Black & Decker Belgium Waffle Maker

Unlike the other reviewer the temperature control on mine works fine. It is a little confusing. Green light means it is still heating and the red light means the power is on. So you have to wait until the red light is lit and the green light is out before using. It goes against the "traffic light" paradigm.

The things I don't like are that you can't remove the grids for cleaning and it does take a while to preheat. The nonstick works well and looks to be durable. I will post my final verdict in a couple of years.

Ther is no temperature control. The setting is so low that after 15 minutes the waffles are not crispy. Don't buy this one.

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Made in China for Applica Consumer Products and sold under the Black & Decker name, the biggest things that this griddle has going for it are low cost (I bought mine for less than $20) and simplicity. It's slow to preheat, has no temperature adjustment and takes about six minutes to cook a reasonably crisp waffle. The instructions say to wait for the green light before cooking, but if yours works like mine, you'll be waiting a long time for that.

The cooking surfaces are not removable for cleaning and the griddle is not water-proof, so wiping the surfaces with a damp cloth or sponge is about all that can be done to keep this waffle maker clean without voiding the appliance's warranty. The surfaces are easy to wipe clean, however.

On the plus side, a convenient carrying handle that locks the griddle closed and stays cool is integrated into the griddle's design, as is a stand-up base where the electric cord can be coiled and stored. After following the instructions for "conditioning" the cooking surfaces with cooking oil before using, I found that waffles are easy to remove from the non-stick surfaces without the need for additional conditioning. The instructions, which I followed, advise NOT to use non-stick cooking sprays.

I bought this waffle maker for occasional use in a motor home because it was cheap and doesn't take up a lot of space. For that application it is okay, but it isn't an appliance for heavy users or waffle gourmets.

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Waffles are not crisp as I expected belgian waffles to be. Instructions say not to "lock/hinge" the lid closed while cooking, but if you don't -the waffles won't cook completely on both sides. The hinge lock prevents the lid from being in the down position without locking.

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Waffles came out heavy and dense, whether I used mixes or made them from scratch. I couldn't decide whether it was the waffle maker, or the recipes. Put the waffle maker away for a month or so, and yesterday took it out to experiment with a new recipe (using yeast this time). The recipe said to use non-stick spray, so I did, totally forgetting that the instructions that came with the waffle maker cautioned not to use nonstick cooking spray. The maker now is destroyed waffles stick, in fact so much, that it was hard to open it after the last batch. Tried reseasoning it with oil, but did not help. Am reading reviews of other waffle irons now need a new one, and I would like a really good one this time.

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