After all, you can boil, poach, or scramble them in a pot or microwave. But frying them without a pan — or ladle — can be tricky. However, it's not impossible. It turns out that if you have ...

John Torode revealed the one simple trick he uses to make sure his pancakes are perfect every time - and it's incredibly easy for anyone to try at home ...

Set aside for at least one hour, preferably overnight. Heat a frying pan until medium hot, melt a little butter in the pan, then add a ladle of batter and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.

Pancake Tuesday is upon us and households up and down the country will be making a batch of batter to fry up some pancakes, but one chef has warned of a common mistake people make in the kitchen ...