Taiyaki Japanese Fish-shaped Pancake Double Pan, Made in Korea

Love how easy it is to use, and heats up very quickly. Quality made, and fish size is normal. Makes tasty taiyaki, and is valuable for cooking on the shape.

We've had our pan for a couple of weeks and have made taiyaki with the pan 6 times. Two of the times our kids (14 & 12 years old) followed the directions on the box and were able to make some by themselves without any problems.The taiyaki pan has a good weight and is easy to handle. It is level and sits on our gas grate without tipping over. The plates are hinged and do not come apart. There is a nonstick coating all over the pan (inside and out) making overfills easy to clean and remove. Most overfilled cooked on batter falls off once it is cooked through. Tougher ones were easily cleaned using dish soap and a soft sponge. Very little oil was needed. We brushed oil on the pan for the first set and about every fifth set as needed.The pan works best if it is preheated before using which helped prevent the first pancake from sticking. We found using medium low heat cooks the pancakes to a more even golden color.CON: Hinged so the pans do not come apart. Not a big issue. We have other kinds of pancake pans that come a part and makes cleaning a little easier.PRO: Very easy to use. Great non stick surface and cooks evenly.UPDATE: We found out the pans can come apart by accident. We've only open the pans 180 degrees (or flat) not wanting to over bend or break the hinges. But while drying around the hinges, we opened the pans 270 degrees and it came easily came apart.

The pan is adorable, seems well made of quality materials. I can’t wait to use it! Unfortunately there’s a dent on the side of one plate and the handle has scratches, looks unused just bad storage/packaging of item… neither should impact use & I need it for this weekend.

I bought this after my coworker brought me some and I wanted to try filling them myself! The pan is nice and light, it feels like it will hold up, and it’s easy to hand wash. The value of this pan is very nice but the recipe/directions on the box resulted in some gummy taiyaki. It is likely user error but I found that if I just use bisquick according to the package directions that they come out great and look great too!

It took me a couple attempts to get them perfect, but they turned out so good! The pan is easy to use. It works in an electric coil stove, which was my worry since I don't have a gas stove with a flame. These make for such a fun dessert snack to make with my wife.

I ordered the CookKing Taiyaki Pan because I love making both sweet and savory waffles, and I wanted a pan that will allow me to put more 'stuffing' inside than a traditional waffle maker. This pan does exactly that! I do wish that the taiyaki were larger so I could stuff them more, but this pan is perfect for making two medium sized taiyaki.It arrived the day after I placed my order, and after pre-washing it I used it that evening. While I have not yet tried the recipe printed on the box, I have made taiyaki using a boxed pancake/waffle mix and stuffed with peanut butter and honey. YUM! You have to be careful not to put too much filling, particularly if it is something sugary (like honey) because it can ooze out and burn on the stovetop. I have a smooth ceramic stovetop, and the burnt honey took a while to get clean. That was the only time I had an ooze problem. I also made some savory taiyaki using a plain batter stuffed with cheese and pesto. My family love the cute fish shape and I plan to make more variations with stuffings like applesauce, chocolate, banana, taco meat and many others.The Taiyaki Pan is very easy to clean. I didn't realize it would disassemble into two pieces, which was a pleasant surprise; you simply open it beyond 180 degrees and slide the two halves in opposite directions. After washing it is easy to reassemble in the same manner.I can't wait to see how many more kinds of taiyaki I can make with this great little pan! I may also order another one that makes the open-mouthed fish that is then easily filled with a variety of ingredients.This is my honest and unbiased opinion of this product. I may receive a rebate from the manufacturer as part of the CookKing Awareness Program, but a positive review was not solicited from me.

CUTE MINI TAIYAKI!I already have the generic Taiyaki pan... when I saw this pan went for it!Used a batter recipe found online, the packaging has a batter recipe. After using it I can say that I am very satisfied with my purchase! And my niece and nephew loves the mini fishies! Highly recommend if you have little ones or if you are looking for a more bit sized Taiyaki!Pros/Usage:- Non-stick, I used a paper towel dipped in oil to "prime" the pan. Grease the pan very lightly, I noticed that the pattern shows very well if you don'tover do the oil. (See photo for comparison)- Heats up pretty evenly, cooked Mini Taiyakis came out with uniform yummy golden color.- Easy to clean. I hand wash the pan.- Fits my gas stove burner. Also a little heavier compared to my regular Taiyaki pan.- Keep the heat to low-medium low depending on your stove, I have a gas stove.- Fill the hole 1/3 of the way, add filling then top with batter then flip over.- It takes about 1-1.5 minutes to cook each side of the Mini Taiyaki.Cons/Usage:- The pan only opens to 90 degrees not 180 degrees like your typical Taiyaki pans. Be careful when you use it the top might close and burn you.- One of the pins that secures the two halves came off when it arrived. Popped it back in and worked perfectly.

As someone who loves bungeoppang (fish-shaped pastry), this product seems perfect. The size is just right too. At first, I was doubtful because I have an electric oven at home whether it would work, but it works very well. Even if you have a gas oven, there's no need to worry. I'm using it with satisfaction.