Got this waffler at Costco for only 39.95 just a few months back! It looks impressive, and guests always comment on it. I make waffles for my family EVERY day because my son has a limited autism diet, and waffles are on the list, so I am thrilled to cook anything he'll eat. I had a Villaware waffler for 15 years until the hinge and browning dial finally broke. The Waring Pro has an on/off switch, browning setting, audible beeps when ready to pour and another beep to indicate when ready to remove, non-stick surface, and a stainless look, but...
1. Top plate of waffler stopped browning the top of waffles so was manually flipping the waffles by opening the iron to flip the waffle so one side would not be soft. For some reason, one day the heating element started working on top again.
2. Design of iron makes crevices too thin, paper thin, and other belgium wafflers I've used had better shape of waffles produced. Often it produces holes instead of recessed areas.
3. Batter spills like crazy from this waffler even when allowing 1/2" of no batter coverage on edge - there's no extra seam around the edge allowing for the overflow, just a pan underneath to catch the spilled batter - adding more to the dishes in sink. My Villaware never had this problem, and I make batter both from scratch, and from Bisquick. Hundreds of waffles were made with my Villaware without batter leaking all over. About 200+ waffles have been made with this Waring Pro, and batter always spills over edges. I tried everything, increasing the thickness consistency of the batter, but nothing ever worked to stop the guaranteed spillover.
4. Now after about three months of use, the handle just broke and won't stabilize in a level position anymore, it just spins making it dangerous to use.
I'm so disappointed. I had to run over to Target last night in an emergency effort to get a new waffle maker as knew my son would have a meltdown if no waffles for breakfast (he won't eat waffles at restaurants or diners, only ones I personally make). At Target, I bought their most expensive one - an Oster flipping model that makes far better shaped waffles but has no audible beeps which I really need when busy in the kitchen. I am looking into commercial restaurant wafflers next.
I'm sure Waring would probably replace for me - I know they have great reputation, but the job of preparing it to mail back, making phone calls, finding the original receipt, etc would waste a day of my time, so it's just going straight out to trash can. It's too bad as I thought I made a good purchase based on all the great Amazon reviews. It lasted us only about 3 months of daily use. I suspect most users only use on weekends for a few people. This one is not durable enough for daily use for more than a few people.Get more detail about Waring Pro WMK300A Professional Stainless-Steel Belgian Waffle Maker.
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