It does seem that Belgian waffles are the thing - we are having a hard time finding a "regular" waffle maker. We had a Toastmaster for aeons that did a great job until it wore out. That Black & Decker looks just like it with the same reversable grill design an' everything! Thanks MomJ! Our son wants to get the kind that flips over - like some hotels have. Waring makes one for $80 and it does not dissasemble for cleaning. There are other professional flip-over models that start around $300 and go way up. We might get the Waring but not the pro models.

I knew it...I just knew it....I was going to get hooked on waffles after reading and rereading about waffles. I have never been a waffle person (I do like pancakes tho)....My husband is the waffle guy...have just decided I am going to buy HIM a waffle iron for Fathers Day and I am going to master the waffle world. I am confused about the difference between the Belguim and regular waffle. Can someone explain to me? No body could read all the waffle threads and not get interested. I am in and now heading to the Good Housekeeping reviews. Shirl

lovestoshop: Jim: I'm back ! didn't feel like doing the Waffles, so I grabbed some Pizzelles. Here is the Waffle recipe: LOUÂS Pancakes and Waffles Recipe 2 ½ cups milk 2 eggs separated ) . 1/3 cup of veg. Oil 2 tablespoon of vanilla Pinch of salt ½ cup Sugar 1 cup of Wheat Flour 4 teaspoons Baking Powder All Purpose flour --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mix Pancake Batter: Put the first 6 ingredients ( except egg whites ) in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Put in the Wheat flour, Baking pwd. and some All Purpose flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough flour to thicken slightly, (were it leaves ripples while mixing ) not thin and loose. Beat the egg whites with a teaspoon of sugar, until peaked. Add 1/2 the egg whites to the batter and fold in easy. Beat the other 1/2 of the whites until very stiff and fold these in also. After the pancakes are cooked, I put plastic in between for freezing. For Waffles: Thicken a little more, to where you have to move it around with a spoon, when it is put on the waffle iron . Then do the egg white thing as in the pancake batter. When baked, I cool them fast on a rack and put them in a plastic bag, and right in the freezer. If you overcook a little, dampen slightly with water, before you put them in the toaster oven. As for the waffle iron , I have a very old round one with adjustable heat Range. It makes a waffle about 9/16 inch thickness. For me this is just right, for the amount of butter and syrup that you can put on top. I donÂt use the Belgium Waffle Maker ; except when IÂm adding Ice cream and fruit topping , because itÂs too much waffle for the amount of syrup and butter. But may be good for you.! If I want a Belgium Waffle, I just make a double decker and put fruit or whatever filling in between. Then you have more cooked surface area , on the Waffles. Which is where the flavor is ( the cooked surface )

Yeah, I can't say enough wonderful things about our KitchenAid waffle maker! I don't think you can get it any more in the "Nickel Pearl" color like we have (shown above), but you should be able to find it in the "Black Onyx" color: Overstock.com has it for $187.99 (and they only charge $2.95 shipping!). The waffles that it makes are 7.5" in diameter, and 1.25" thick. The thing heats up quickly (there's a temperature gauge on the top that shows the progress), and it takes 3.5 minutes to cook a waffle. When we make them, once the "top" is filled, I press the start button and then flip the thing over. Hubs fills the second side and I watch to see how many seconds it takes before the lid comes down. Once the 3.5 minutes are done (you see the timer count it down), we take the first waffle out, and the timer automatically starts counting UP (how long past the "done" time), and when the correct number of seconds has passed we open the second "chamber" to take out the second waffle. If you want to continue making waffles, just press the Reset button and the timer will go back to 3.5 minutes. When you've got the batter in, press the Start button, etc., etc. And, another key to making great waffles is the mix you use. We always use this: You can find it more easily than you'd think and you can also order it from places like ChefsCatalog.com. It's also sold under the Stonewall brand. You have to add a bit of melted butter, an egg or two, and some milk, but man-oh-man the waffles are good! Hubs likes blueberry waffles, so we just mix in some fresh (sometimes frozen/thawed) blueberries. Yum!