Both have restaurant chains devoted to them, and both have their ardent defenders. Which side of the most important breakfast debate of our time are you on?

Waffle irons make one of them easier to make than the other, which is a point in their favor for anyone who’s ever struggled to flip pancakes at the right time; their structure also allows them to hold more syrup without getting soggy. Pancakes, on the other hand, simply feel more classic to some people — even and especially when their eyes are bigger than their stomach and they order far too many of them.