To wonder why on earth people buy ready mixed pancake batter

[Housewife2010]

When it only takes a minute to mix an egg with some flour and milk?

Because they find it convenient.

Because they can't even be arsed to do that, like me

Some on my tesco shop - they are lucky to get pancakes at all!

Just add milk and eggs? So it's flour, then. At 50 times the price.

Because their flour has weevils.

Because they don't want to do even more dishes and clean up shitloads of flour that ALWAYS goes everywhere?

Its not the batter I find annoying to make, its cooking the damn things! I just buy ready made pancakes, fry them for a min each, done innit.

You only need to add milk to mine.

I really can't cook anything flour based. I've tried, many many times. Judge away but you can fuck off.

mixes never work. far easier to make your own.

It's a huge con tbh. everyone has eggs and milk and flour at home.

It's available for pennies of u get value stuff (which is fine btw) and you get more than half a dozen from one bag of cheap all purpose flour.

talk about a rip off

Because I can buy whatever I want without caring what anyone else thinks .

You only add water. I've bought it before. It's very handy. Un-hoik your judgy pants.

Yeah-because they want to

"Everyone" has milk flour and eggs in - nope, they don't. Obviously or they wouldn't sell the mix.

We have used it at school at an outdoor activity, much easier than faffing with eggs, flour and milk, the children loved them.

Thanks for your thoughts though

Add water, shake, cook, eat.

Far easier than fannying about with several bowls, mixer, weighing ingredients etc. And I like baking usually but pancake mix in a bottle is piss easy.

Because I can't be arsed to clean up the mess afterwards?

I take it camping

Some you add only water and/or milk. Some you add milk and eggs to.

It's not my bag and seems an enormous waste of money but who cares if it makes people happy?

I don't keep flour or eggs at home. I like to buy the fresh M&S batter for pancakes. It's really tasty.

I think that about frozen Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes too would rather go without.

mixes never work. far easier to make your own

I can vouch that:

1. Premixed stuff DOES work.
2. It is manifestly NOT easier to make your own mix.

Please compare:

1. Add milk/water to premix to indicated line. Put on cap. Shake bottle. Pour directly into pan. Chuck bottle away.
2. Weigh/measure flour. Measure milk. Crack eggs. Whisk in bowl. Ladle mixture into pan. Throw away egg shells. Wash up bowl, whisk and ladle.

why on earth not buy it?

hmmm I used to wonder this but a friend who lives on his own said it was because it was enough for a fwe pancakes and a couple of yorkshire puds for him without having to have a whole bag of flour in the cupboad going all weevilly

You need to get out more OP.

Frozen yorkshires are acers, frozen roast potatoes not so much . I wish they were.