WAF-V100 Vertical Waffle Maker

Best waffle maker ever. Easy to use. Easy to clean. I don’t spray with oil and it always comes out easily. Makes fool proof waffles every time. This is a replacement for my first one that lasted many years.

I normally don’t write reviews, but decided to with this one. I had had about 3 previous waffle makers. Decided to try the standing one. Not sorry I did. I feel it’s the best maker out there. No oil or spray needed before making waffle, beeps when heated and waffle is done. Cleanup is easy. I make a lot of waffles so this is great. The only thing I would change is the design of the measuring cup it comes with. You should be able to see the lines better for amount of batter you put in, also should have a pour spout so it goes into center of maker easier. I would highly recommend this maker to anyone who loves Belgian waffles as much as we do. Thank you for this wonderful product.

I'm debating on giving 5 stars since I just used the waffle maker tonight for the first time but my experience has been great. I think I'll update this later and adjust the star rating if needed. Today I made 3 waffles. The first time I thought my batter was a bit thin and I used the # 3 setting recommended in the user guide. The # 3 setting was not crisp enough so I made another. Set on #4 and beefed up my batter. Oops, too thick! The batter only made about an inch headway down the maker so out with that one! Third time's a charm. Corrected my batter and got a much better result, golden brown and fluffy inside. I will try again on the # 5 setting because we like crispy waffles and see what happens. So I learned not to make my batter too thick and find out what setting suits my taste. Also, the cup used to fill the maker does give the absolute perfect amount to use. Don't over fill, the waffle won't look pretty and it's not necessary. The edges seal tight so the excess is at the top if you ignore the cup and overfill. Experiment the first couple of times so you can find the right consistency for your taste. This is such an improvement from a horizontal waffle maker where it's hard not to overfill. Best waffle maker I've had. I'd gladly give one as a gift. Pros: This is very easy to use. Set to the desired doneness and wait for the green light. Fill to maker using the filling cup. Wait for the beep. Eat your happy waffle. Clean up is so easy. Use a damp cloth to carefully wipe clean. I used a brush to remove a few crumbs between waffles and that worked very well. Vertical design lets gravity fill the plates evenly and the filling cup takes the guess work out of making a perfect waffle. Waffle removes easily from plates with non-stick tongs so no need to use a non stick spray. The waffle is truly a Belgian style waffle. Thick with deep set wells to hold a lot of melted butter and syrup. Fairly quick to the finish. About 3 mins for a dark, crisp waffle. The timer lights are big and easy to see and ready beeps are loud enough to hear if you step away to another area. Standing design is easier to store (in my kitchen anyway since I have limited shelf space). Excellent product with excellent price. Cons: If there is a down side so far I don't see it yet. If anything changes I'll let you know. However, you should pay attention to the user guide. The plate front/back and sides get HOT to the touch on the outside. Remember to only touch the clamp on the upper side near the funnel when opening or closing the maker. Once you are finished with the maker DO turn the setting to 1 and unplug. It does not cool down rapidly so exercise care when handling. Set it aside where you won't accidentally touch it. You want to keep the happy waffle feeling going so avoid any boo boos.

This is the second waffle maker I've tried, and it works significantly better than my old one. There are just so many features I like about this waffle maker: - Small footprint makes it easier to storage in my kitchen, where cabinet space is limited. - It beeps to let you know when you waffle is done (based on your preferred darkness-setting, 1-5), so you won't under or over cook it. This was a BIG improvement from my prior waffle maker, where I'd regularly undercook waffles. - Easy to use - you just dump your waffle mixture into the top of the machine and... that's it! - It gives you a PERFECT exterior. I use the "3" setting, and I got a nice light brown, slightly crispy exterior. YUM! Additionally, clean up was pretty easy, although I do wish I could give it a quick rinse in the sink (the instructions say to wipe down with a cloth instead). As a bonus, I liked the recipes I tried from the included booklet. Yesterday we made the lemon poppy seed waffles and they were a big hit with my kids!

