In the run-up to Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day as many people now know it, people will be stocking up on flour, eggs and milk to whip up a batter for their pancakes on February 21.
But according to a chef, if you really want to make the tastiest pancakes, you'll need to get mixing with the batter on February 20.
Oliver Marlowe, the chef director and owner of The Ganymede in London, has been sharing his top cooking tips with The Mirror, and the pro claims that the trick to making anything with a batter is to give it sufficient time to rest.