Waffle maker

[Girlwhowearsglasses]

Anyone want to recommend me one? I seem to end up making endless pancakes on a Sunday morning and actually maybe waffles would be a change. Plus I love them and so do the kids.

Is the Cuisinartn one on Lakeland the definitive, or one of the round ones on Amazon? What about ones that say they are interchangeable plates and do sandwiches/paninis too? (I am guessing they are jack of all trades and master of none - but happy to be corrected)

[Girlwhowearsglasses]

Just returning to this thread to give a heads up to £16.99 one at Lidl from today.

No instructions in my pack though

[DellaPorter]

Have von sheff

Also recommend this recipe

www.fifteenspatulas.com/5-secrets-to-crisp-flavorful-golden-brown-waffles/

I substitute left over yoghurt for the buttermilk, leave out the sugar and use caramel flavouring instead of the amaretto

[TheWorstNoel]

we have a VonShef one from Amazon too - probably the same one! Perfectly serviceable, makes nice crispy waffles (use a batter recipe with yeast, and add a little vegetable oil for crispness), and for £25, no guilt if you only use it for holidays and treats.

Although, that said, we use it at least a couple of times a month, and it's great for lazy family brunches around Easter/Christmas/whenever visitors turn up in bulk.

[1frenchfoodie]

We have a VonShef £23 one from Amazon, never sticks, super quick to heat up, we love it. Makes 4 at a time.

[Girlwhowearsglasses]

Christ I wasn't bargaining for £150

Sorry Heston
Cuisinart it is

[madwomanacrosstheroad]

We have the lidls one. It makes two waffles at a time and we have had it for years.

[coxsorangepippin]

Not waffles, but this is the ultimate Sunday breakfast for us - so much less effort than pancakes and just a glass oven dish to stick in the dishwasher -
www.thekitchn.com/recipe-big-pancake-dutch-baby-recipes-from-the-kitchn-5232

Recipe as given with two eggs, actually feeds 2-3 not 4-6! But it doubles easily

[CaptainWarbeck]

Heston selling his waffle maker...

[HMF1]

We have the cuisinart that does 4 at a time. we have hadit for 6 years & its still going strong . I am not convinced that the Heston products are worth the price tag. Cooking is meant to involve some skill & they seem to do everything for you.

[SoupDragon]

£152 for a waffle maker??!! for that I would want a chef to come and cook them for me.

[Girlwhowearsglasses]

Oh thanks! Heston you say?

[illegitimateMortificadospawn]

Am just tucking into waffles.

[Gileswithachainsaw]

I have a sephra

It only does one at a time and it's nothing fancy but the kids like it

[illegitimateMortificadospawn]

It also has an overflow moat so you don't get mix on the kitchen bench if you overfill - the moat cooks the extra so you get extra waffle.

I'm not whether I'm up or down with this sort of thing. The nail-biting tension whilst you wait to see if greed got the better of you with the Cuisinart is half the fun. You could stand it on a tray to keep your worktop clean.

[CaptainWarbeck]

www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-Heston-Blumenthal-Smart-Waffle/dp/B00LB8S5V6?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 we got ours on a price match deal for a bit less than this.

[CaptainWarbeck]

We have the Breville smart waffle with 4 waffle size. It's expensive but amazing! Easy to make the batter and it adjusts its cooking time based on the mix you put in the waffle maker, so it'll cook a more liquidy one for longer etc automatically until its done. It also has an overflow moat so you don't get mix on the kitchen bench if you overfill - the moat cooks the extra so you get extra waffle. No faff cleaning as they just come straight out. Definitely worth the money! We use it heaps.

[Allalonenow]

This thread has brought back such happy memories of a childhood treat when my Dad used to hold a waffle session for tea, a bowl of cream, plenty of jams, clouds of icing sugar, the wonderful vanilla smell of the waffles.....

[Blacksox]

Ours is a really good one from JM Posner (on Amazon).

[TondelayaDellaVentamiglia]

yes, toaster them, or sometimes I throw them onto a flat griddle.
...this is especially nice f you are taking the whole american panckes/bacon/maple syrup thing to excess with waffles, and scrambled egg and bacon :o and you reheat the waffles in the bacony bit of the pan.

[FiveGoMadInDorset]

We put them in the toaster from frozen

[illegitimateMortificadospawn]

The making & freezing batches idea is genius. How do you reheat them?

I also want churro waffles now too.

[illegitimateMortificadospawn]

We have a Cuisinart and it is good. DH bought me mine a few months before Cuisinart released a version that also had sandwich toaster plates too (the waffle ones are removeable and go in the dishwasher). If I was buying now, I'd go for that one & ditch my knackered toastie maker.

[Ceaser1981]

Yip cuisinart is a good buy, had mine for about 10 years, mmm i want one now

[BonnesVacances]

Get a 4 waffle one if you have 3 DC. They do take a while to cook and one will have to wait otherwise.