This morning I had brunch with my wife, daughter and mother in law. My son was hanging out at a friend's house, and we did not want to do much, so we decided on brunch. We usually make eggs, bacon, sausage and hashbrowns. Today my daughter and I decided we wanted one extra carb. She opted for pancakes and I had a waffle. Let’s discuss.

I do not indulge in waffles or pancakes much anymore, but when I do, I really go for it. So I had my eggs, a few small sausage patties and a little helping of hashbrowns. I saved my waffle for last. I also tried a few bites of my daughter's pancake. It was good. We both went pretty classic too. She did add fresh blueberries on top, but otherwise we both did butter and syrup. As I said, the pancake was good. But my waffle, it was wonderful. It was big and fluffy. It came out piping hot. The butter instantly melted and the syrup hit all the open squares that a waffle comes equipped with. When I went to cut into it with my fork, it easily split into the four triangles that a waffle iron offers when making them. It was simply exquisite. Each bite had the right amount of butter and syrup. The steam from the heat made it all the more delicious. It was tremendous.

After finishing it off, I sat there and contemplated whether this was the best waffle I had ever had. It was definitely up there. But I think the fact of the matter is that I just prefer waffles to pancakes. Pancakes are good and all. Don't get me wrong. But I feel like a waffle is made for anyone that is craving something a little sweet. The syrup and butter kind of slips off a pancake. You have to fork it and then dip it into the butter and syrup, and whatever else you like on your waffle, that is on your plate. With a waffle, it is all compacted in the little squares. You can also break it into four separate pieces and eat it like that, which makes it easier. I also feel like you can put better, more inventive ingredients within waffle batter to truly gussy them up if that is what you like. It is easier to turn a waffle into a homemade breakfast sandwich but breaking it in half.

Truth is that waffles are the better breakfast food. There I said it. I feel like I so rarely have them because of how hard it is to clean a damn waffle iron. But that is on me. Waffle irons are a total pain to clean. You have to really scour the whole thing, and even then you will probably miss a few flakes of batter here and there. Pancakes are easier to clean because you can make them in a simple pan. But maybe that is also what makes a waffle so enticing and makes it feel like a real treat. The work that goes into making waffles, and then cleaning up afterward, makes the food worthwhile. You really want to savor a waffle because of the trouble you go through to make them. Waffles are legit. They may be my new go to sweet breakfast treat. I just need to prepare myself going in for the cleanup job that awaits. But I also need to let myself enjoy how truly, truly exquisite a simple waffle can be.

One more time. Waffles rule.

Ty

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