Very nice waffle maker EXCEPT the Fill Spout at the top does not work! My first thought was my homemade batter was too thick but I just believe it's a design flaw (good idea that I was excited about). However, I will keep it because it's well made & the griddle plates are high quality non stick. I also love the beep to let you know the light has turned green & the upright design takes up less space for storing. I will just have to continue to open the maker, fill with batter, & shut to get perfect waffles.

Fantastic Belgian waffle maker. Simple to operate and...just works. We've used standard box/bag pancake mix (you just add a bit of oil in addition to the required water) and legit Belgian waffle mix (egg + oil + water). The Belgian mix is better IMHO but the kids love the pancake mix version as well. I found that the highest heat/cook time setting (#5 on the dial) works best. We like them crispy on the outside which #5 handles, but they still stay soft inside which is perfect. If you go less than #4 on the heat/cook time dial you will get lightly brown waffles which can be a bit flimsy... I don't use the included measuring cup when filling the machine with waffle mix. I use a mixing bowl with spout and slowly pour in mix until I know the waffle iron is full. Don't over-fill or you'll be wiping up a mess. The mix slightly expands when heated so pour slowly and watch for the "bubble up" of batter and then stop when just about full. When cooked you're left with a bit of an edge which I just cut off so the waffle is round... Clean up is also easy. Let the machine completely cool and just brush off the left over waffle bits. The non-stick cooking surfaces don't even need any cooking spray. Just use non-scratch tongs to peel the waffle off when done cooking. Overall it's easy to use, cooks perfect Belgian style waffles, and the kids love them w/ real maple syrup. So, it's a winner in this house. We also love our Cuisinart burr-grinding coffee maker and 11 cup food processor. All great products...

This waffle maker is very flawed. The batter (even very thin) gets stuck at the top and does not get distributed well to the rest of the iron. The batter funnel at the top that gets cooked does not cook fully so the raw-ish waffle part has to get cut off. It is interesting that they provide a measuring cup and do not tell you how much batter needs to go in. It is definitely not one cup. And if you add another cup, it gets stuck at the funnel top. A workaround is to wobble the hot waffle iron in order to distribute the batter and try to push down the batter at the top with a small spatula. I don’t think warbling/shaking a hot waffle iron is the best or safest plan. Finally, the waffle iron does cook the waffle very well (on the #3 setting of darkness). But what a pain to get it there. Of course the size is good, nonstick aspect is great, and heat level is perfect. The vertical part of it is not good. Nice idea, but bad execution.

I’m not sure if I would have liked one of the cheaper offerings at 1/3 the price better because I haven’t tried the others lately. Our last Belgian waffle maker was a beast to clean and batter would ooze out no matter how careful we were, and onto areas difficult to clean. That was my number one need when picking a new waffle maker: quick to clean. While this maker is probably better than the rest in that it doesn’t allow batter to seep out the edges, ever, they completely failed at the design of the opening where you pour the batter, no doubt to cut corners and save a buck without passing that savings into the buyers. Basically you will be overpaying. The opening is the same frustrating headache to clean, especially since batter gets into the seams of where the plastic is connected to the plates. I have a devil of a time getting batter off of the plastic whether it’s still hot (ouch) or cooled (impossible at times and requires many toothpicks.) It is not made out of the same nonstick cast iron material that the plates are and it gets just as hot so the choice was not for “safety reasons” at all. A simple engineering change to mold the entire peace along with the plates as a whole piece would have made this a 5-star unbeatable waffle iron worth the price I payed. Instead I overpayed for cheap quality engineering. What they could have done in design would not have cost them that much more in the end, especially subtracting the expense of separately molded pieces for the pour spout in labor and materials. Making the waffle plates a single continuous molded piece including the pour spout would not have increased the current price by very much at all. If you don’t care about batter build up near the spout over time and never keeping it really clean between uses, you might like the machine, but know that you are paying more than it is worth in its present design. Imho it would be better to buy the traditional Belgian waffle designs available at cheaper prices because you still have to deal with the cleanup with this one anyway and that was the primary selling point.