Max. pancake diameter
The largest diameter of a single pancake that can be cooked on a pancake maker.
The choice for this parameter depends solely on the user's preferences and the specifics of the dishes that are supposed to be cooked: for example, it is more convenient to make traditional pancakes, in which the filling is supposed to be wrapped, to make large, and crepes or pancakes — small. There are also multi-purpose pancake makers equipped with removable panels (see above) and allowing you to cook both large and small pancakes.
Note that in self-leveling models without sides (see "Type"), this paragraph usually indicates the diameter of the working surface. The actual sizes of the prepared pancakes will be smaller — in fact it is very difficult to distribute the dough over the entire surface without pouring it over the edges.
Power
The total power consumption of the pancake maker. In fact, the intensity of heating depends primarily on this parameter: usually, a more powerful device heats up faster to operating temperatures and is better suited for working with large volumes of dough. Therefore, high power, usually, is characteristic of models with a large diameter of pancakes or plenty of them (both points, see above). Note that manufacturers usually select the power in such a way that the pancake maker is guaranteed to be able to cope with the stated tasks. Therefore, this parameter is of secondary importance, and it is worth paying the main attention to more practically significant points when choosing — the type of device, the size and number of pancakes (see above), the heating temperature, additional features (see below), etc.
It is also worth mentioning that power affects the power consumption of the device — however, the indicators of modern pancake makers rarely exceed 1.5 kW, which does not create problems with a normal household connection.
