5 Waffle Stick Maker

At first, I thought to myself that these would be the easy way out of buying myself a fancy waffle iron. And boy was I right! I haven't stopped using this since we bought ours about 1 month ago. I have yet to do this, but the idea behind the purchase was to add a chicken strip atop the waffle batter just before closing the lid... but I'm confident they'll be the best chicken and waffles I've ever had. A quick note about how it cooks: The center 3 will make perfect golden brown waffle sticks, though the outer 2 will not cook as quickly. They WILL cook, however they'll take just slightly longer. My guess is that the heating element is centered, which would explain what's causing the uneven cooking. After the center 3 are done, I would just move the outer ones to the center. However, I've just abandoned using the outer 2 all together, and stick with the center 3. It only takes a couple minutes to cook, and it's not like I'm feeding an army that needs waffles every minute... so the slight defect is of little consequence to me.

This is the second one of these that I have owned. The first one was a gift from my aunt as a housewarming gift. I used it for 3 years religiously to make handheld Belgium waffles for my boys. Then one day as I was grabbing the unit from an upper cabinet it fell and broke into pieces - it is just plastic. My younger son drove me crazy asking for the replacement until I replaced it (took a couple of months). Anyway it is a great little unit and does what it states it will do - nothing over the top but it produces 5 handheld Belgium waffles that my little boys just adore. Spray it with some Pam first and the waffles come out perfect. Top with whipped cream and be the most popular cook in the kitchen!

I keep this maker going a lot. It takes only 4 minutes to get a good brown waffle stick. The sticks are good and easy to eat by hand.

I ought this so I could make large batches up when I have time and freeze them for the busy or lazy morning. They freeze well. I put them in a gallon freezer bag with wax or parchment paper between them. Just microwave them 30 to 60 seconds, depending on the amount your reheating. I have seen reviews that says it's hard to clean but I use a cooking spray before every 2-3 batches and have never had anything stick in it ever. I use a pancake pen, also found here on Amazon, to fill the wells about 1/3 full and rarely have them bake over the sides onto the plates. I have used commercial pancake or waffle mix but also have used Jiffy blueberry muffin mix in this. I don't recommend using fresh fruit in the mix as they are typical water filled, which effects the consistency and might lead to an overfilling issue. The jiffy mis has the dehydrated bits of blueberry and works well. I never have to wait between batches to refill, just keep going. Most mixes I have used take about 3.5-4 minutes to cook but you can easily open the top to check them. Pros - ease of use, small in size compared to normal waffle makers, easy to clean and let's face it...fun for kids to dunk in syrup and eat! Cons - no timer (but I make hits in the kitchen so a timer on the stove and microwave makes this very easy to use instead) Overall this maker is great and my entire family love these waffles.

Works good but tends to have steam accumulate near the opening.

This is the perfect waffle maker for 1 person. I can make 5, eat what I want and put the rest in the freezer or warm up later. It is easy to use and quick clean up.

The description & price was right; however, this waffle maker is really tough to use. It takes a few times to figure out just the right amount of batter to use. If you use too little they will burn. If you use too much they will overflow out of the waffle maker. Also, if you're really hungry & in a hurry I don't recommend this product. It took roughly 10 minutes to make one batch of waffles. We ordered this for a church event & had we known it would take so long to make the waffles we wouldn't have used it. This product might be nice for at home use for little kiddos but it just didn't meet my needs.

I bought these so I could make waffle sticks for my son to take on his way out the door. This waffle maker is easy to use, easy clean up, and makes the waffle sticks perfect every time. No more frozen waffles.. These are very quick, easy, and good for that "to go" breakfast!