jack, Aunt Jemima (will always be Aunt Jemima to me, even if they now go by Pearl...something), Pioneer, Krusteaz...you get the point. None hold a candle to the quality of what I sampled that day from, of all things, an emergency meal kit! I had to go on a quest and find if it could be purchased as a stand-alone item, and I was in luck...this item you are looking at!While pancakes are easy to make, even from scratch. There is just something special about the results you'll receive using this mix. Every time, it's absolute perfection. I'd like to cough that up to my cooking skills, but anyone that knows me would quickly call out that lie. Though, I guarantee that these were just dang good! Of course, they also mention waffles in their item name, and I had to pull out the waffle iron to try that.I had long ago tried making homemade waffles and was left unimpressed by everything I tried. Different mixes, different irons...you name it, I tried it; and subsequently settled on Eggos. I got rid of every iron but the Ninja brand one I felt was the easiest to use, and I threw that one into the back of the cabinet and thought it may never again see the light of day. However, having great results with pancakes, I had to spend 30 minutes digging that iron out of the back of the cabinet, and WooHoo!!!, was I glad that I did. Those first waffles came out as absolute perfection. I don't measure, so I simply put a cup of mix into a measuring cup, added water to the consistency that I prefer (a bit on the thin side), and added vegetable oil. After a quick stir, I simply poured into the pre-heated vertical Ninja waffle iron and let it do its thing. Using a doneness setting of 3, and letting the waffle cook for an extra 30-45 seconds, the first waffle came out perfectly done. Golden and crispy on the outside, and fluffy and tender on the inside--it's how I had always previously tried to achieve. And the taste matched the look. The waffles this mix produced were perfect.If you're wondering, the Ninja waffle iron now sits at the front of the cabinet with this mix always ready in the pantry to make a quick waffle. Seriously, this is the good stuff.

I never write reviews, although I've started reading them lately, especially when I'm looking at something expensive. This quality of this product compelled me, though. I bought it because if there's one thing I've learned in this pandemic it's that when you run out of bread ANY sandwich can be quickly deconstructed into an exotic pancake meal. Cheeseburger pancakes, ham and cheese pancakes, fried boloney, egg, and cheese pancakes, you can even do chili pancakes with taco toppings, really, if you're in quarantine the humble pancake becomes a virtual Swiss army knife of cuisine. The most versatile food there is. Probably the first food we invented.You don't make as many pancakes as I do without learning a thing or two about pancake mixes. In my time I've used everything from unbleached whole wheat/wholegrain to pastry flour. I've added pure gluten by the spoonful and used gluten free brown rice flour. Plain flour, self rising flour, every mix you can name and hundreds you can't.This one beats them all.It mixes quickly and smoothly. It starts off a little thinner than you planned and then the bubbles quickly rise and set. You don't even notice how much it's risen until you flip it. First you notice the golden brown from the side you just cooked and as you're admiring that, being reminded of Midas and James Bond villains, the second and final rise starts, and it's fast. You'll be impressed as it puffs up over the course of 20 or 30 seconds and that's when the smell really hits you. Your mouth will water and you'll gauge the batter you have left and try to estimate how much longer before you're finished cooking them. Then you'll look back at the pancake and your eyes will widen a bit at how much that flat little circle fluffed up.When you finally sit down with two or three piled up in front of you, buttered and besyruped, you'll be as excited as you were at the finish of your prom dance. You'll press your fork down into the stack to find an almost playful spongy resistance before yielding softly. You'll press your fork down again to separate the gobbet from the stack and again encounter that coy hesitancy before your fork secures the prize. You'll place it in your mouth, careful not to dribble any of the fine dark maple syrups Amazon sells, and slowly sink your teeth into it. You may feel a little shudder as your tongue explores the incredible taste and texture, your eyes may roll back a little as the memory of the fluffiness burns itself into your brain, but try to remain conscious because you've only started eating.Cheap, 30 year shelf life, and so good I'm going to make it my regular brand.

I know I can make my own pancake mix, or buy pancake mix in the local grocery, however, this makes such good pancakes I use it regularly now.Just add water, no milk or egg needed, it couldn’t be any easier or convenient to make thick or thin pancakes.