VonShef Double Waffle Maker – Round Belgian Waffle Machine with Non-Stick Plates, Auto Temperature Control, Cool Touch Handle, Chaffles Maker Serves Savoury Snacks & Desserts – 1200W, Silver

I love waffles. My wife is the true genius in the kitchen when it comes to her delicious pancakes and other tasty treats. I've been wanting waffles for breakfast for a long time and so my wife eventually suggested that I get a waffle maker and she would put her talents to good use by mixing us up some batter. I decided on this particular make and model of the VonShef after reading copious reviews. It arrived quickly. The very next day, in fact, thanks to Amazon Prime. But we waited for the weekend to use it for the first time. As it turns out, it was the May Bank Holiday Friday, coinciding with VE Day. My wife mixed up a batch of batter from a recipe for waffles on the BBC GoodFood website and we had delicious golden waffles in about half an hour. They were scrumptious! The waffle maker is good value for the money. It is easy to use. It is also easy to clean, as long as you avoid any over-spill, which is more difficult to get out of the crevices. Just be careful not to overfill the plates with the batter. A little goes a long way. My wife did say that the plates could have been slightly deeper to stop any leakage, but she is still very happy with the performance of the waffle maker.

This is the first waffle maker that we have owned. I did quite a bit of research before deciding on this model and we have not been disappointed with my choice. It is easy to use and clean and most importantly it produces two good sized waffles. Make sure that you follow the simple instructions and you cannot go wrong. In paricular, make sure to have a dry run before intoducing your waffle mix in order to burn off the 'newness' of the plates. It does smoke when you do this but this is nothing to be concerned about. Equally as important, do oil the plates before use and do not be tempted to overfill the plates as you will have do some extra cleaning. Recommended

We've had this for two years now. It is easy to use and it cooks fluffy brown waffles how we like them. The only downside to this is cleaning it after use. I started off using ear buds to help get the black gunk from the spray oil. But after a few times of cleaning it that way, I just simply use a dish brush I bought from Tesco. I get the brush wet and then squirt some dish soap on it, then clean the waffle maker that way. You shouldn't run it under water, but to rinse, I keep the water on a very low trickle to rinse the soap off as I try hard not to get water anywhere but on the part that cooks the waffles. It is the easiest clean up method I've tried and it's still working. You do have to use spray oil or waffles stick but with a good recipe that calls for vegetable oil instead of butter, I find works better and waffles are less likely to stick. For the price, it does what it should and it's reliably produced light brown fluffy waffles. The cooking time can fluctuate after you do the first batch, which can take 2 or 3 minutes, the next batch might take longer, it's not consistent and you have to gauge how much batter to put it each side. It's just something you will figure out thru trial and error. Too much and it will spill outside the edges and too little, then they look like the German waffles with the thin edges. That's it, that's this waffle maker in a nutshell. We are happy with it.

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Quick to heat and easy to clean. Waffles cooked evenly and light indicator really helped to notify when ready without opening and closing hundred times.

I wish i could have given this product negative Star, as its just stoped working after we used it just for a month (3times used) And now seller is not responding and amazon is not great either, there is no way we could ask Amazon to get involve unlike Ebay as you can call thrm directly and they are great in solving this kind of issues, if i would have nought from Argoes or Currys they would have replaced it straightaway (past experience) Do not buy this product

great waffle maker. At first you have to follow the instructions, clean the non-removable plates with a damp cloth. Then turn on the waffle maker, green light means heating, red, ready to use. Here was my first confusion, as I was expecting green light is ready for use. But no, red light on = ready to use. Very important, for the first time -use the waffle maker without any batter, let the plates burn off any residue from the factory for 2 - 5 min. Then the first batch of waffles can be thrown out (to mop up any residue). Now my recipe makes 3 batches, so 6 waffles in total. You could double the amount if you want more. You can make it the night before and it will be ready to use in the morning. The batter will be thick, that is normal. I use a normal ladle and 'pour' the batter in the middle of the plates. With the back I quickly spread the batter a bit if needed. Important is to be quick and do not leave the waffle maker open, it will loose heat and you have to wait till the red light is on before you can bake again. Also during baking the lights can be both green & red, this is also normal, it is heating up in between cooking. Now finally here my basic recipe for 3 batches, 6 round waffles in total: 180 g self raising flour 20 g caster sugar pinch of cinnamon (optional) Whisk this together in a big bowl and set aside Now in a pyrex (or similar) jug whisk together: 200 ml milk, 1 egg, 1,5 tablespn odorless vegetable oil (I use sunflower oil) and then finally 1 teaspn of vanilla extract (optional). Whisk these ingredients till well combined. Now add these wet ingredients to the bowl of flour/sugar/cinnamon mixture and beat till combined. Like I'd mentioned before, this will be a thick batter, but it worked for me so far. Heat up your VonChef Large Round 2 slice waffle maker till the red light is on. Open lid, pour 1 ladle in the center -each - and spread out a bit if needed. Gently place lid down and let the waffles cook for a minimum of 3 min. I like mine a bit crispier, so I cooked mine for 5 min. Do not open and or press down the lid during cooking. There will be steam coming from the waffles while they cook. The steam is hot, so be careful for escaping steam, also when opening the lid after cooking. Remove waffles with a wooded spoon, serve on a plate with any of the following and or a combination: maple syrup, cream / icecream fruit other toppings. ENJOY :-)

This works nicely, gets hot quickly, and does the job nicely, it doesn't flip so you do tend to get one side that looks like the top with the defined ridges and one side that's more flat if that makes sense. I found it works best with buttermilk instead of milk, and whipping your egg whites separately! Also if you like your waffles crispy but don't want them burnt, you can transfer them straight to a preheated oven rack for 3-5 minutes to crisp up the edges without them burning in the machine. Cleaning was a pain because of its shape and the grids not being removable but I can't imagine a waffle maker exists that is easy to clean so that's not a mark against this specific model and is the price you pay for waffles!