Cuisinart Round Flip Belgian Waffle Maker, 1" thick Belgian-style Waffle, WAF-F30NAS

Why I bought it: I had never really used a waffle maker before, but I wanted an easy way to make Kodiak Cakes for breakfast and occasionally make more traditional waffles too. Experience: I’ve used this multiple times a week for months, mostly with Kodiak mix, water, and chocolate chips. The waffles come out really good, and for Kodiak Cakes I usually max out the cooking setting to get the texture I want. The flip design seems to help it cook more evenly, and overall it is very easy to use. As long as I spray it and use the right amount of batter, I do not have issues with mess or cleanup. It wipes down easily after use. Build quality: It feels sturdy enough and not cheap, but it also does not feel like a premium appliance. That makes sense for the price. It is not quite nice enough that I would want to leave it out on the counter all the time, but it is small enough to stow away. Verdict: This is a great value waffle maker. It is not trying to be the cheapest option or a super premium appliance, but it hits the sweet spot for price and performance. It makes great waffles, is easy to use, cleans up easily, and has been reliable with regular use. Easy 5 stars for the value.

Works very well! Easy to clean and waffles come out great! You can pick how crispy you want to have your waffle with the nob (1-5) on the waffle maker. Comes with a measuring cup you can pour just the right amount, without it over spilling. Little pricey but well worth it!

Great powerhouse of a waffle maker. Very simple and easy to clean and store. If I wanted to bring it to work in order to make waffles for the staff, it wouldn’t be much of an ask. The price is right too.

Today is my first at-bat with this new (to me) waffle maker. My first impressions & use experience. Flat-out Flimsy. The thing feels positively flimsy. If you like solid, well-built tools (kitchen and otherwise), that will be a disappointment. From what I can tell, the whole assembly is plastic, except for parts of the cooking plate sub-assembly and the tinny little drip catcher plate. Plastic can be OK, but this isn't great. On my unit, there is a fair amount of wobble right out of the box on the front and back upright portions (which together suspend the cooking plate assembly, enabling rotation). That's why I took off one point. I might should have taken off two for this. On the other hand... Wicked Waffles. I cooked up a batch of waffles using a basic Melissa Clark recipe from NY Times Cooking for the batter. And the waffles came out great. "Great" here meaning: very crispy outside, tender inside, light as air. It's about as good as any waffle I've ever had. So that's where the four star rating comes from. Let the Steam Guide You. If your preference is for a crispy waffle surface, then I strongly agree with another reviewer who suggests using the steam rising out of the iron as a better indicator of doneness than the indicator light on this product (thank you to that reviewer!). On my first several waffles, I tried using the light as my guide. It never came close to what I was looking for, not at the middle (3) setting (too wimpy for my tastes), and not on the 4.5 / 5 setting. But just glancing at the steam flow out of the iron when on the higher setting worked quite well. When there is just a thin bit of steam flowing out, the waffle was done nicely. You might have to experiment a bit, as I suspect the various methods of assessing 'doneness' could vary some with the moisture content of your batter. Many Waffles Per Liter. This waffle iron makes pretty great waffles with very little batter -- like, surprisingly little batter (to me). As in: it really doesn't look like you have enough batter to make a well formed waffle. But you do. .. The measuring cup included with this iron, when filled up, made the iron overflow both times I tried it. (A little of the overflow goes into the edge of the drip catcher, most of it goes on the counter - it figures: the drip catcher extends only a very small amount past the edge of the iron assembly above it, the batter is thick, and so ...) I ended up using somewhere around 3/4 (or a smidge north of that) to make the waffles. It took some adjusting to - the iron did not look adequately filled. But those waffles came out very nicely. It's Messy. See the overflow issue mentioned above. Also, I oiled the plates a bit before my first waffle (just the first - out of eight or so). And the little bit of residual oil also seeped out and ran around the iron during flipping - and this is after I used a paper towel to absorb any bits of excess. So, it's messy. But these are waffles. Waffles are a bit messy to make, in my experience. (If you want something tidy (but bland), pop a frozen waffle into the toaster.) So the messy bit is a neutral point, to me. Just don't think that that little drip catcher is going to save you much by way of clean up. So, somewhat mixed bag on first outing. I really hope this thing holds up. If it does, I'm happy and this is a big improvement, overall, relative to my old waffle iron. Fingers crossed.

I bought as a replacement for older model that stopped working. We've used it once and it worked perfectly. There is a heat adjustment knob that allows you to choose the level of brownness prefered. I appreciated the pan that comes with it that catches drips, making clean up so much easier. There is no audible sound when the waffle is done. You have the keep an eye on the light that changes from orange to green.

Easy to use and yummy waffles.

Excellent waffle maker. Easy to clean. Good value for the money. Makes perfect Belgian waffles.

Waffles came out awesome our first time using it! We don't even eat pancakes anymore because it's so fast and efficient! Definitely spend a little time getting to know the timer and your taste, but super simple to use and not super expensive!

Produto ótimo. Veio de Miami e chegou rápido. Faço waffle, pão de queijo e muito mais.

Tenía mis dudas, pero los waffles quedaron muy bonitos y sabrosos, con el dorado perfecto.

Me gusto es fácil de usar quedan muy ricos Con las temperaturas correctas fácil de limpiar

Quedan deliciosos los waffles , doraditos y están super rápido, fácil de limpiar y usar