pancakes..... for the first pancake i melt a thin slice of butter, and then maybe re-butter every other pancake or so, maybe less. get the pan nice and hot, and pour in about half a cup or so (less if anything) of batter.
let me explain this part. i hold the pan with one hand, and then pour in the batter with the other. as i pour, i twist and tilt the pan so that the batter evenly coats the pans in a thin layer. believe me, this is something you learn with practice. half the time the batter coats beautifully and evenly, the other half of the time there is 