Waffle makers

this thread reminds of how I haven't had belgian waffles in the longest time. it makes me sad. ;_;

I think crash and a couple others have kind of covered what I would have thought of already though. just pay attention and have patience with it until you get it right.

Originally Posted by Sarmentosa

If you heat the non-stick coating to the point of burning/peeling it can release toxic fumes.

I have a Cuisenart non-stick and love it. You do have to add a little cooking spray to help release the waffle as time wears on. Olive oil on a waffle?

well, speaking of teflon pans atleast, you're not supposed to heat the element they're on over medium heat because that causes the teflon to crack and peel and you end up with teflon flakes in your food. if you take care of any teflon cookware you own, you shouldn't have a problem with these "chemicals".

I'm assuming waffle makers have teflon on them as well, atleast the one I have does, so you just have to pay attention to its condition before cooking with it. it's like anything else, you just have to take care of it and you won't end up with these problems.

just to throw something else out there, if you buy any cookware that says "no stick" on it, DON'T USE ANY NO-STICK SPRAY ON IT. once you spray it with something like that, you have to continue doing so for the duration of its use. I just recently got some new no-stick pans and they work beautifully without adding any sprays to them. infact, I find they work even better. <3

Jam it back in, in the dark.