Presto Ceramic Flipside Belgian Waffle Maker, 7 inches (Pack of 1), BlackGray

The Presto Ceramic FlipSide Belgian Waffle Maker is a great addition to our kitchen! The flip feature ensures the batter spreads evenly, giving you perfectly cooked waffles that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.It’s easy to use, and the ceramic nonstick plates make cleanup super simple. The timer is a nice touch, helping you get your waffles just the way you like them. Plus, it’s compact enough for easy storage.Whether you’re making waffles for yourself or the whole family, this waffle maker does the job and delivers great results every time! Highly recommend!

I’m highly impressed with this waffle iron. It heats quickly and makes perfect waffles that release easily every time. It takes up very little space on the kitchen counter or in the pantry since it stores vertically. Good engineering. The flange that holds the iron in a vertical position is flimsy and made of plastic. If anything is going to fail on this device it is the flange. If treated gently, this shouldn’t be an issue. As others have mentioned, the timer is worthless. It doesn’t control anything. It’s just a digital timer. Probably was an afterthought in designing this iron. I don’t use it. Just wait until the steam subsides and the waffle is done. All in all, a superior product for home use. The directions are simplistic but understandable. The Classic Waffle Recipe in the book is basic and works well. Highly recommended

We bought this to replace a Kitche***d KPWB1000 that died after about 2 1/2 years. We are very pleased with this iron after about a month of use. My only complaint would be possibly for a better built-in timer, but that actually may be advantageous (read on as to why).We are a waffle iron test kitchen. We have four children and the oldest just went off to college this fall. Since the first was young, we have been making quick breads (pancakes, waffles) for breakfast. When we bored of pancakes about 14 years ago, our family started making waffles. Since then we have worn out (or should I say killled?) about a half dozen or more waffle makes. We make 8-egg batches most times; we are down to once or so a week, but it used to be about twice weekly. We freeze the extras and then take them out of the freezer for the next days' breakfasts. One child likes waffles enough still to request 'em on his birthday for supper.I share this to say that we have a LOT of experience in waffle makers. We started with a cheap unit and kept moving up, hoping for increased reliability and features. We went to the more expensive flip-style. One brand would wear out at the hinge as it was never designed to last with its plastic hinge (War**g 600?). So, finally we popped for the double waffle maker(sub $200 price). The first went back under warranty when it died suddenly after about 11 months. Kitchen**d replaced it and asked that we ship back the defective iron according to the warranty conditions. That second,replacement iron broke in early Dec. of last year (2014). It would occasionally flip the GFI in our house. This is not that unusual in theory, but because the first one died just after doing that, it gave me pause. I think the steam/water gets down in the electronics of the unit and fries the electronic controls (hence if no fancy controls and timers, maybe greater reliability?). I could not find parts for the expensive iron available anywhere. The other thing about the DEEP Belgian style waffle maker is that the waffles stuck often. This Presto does not so far. Use a wood chopstick or skewer to get the waffle out, so as to not damage the non-stick surfaces.SO, our journey taught me a lot about waffle irons. I bought this one based on other reviews. but also to go back to a simple, but hopefully useful yet reliable iron. So far it has proven so. This one is very convenient in that it stores vertically, taking up half the space (or maybe 1/3 of the old big double iron, or a wide, flat single waffle iron). I like that this iron still flips, as this gives the cook a more consistently full waffle. Unlike the deep Belgian Kitchen**d, this iron has not stuck yet, as the recesses are not as deep. I follow the manufacturer's instructions to oil before each use. This struck me as odd, but I followed it; other nonstick waffle irons have said DO NOT oil. I do oil this one liberally at the start of each batch but NOT between waffles, using oil and a brush. This iron takes about 4 minutes for a waffle, plus or minus. This is a little bit faster than the old dual model's cycle time, which took about 4 1/2 or 5 1/2 minutes, but that iron also gave two waffles. (We would lengthen the time in the old iron to attempt to get it to stick less if it was sticking, hence the 5 1/2 minutes sometimes.) I may buy a second Presto to get the speed back to a dual iron. I could easily store two of these vertically in the space of the big, ol' Kitchen**d. We use a 33% old fashioned oats and 67% flour recipe, so that may make the iron take longer. This 4 minute time gives a good, crispy, well-browned waffle. I am still getting in the habit of setting a kitchen timer; I have not used the battery powered built-in timer yet. The tip of watching the steam also helps when I forget to set the timer. The reason I say that the use of an external timer may be useful is the electronics of this iron are very uncomplicated, compared to the old Kitchen**d. I hope the Presto's simplicity will do well on our reliability test in our waffle test kitchen! Enjoy this useful unit.

In my recent odyssey into making the perfect Belgian waffle, also known as Gaufre de Liege (check this out! https://liegewaffle.wordpress.com/liege-waffle-recipe-liege-gaufre-recette/) and being on a limited budget, I scoured Amazon for an affordable maker that would really do the job. Reviews were encouraging, so I got the Presto FlipSide. I'm extremely glad I did.First off, packaging was good and product delivered in perfect condition. I really like the design of this unit; you don't have to worry about plastic breaking around the turning axis as often happens on other styles of these appliances and it stores in my kitchen cabinets very nicely, taking up much less precious storage space than the alternative design. Here is a little battery operated timer on the handle-side of the unit; I found it a little hard to see the readout as it is not back-lit, so I didn't even bother with using it. I have other timers in my kitchen that are easier to see and use. So... After following the manufacturer's instruction and letting the unit heat up and burn off the "new smell", I seasoned it as directed (I used grapeseed oil). On to the fun part...Since my Belgian Pearl Sugar hadn't arrived yet, I made up a batch of batter from a simple recipe off of AllRecipes.com (see http://allrecipes.com/recipe/17681/belgian-waffles/internalSource=search%20result&referringContentType=search%20results ). OMG I am in love... yum, yum, yum... The FlipSide heats up within 4-5 minutes. It will take up to a maximum of 1 cup of batter per waffle (the amount used will depend on the recipe you're using) to make a full iron-sized waffle. (These things are HUGE by the way; 1" thick and 7" in diameter.) It takes a test waffle to get your cooking time down, but the "wait till the steam is almost gone" advice will give you nicely browned, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, waffle goodness. After nibbling on my first amazing waffle result, I decided I wanted a slightly sweeter waffle than the recipe produced, so I measured out a cup of batter and mixed in a soup spoon full of turbinado sugar and poured that into my new best-friend-for-life... the results were AWE-SOME! The sugar did not burn - which means the waffle maker doesn't get too hot, which is great since there is no temperature adjustment on this unit. For just over $30.00 well, you can't have everything. It would be wonderful if I had one of those nifty infrared or laser (or whatever) thermometers to tell how hot the surface actually gets, but I'm working on a budget here, remember? Suffice it to say, what you do get with this affordable unit works very well.I am thoroughly pleased with this purchase, and so is my son and my next-door neighbor, who graciously try out all of my cooking and baking experiments and give me honest feedback. I'll update this review after I've made the Gaufre de Liege dough with real Belgian pearl sugar and see how it performs... until then, buy a Presto FlipSide and get yo' waffle on!