In reply to volvoclearinghouse :
I would probably end up with one like this though...
In reply to volvoclearinghouse :
I would probably end up with one like this though...
ProDarwin said:I have the Cuisinart flippy-over 2 sided one. I believe I got it from Costco. So far, so good. It makes 2 at a time (1 top, 1 bottom), so you get a nice waffle every 2 mins.
That said, waffle makers can be a bitch to clean. Does someone make one where you can remove the parts you need to clean?
Our recipe uses oil. The only cleanup is if the batter spills out.
Do you have a gas stove??
https://www.amazon.com/Romes-1100-Fashioned-Waffle-Iron/dp/B000BWCTL0
Looks like a good option. I'm tempted. Turning it over would be easy. No electric to plug in, easy cleanup, but spills would be a mess.
We have the flippy waffle maker by Waring. I'm generally not a "one use" kitchen gadget kind of guy, but I'm all for purchasing a solid waffle maker. I love waffles.
dculberson said:Do you have a gas stove??
https://www.amazon.com/Romes-1100-Fashioned-Waffle-Iron/dp/B000BWCTL0
Looks like a good option. I'm tempted. Turning it over would be easy. No electric to plug in, easy cleanup, but spills would be a mess.
China, though.
And, yes, I realize the other electric ones are all China-made, too. But I draw the line at Cast Iron. I have standards. They're low, but I have them.
In reply to EastCoastMojo :
I just bought Mrs. VCH a 1930's Griswold #9 Dutch Oven for her birthday. (No, she did not smack me over the head with it!) I understand the pre-50's cast iron is the stuff to have.
spitfirebill said:ProDarwin said:I have the Cuisinart flippy-over 2 sided one. I believe I got it from Costco. So far, so good. It makes 2 at a time (1 top, 1 bottom), so you get a nice waffle every 2 mins.
That said, waffle makers can be a bitch to clean. Does someone make one where you can remove the parts you need to clean?
Our recipe uses oil. The only cleanup is if the batter spills out.
For plain waffles, yes. My wife likes to put berries in hers. Sometimes I put chocolate chips in mine - because syrup doesn't have enough sugar on its own :)
In reply to volvoclearinghouse :
Lucky gal! Surely she wants a vintage waffle iron to match? 
Sure, it's $450, but nothing short of a commercial-grade waffle iron is going to suffice IMHO. I have tried a few, and they all suck. When I want waffles, I just stop by my local Holiday Inn Express and pretend to be a guest. The trick is to stay there once, and tell them you travel here on business often. Then they just assume you are staying in the hotel from then on.
No waffle iron recommendations but I just wanted to gives props to Alton Brown for his receipt. I use it to make pancakes.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/basic-waffle-recipe-1944893
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flours, soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl beat together eggs and melted butter, and then add the buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the iron according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Close iron top and cook until the waffle is golden on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.
In reply to Stampie :
I'm always shocked that people can be awake enough to weigh flour for pancakes/waffles. If I'm that awake I'm making lunch, not breakfast.
When I make waffles/pancakes I measure flour by the cup, baking powder by the tsp, and eyeball everything else. I'm not even consistent on the number of eggs I use.
imho, finding Belgian Waffle makers is easy... finding the "regular Waffle" 4-square model is hard. I ended up at my wife's Granny house when they were taking family through for "one last round of 'take what you want'... and insisted we leave with her Mirro-Matic like the one I grew up with. AFAIK, they don't make 'em like they used to.
re:Waffle Making Mixes & Alton Brown
since I'm on a tear about sugar consumption, we've found to cut that recipe to 1Tbl spoon of sugar, add in 1Tbl Spoon of Cinnamon, and a 1 Tsp of Vanilla. Fresh Waffle smelling kitchen is good, Cinnamon & Vanilla Waffle Kitchen is amazing.
mazdeuce - Seth said:In reply to Stampie :
I'm always shocked that people can be awake enough to weigh flour for pancakes/waffles. If I'm that awake I'm making lunch, not breakfast.
When I make waffles/pancakes I measure flour by the cup, baking powder by the tsp, and eyeball everything else. I'm not even consistent on the number of eggs I use.
Maybe you need a profession where you're weighing ounces of product all the time.
pinchvalve said:
Sure, it's $450, but nothing short of a commercial-grade waffle iron is going to suffice IMHO. I have tried a few, and they all suck. When I want waffles, I just stop by my local Holiday Inn Express and pretend to be a guest. The trick is to stay there once, and tell them you travel here on business often. Then they just assume you are staying in the hotel from then on.
pinchvalve said:Sure, it's $450, but nothing short of a commercial-grade waffle iron is going to suffice IMHO. I have tried a few, and they all suck. When I want waffles, I just stop by my local Holiday Inn Express and pretend to be a guest. The trick is to stay there once, and tell them you travel here on business often. Then they just assume you are staying in the hotel from then on.
I keep pressing the thumbs up button, but it appears to have stopped working after only one. More thumbs up for this nefarious plan!
so how many other people had waffles for dinner because of this thread?
just me? oh well, I don't feel sorry one bit 
In reply to pinchvalve :
You're a genius. All this time I've been sneaking in to use the pool and never once thought of having breakfast.
Honest question here.
I grew up with this style
I even had one of my own for a few decades. Been about 8 years without a waffle iron. Pancakes are fine with me.
My only experiences with the flippy doohickey types have been in the "continental breakfast" of hotel/motels. So obviously only the best 
What is the supposed benefit of the flip?, other than introducing a new model so folks needed to buy a new one because the one they got as a wedding present was suddenly obsolete?
I understand the flip with the old cast iron ones but the plain old both heated sides never did me wrong.
And yes I am thinking about getting the missus a waffle iron soon.
At the firehouse, we have been known to run a few tubes of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls through the waffle maker.
It will change your world.
In reply to Woody :
That should help me sell the wife on a waffle iron. I'll look like a fireman in no time.
I know that of you put brownie mix in it, and forget to grease it, E36 M3 goes way way wrong.
Mndsm said:I know that of you put brownie mix in it, and forget to grease it, E36 M3 goes way way wrong.
This kind of wrong?
In reply to Jumper K Balls :
I was going to ask the same question, but asked mr. Google first. It is to spread out the batter evenly. Only necessary for Belgian waffles.
In reply to Tom_Spangler :
I grew up on a 50/50 of Aunt Jemima and Bisquick otherwise following the AJ recipe. It makes the lightest pancakes, but I find waffles need to have more heft. Otherwise I’m a Philistine and prefer mine out of a toaster.
In reply to pinchvalve :
See, if they split it in half, so it made one waffle, and didn't take up my entire counter, and only charged $225 for that, I'd be sort-of interested. Metal >> Plastic
I've found the secret to big fluffy breakfast carbohydrates is the baking powder. Whatever the recipe calls for, use between a heaping one of those, and twice that. My family raves on my biscuits- I simply took a basic biscuit recipe and doubled the baking powder (and added a touch more sugar and salt). I made some last Saturday and the wife said they were "very near Bojangles", which is a big compliment if you've never had a Bojangles biscuit.
I'm loving all these waffle iron ideas. Going to pull the trigger on one today. Which one? The answer may surprise you...
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