Sunday Morning ='s Waffles

[mixfinder]

Nothing to Get Out

I leave the mixer on the counter so using it is actually less work than getting in the cupboard and drawers for bowls, egg beater and spoon.  Oils carbonize at a lower tempertaure around 345 degrees and solid fats like shortening and lard can be heated to 365 before carbonizing. Carbonizing equals sticking and smoking.  The batter will actually stick to the burned on carbon on the grids making it more difficult to remove the waffle.  Using sprays or brushing the grids with melted shortening will keep a waffle from bonding to the grids which gives the waffle a "pinto" appearance and added fats to the grid will continue to carbonizing making the whole issue of sticking worse.  Having worked in the industry as a chef and a manufacturerer's rep for Centenial Mills (Krusteaz) and General Mills, Kitchenaid, F.S. Carbon (Malted Waffle Batter) and  Lang we advise professionals in the industry to leave waffle irons in the open position between orders and when preheating to prevent carbon build up. 

 

[dustin92]

Mixfinder- our waffle maker looks the same except it has removable grids and a rubber cord instead of a cloth one.

 

[countryguy]

I have a Cuisinart waffle maker that makes 6 waffles at a time.  I use the recipe that was in the instruction book.  I have only used it 4 or 5 times but every time the batter oozes out every which way and makes a mess.  I keep cutting down on the amount of batter but still have the same problem...what am I doing wrong?  It takes me longer to clean up the mess than it does to make the waffles.

 

Gary

 

[mixfinder]

French Toast Stix

I bought a Cuisinart waffle maker that was rectangular and made six waffle stix and it came with small cups for syrup and dipping sauces.  No matter how hard I tried the batter seemed to ooze and run out in some areas and leave blanks in others.  I finally gave the waffle iron to Goodwill.  I have had three Begian waffle makers, two Cuisinart and one Calphalon and the Calphalon which is a poorer relative of the All-Clad family was nearly perfect in every way.  At the end of the day I liked thinner and crisper waffles better and went back to using the Sunbeam on a regular basis.  Everything I have said about waffle irons, liquid oil and sticking go out the window with teflon waffle grids.  I still don't use any additional oil because I like the evenly browned, crispy crust but seasoning isn't an issue with non stick grids.  The Sunbeam waffle iron I use on a regular basis is from the early run with the cloth cord and it does have interchangable grids.  Sunbeam waffle irons have more points on the grid per inch than most brands which makes a crisper waffle.  It can be a double edged sword becuase it makes a superior waffle but makes the surfaces area a waffle can stick to greater.  My life and career have been an adventure of machines, products, technology, education and people who make their life with food.  Some of what I say is pure, defendable fact, some is a product of trial and error and some is the colloquial sharing of many experiences from different cultures that all create repeatable results.  Adults are the hardest to teach because of our own bias and unwillingness to take any new information until it is demonstrated that there is a benefit for me first.

 

[northwesty]

What to do with all this stuff????

Here is another waffle maker I picked up the other day. It runs a little hot but actually makes a very good waffle, very fast. It didn't have the old fashioned cord but of course I have a few extra so I picked it up. It had been used not too long ago and wasn't too cruddy at all.

I guess I will have to leave this stuff to various people through my will, if they want it.

 

[askolover]

I'd always wanted a waffle iron growing up, but Mother refused.  I finally bought one this year...I know I know, not a vintage appliance.  But it does make a great waffle.  It's the B&D with multiple removable nonstick(yeah right) grids.  Every couple of uses I toss into the dishwasher.  Waffles are a cold weather treat for me...hmmmm, what's the temp down to now?

 

[panasonicvac]

It's national waffle day and decided to make some waffles out of our George Foreman maker. I'll admit, I do prefer the vintage waffle iron makers like the GE in reply #11. My grandparents owned one that used to belong to my great grandmother. Now with them gone, my uncle uses it and still makes excellent waffles.