Since I have two kids that like waffles, I’m thinking about getting one of these. Since I’ve never owned one, I’m looking for recommendations. Basically, I want something that’s easy to clean and doesn’t take up a lot of counter space. Anybody have any experience with these things?
Once you find a waffle iron you like, let me make a couple of suggestions about the batter:
Melt the butter first, then whisk the egg yolks into the melted butter, then the milk (or, better, buttermilk) slowly. If you follow most recipes by whicking the egg yolks, then adding the milk, then adding the butter, the butter will clump when it hits the cold milk.
Beat the egg whites separately and fold them in at the end: you’ll get much lighter waffles.
I’ve already finished my Eggos in the 15 minutes it takes to whip up waffle batter. I agree that home made waffles are far superior, but usually not worth the effort, particularly when feeding the kids.
I have to agree. Although I’ve never made waffles, my toddler loves it when I make him pancakes from scratch. He also gets eggos from time to time but he never has anything to say about them.
^^ My kids put the Eggo’s into the toaster with me and we get other parts of breakfast ready while they toast. It’s great that you and the family enjoyed your waffles, but waffle makers are one of those things that 97.485% of people will buy and almost never use. You just happen to be part of the other 2.515%.
Your kids sit there and watch you make batter? Sounds boring, Higgs probably did way cooler stuff with those extra 15 minutes so his kids probably love him more.
My mom made homemade stuff breakfast foods. That being said, I still remember and love Eggos to this day. In fact I want eggos now.
You typically add a bit of veggie oil for waffles, otherwise the same assuming you are using Aunt Jemima or something similar. I imagine S2000 has a centuries old family recipe that it significantly different though.
I lost my copy when the waffle maker shorted out and burned my house down. A tip for all the chefs out there, check the date on your fire extinguisher before making waffles.