Comments on: Batter Blaster: What’s wrong with this picture? http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Tue, 21 May 2013 04:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Camille http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-39043 Camille Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:07:39 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-39043 Rant all you want… The inventor of this makes 60 million a year.

]]> By: david http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-33052 david Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:36:07 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-33052 While I rarely make pancakes, and would never dream of making them from a can, I have to echo the sentiments of “anonymous on mon”, It’s not about the 3 minutes to mix the batter; it’s about the time to cleanup and the number of ingredients one must have on hand to mix Mark’s (probably delicous) batter. To be fair, Mark is a single guy making 4 pancakes to last him 2 days. Add hungry kids, a Mom trying to get her kids to school / daycare, and herself to work on time and you begin to see how this product could be appealing. Buy one item instead of the small basket full required for Mark’s recipe. Yes, they could eat cereal, but this product allows “Mom” to feel good about sending her kids out with a hot breakfast with a minimum of fuss.. Is it more nutritious than the cereal would be? Um…no; but marketing is a powerful. thing, as is the guilt endured by many working mothers who don’t have the “luxury” of staying home with their kids. To many working Moms this probably looks like a step up from the “toaster” waffles they usually buy.

]]> By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-11316 Beth Terry Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:51 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-11316 Hi Tracy. What’s wrong is that it takes materials and energy to create that can, and energy to recycle that can. Why expend that energy when making pancakes from scratch is so easy, and I can buy the ingredients in bulk from the natural foods store without any packaging except for the cardboard egg carton which I return to the farmers market to be reused for more eggs — not recycled.

Recycling is a feel good measure that will not solve our climate crisis. Reduction is much more important.

And I don’t see anyone here promoting eating meat from a can either.
.-= Beth Terry´s last blog ..Carnival Of The Green #217 =-.

]]> By: Tracy http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-11314 Tracy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:56:12 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-11314 Batter Blaster pancakes are THE best I’ve ever tasted, they remind me of the buckwheat pancakes I once had at a restaurant. Really delicious. The cans are recyclable steel so…..what’s everyone’s problem? Gosh it’s just wrong to have pancakes from a can? Really? MEAT from a can is so way more gross to me! :)

]]> By: Jason http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6087 Jason Wed, 20 May 2009 13:33:32 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-6087 Bottom line is that batter blaster pancakes SUCK. The taste is horrible and they get away with calling it organic. That buzz word which may mean wholesome and natural to most is used to easily in marketing.

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6055 Anonymous Wed, 13 May 2009 19:49:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-6055 Batter Blaster sets new Guinness World Record for pancakes cooked & served… 76,382. TV coverage here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti1cRbD0XRE

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Anonymous Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:03:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-5627 Hey, check out http://www.messageinabatter.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Anonymous Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:58:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-2165 Hi Beth,
it’s so gratifying to hear your comments on Batter Blaster, a product that seems a just 1 step more abhorrent than another item I’ve been ranting about to friends and family for months. It’s Bisquick Shake n Pour from General Mills, a Big Food brand that is sadly much more ubiquitous on supermarket shelves. Oddly, I see little to no outcry about this untrapackaged, not-really-more-convenient food. A few friends (playing devil’s advocate) said, “well, you could take it camping.” Comments like these only underline the extent to which people really don’t think about the utter uselessness of some packaging.

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Anonymous Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:02:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-1813 100% agreed. A completely unnecessary product. My only hope is that sales are bad and they pull it from the shelf. Your post reminded me of a lady I met who bought pre-cut apples for her grandson from Costco. First of all each apple was individually wrapped in a plastic bag and then the whole bag of ~10 apples was again wrapped in a bigger plastic bag. I remember thinking you are soooooooo busy you don’t have the whole 30 seconds it takes to cut up an apple for your ONLY grandson?!? (BTW they weren’t peeled) Not only that but they tasted like SH*T b/c of course they had to put a preservative on the apples to keep them from going brown and mushy. However, they were “organic.”

]]> By: har mar http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 har mar Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:33:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/03/batter-blaster-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-1791 i lied…sorta. batter blaster just emailed me and let me know that the cans are made out of recycled steel.

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