Crepe Spreader: Dowel vs Flat

[jcEmCity]

Tools for spreading crepe batter come in two types: those with a dowel end (like a croquet mallet) and those with a flat end (like a hoe). Which is better? Easier to use? Easier to learn to use?

 

[GotGarlic]

Hi and welcome to Discuss Cooking

I don't use a tool. I just tilt the pan and the batter runs around it.

 

[medtran49]

Hi and welcome to Discuss Cooking

I don't use a tool. I just tilt the pan and the batter runs around it.

+1. I do use a crepe pan too, it's much easier. It's perfect for quesadillas as well.

 

[jcEmCity]

The pan I use does not have a handle. (It's a 14" steel tortilla pan; all it has is a loop to hang.)

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

The pan I use does not have a handle. (It's a 14" steel tortilla pan; all it has is a loop to hang.)

Is that the only pan you own?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I never knew that a tool existed for spreading crepe batter!

I think you could probably improvise using the side of a pancake turner/ spatula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8iRcAGw1zw

 

[jcEmCity]

Is that the only pan you own?

Certainly not, but it's the one I use for crepes. Other pans have much smaller flat areas and have relatively high sides.

 

[jcEmCity]

I never knew that a tool existed for spreading crepe batter!

I think you could probably improvise using the side of a pancake turner/ spatula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8iRcAGw1zw

Perhaps, but I want to practice until I can compete with this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=278ylLmcH7A

He uses a dowel-end tool. I'm just curious to hear from others how this type compares with the flat-end type.

 

[jcEmCity]

Aunt Bea: I noticed in the YouTube clip you cite that the cook uses a flat-end type spreader...