Rodger, You are an evil man! Well...okay...maybe not evil, but certainly a bad influence. Well...maybe not a bad influence, but, mmmm, okay...thank you! I saw your Griddler and your comments, and as how I have been lusting for a Panini press, I went and bought one. The only problem I can see is that my grocery bill has gone way up because I cannot top using the thing. Thank God for my Foodsaver and freezer! Regards, Vince

I reviewed the FoodSaver in May, 2002.  But, Vince is right, both are indispensable items in my kitchen now.  For today's lesson we do fatless pancakes.  That's right .... ZERO fat.  I take a slug of pancake flour (I prefer Washington Buttermilk Pancake Mix) and add enough water to make it the consistency of apple sauce.  See that spray butter?  ZERO calories.  Zero.  I spray the griddle with it and when it bubbles in the middle I flip, then eat (One pint of syrup per pancake, you yum).  Without fat, these pancakes have zero calories (I think) and you can eat a million of them.  BTW, that butter spray is great on popcorn too ... no fat means you can eat a gallon and lose weight t the same time.