The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
I thought I would ask for reccomendations.

I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.

pamjd wrote:
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>
I own an Oster. I'm sure it wasn't pricey and it works great.

On Mar 15, 10:05 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> pamjd wrote:
> > The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> > fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> > So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> > I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> > I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> > retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>
> I own an Oster. I'm sure it wasn't pricey and it works great.

I bought a Sunbeam - "just like Mom's" - for a buck at a yard sale. I
replaced the cotton-and-bakalite cord with a new one (same pin pattern
after all these years) and it works great. Only i only get to use it
about once a year, my "son" (or so he calls himself) prefers the
frozen diskettes.

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> I own an Oster. I'm sure it wasn't pricey and it works great.

Me, too. Mine makes two square waffles (not Belgian-style) at a time.
Sometimes I wish I had my old big (4 square) one, but most of the time
this is satisfactory. I'm sure I've had it at least 10 years.
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"pamjd" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>\

We have a toast master regular waffle maker we have had for 13 years and it is
still going strong with getting much use. Someone gave us a krups Belgian
waffle maker a few years back that seems pretty good. We make waffles every
weekend.

"Toronto" > wrote:
> I bought a Sunbeam - "just like Mom's" - for a buck at a yard sale. I
> replaced the cotton-and-bakalite cord with a new one (same pin pattern
> after all these years) and it works great. Only i only get to use it
> about once a year, my "son" (or so he calls himself) prefers the
> frozen diskettes.

I've got a Toastmaster - "just like Dad's" - well, not just like Dad's, it
is Dad's. I believe it was a "bank gift", from back in the days they'd give
you all kinds of junk for opening a new account (early 1980s). So this one
is about 25 years old, and I use it 4-5 times a year.

I also recently saw one of the exact same model, in pristine unused
condition in our neighborhood yard sale last year. It was kind of pricey.
The seller wanted $10 for it! ;-)

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

"pamjd" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.

IMHO there are 2 very good options.

First visit used or antique stores and look for a good old working waffle iron.
Second there is a very nice Cusinart large size available on Amazon for about
$70.00. You can purchase that same unit "used" "reconditioned" for about
$50.00. This is what I did and I love it. It makes a lot of waffles at once.

Dimitri

pamjd wrote:
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>

We've tried all different brands of waffles irons...most have been given
away to someone and then try another. That is until my niece brought
heres over for breakfast one day, wanting to try it out at our house. It
wasn't expensive, or big and stainless steel. Real simple, Turned out
fabulous waffles, quickly! We looked online and found one on Amazon.
Can't tell you enough how simple and easy and great it is. It's by
Hamilton Beach, called the Flip N' Fluff, silly name but it works.

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach.../dp/B00004X13C

I later checked AT epinions and a couple other places and found that
most people that tried it, loved it. And at $20, it's a deal, I think.

Melondy

Melondy said...

> pamjd wrote:
>> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
>> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
>> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
>> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>>
>> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
>> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>>
>
> We've tried all different brands of waffles irons...most have been given
> away to someone and then try another. That is until my niece brought
> heres over for breakfast one day, wanting to try it out at our house. It
> wasn't expensive, or big and stainless steel. Real simple, Turned out
> fabulous waffles, quickly! We looked online and found one on Amazon.
> Can't tell you enough how simple and easy and great it is. It's by
> Hamilton Beach, called the Flip N' Fluff, silly name but it works.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach.../dp/B00004X13C
>
> I later checked AT epinions and a couple other places and found that
> most people that tried it, loved it. And at $20, it's a deal, I think.
>
> Melondy
>



I bought a cuisinart classic waffle maker and have only used it twice but
it does it's job fine, complete with the idiot lights. Makes a large round
waffle.

I like classic better than Belgian waffles because the Belgian waffle holes
are so large and deep that butter and syrup pools up in them too much.

Andy

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:44:07 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>I like classic better than Belgian waffles because the Belgian waffle holes
>are so large and deep that butter and syrup pools up in them too much.
>
>Andy

And how is that a problem?

Christine

Christine Dabney said...

> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:44:07 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>>I like classic better than Belgian waffles because the Belgian waffle
>>holes are so large and deep that butter and syrup pools up in them too
>>much.
>>
>>Andy
>
> And how is that a problem?
>
> Christine


<VBG>

Andy

Christine Dabney wrote on 16 Mar 2007 in rec.food.cooking

> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:44:07 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>
> >I like classic better than Belgian waffles because the Belgian waffle
> >holes are so large and deep that butter and syrup pools up in them
> >too much.
> >
> >Andy
>
> And how is that a problem?
>
> Christine
>

It drowns the Shrimp?

Andy wrote:
> Melondy said...
>
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
>>> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
>>> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
>>> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>>>
>>> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
>>> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.
>>>
>> We've tried all different brands of waffles irons...most have been given
>> away to someone and then try another. That is until my niece brought
>> heres over for breakfast one day, wanting to try it out at our house. It
>> wasn't expensive, or big and stainless steel. Real simple, Turned out
>> fabulous waffles, quickly! We looked online and found one on Amazon.
>> Can't tell you enough how simple and easy and great it is. It's by
>> Hamilton Beach, called the Flip N' Fluff, silly name but it works.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach.../dp/B00004X13C
>>
>> I later checked AT epinions and a couple other places and found that
>> most people that tried it, loved it. And at $20, it's a deal, I think.
>>
>> Melondy
>>
>
>
>
> I bought a cuisinart classic waffle maker and have only used it twice but
> it does it's job fine, complete with the idiot lights. Makes a large round
> waffle.
>
> I like classic better than Belgian waffles because the Belgian waffle holes
> are so large and deep that butter and syrup pools up in them too much.
>
> Andy


Large deep holes aren't a problem if you eat them Belgian-style. It's
lots of butter (my grandpa said you had to butter both sides! lol!!) and
a good sprinkling of powdered sugar. Then the holes aren't filling up
with too much maple 'sirpul' because there isn't any ;-)

Melondy

pamjd wrote:
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.

I love Belgian waffles, but the Cuisinart model we had was completely
unreliable. Had to be replaced twice, although when it worked it made great
waffles. We now have some Brand X model that works, sort of. We use the
recipes that came with the defunct Cuisinart. (The cornmeal waffles are
great.)

pamjd wrote:
> The last new waffle iron I bought, not the cheapest but close, worked
> fine for a while but slowly lost the ability to heat up enough.
> So I am thinking of buying a new one but before I make a big purchase
> I thought I would ask for reccomendations.
>
> I want to spend up to $50. I have read some reviews for DeLonghi
> retro belgian waffle maker but trust you all more than hype. Thanks.

A little late but I have a VillaWare combination Belgian waffle, pizelle
(waffle cones for ice cream!), hot sandwich maker. Interchangeable
non-stick plates, depending on what you want to make. I've only used it for
waffles, and only on rare occasions. But I like it just fine for waffles.
I just don't eat them very often.

Jill