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 enlarge | Brand: Villaware
Rating:  78 reviews
Color: Die cast alum.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 9.1 x 4.4
MPN: V2002
Model: V2002
UPC: 096119202206
EAN: 0096119202206
ASIN: B0007SXISG
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| Customer Reviews:
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 A Good Choice June 8, 2008
Karen L. Cooke (Cypress, Texas)
I have worn out my old waffle iron - this is my second, in 35 years.
The heat distribution was very good. I like the safety feature with the break-away cord. Easy clean-up. The heat adjustment / scale is about what I expected. I ran it just a little hotter than their initial setting suggestion. I am pleased with my purchase and would reccomend it to others.
The instructions stated spraying once at the first waffle and my second waffle stuck something awful so I sprayed oil each time. That worked.
I give this a four although it should probably be a five. I think the minor adjustments were more my fault than the waffle iron.
Good unit once it works, poor quality control at factory? June 6, 2008
Peter Jolles (Atlanta, GA)
I bought one of these based on other reviews and off of Alton Brown's recommendation. The first batches if waffles I tried came out light and soggy, nothing like the golden crisp goodness that everyone is describing. It took barely any time for the buzzer to go off saying it was done and I also had a loose cooking selector like someone else mentioned, about 1/2" of play.
Not wanting to wait for a replacement, I took the thing apart to have a look. The loose lever was very simple to fix, it just needed a quick squeeze with a pair of pliers to tighten up the slop. I adjusted the thermostat inside by bending the mechanical stop of the thermostat out of the way and rotating the selector an extra 90 degrees.
After this tweak, I started getting the great golden waffles that everyone talks about. I suspect that there is poor quality control at the factory and that some units were miscalibrated and/or had faulty thermostats. If you are handy with a pair of pliers and screwdriver, it took about 25 minutes to figure out what was going on and how to adjust it. If you don't want to bother, take it back to the store and get another one.
It would have been nice for it to work out of the box for me, I figure I just got the one bad one of the batch. It is a great waffle maker once it works.
 Nifty small waffle maker; easy to use; delicious waffles May 29, 2008
Mir (North Miami Beach, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I never made waffles in my life, but I got tired of getting frozen ones and decided to check out the inexpensive-ish waffle makers on amazon. I picked this one due to 1. the excellent reviews and 2. no multiple posts about particular, recurring problems.
So, I got it today and I used it right off. As instructed, I discarded the first batch (which gave me a chance to practice, anyway).
With the second batch, they came out nice right off. I did have to learn how much to pour--not having done this previously--so that there was no spill-over.
A previous reviewer mentioned that on the 5 setting, waffles cooked through but weren't browned enough. I agree. I followed the instruction in the booklet (start with 3 or 4 settings) and those were really mushy and floppy. Setting 5 was okay, and 6 was better. But the highest setting 7, made them just right. NOT burned. Not floppy. Nice and light and crispy outside, with a nice brownish color.
I recommend setting 7, but you can experiment on your first "throwaway" batch.
Really easy to use. Beeps when it's hot enough. Beeps again, after you pour in the batter, when the waffle is cooked through.
I'll update this if I have problems later, but I really liked how this worked right out of the box.
(For reference, I used a waffle mix I bought online, Golden Malt, but the booklet has recipes, too, for ones you mix yourself.)
Mir
Just what we were looking for May 16, 2008
J. Eassa (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My mom was in search of a space-conscious, even-cooking, budget-friendly Beligan Waffler with adjustable heat and this is exactly it. I searched a little for a few options and this one has the best reviews on Chowhound (Chowhounders don't lie). Not much of a kitchen gadget person, she was able to pull this out of the box and make a tasty waffle in 10 minutes, without that weird "new iron" smell. It's the gift that keeps on giving...
Delicious! April 25, 2008
Leigh Baumann
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This belgian waffle maker makes great waffles. It's hard to find round waffle makers that make deep traditional style belgian waffles, and this does just that. The appliance is a little heavy, but to me, that's a sign of good quality. I definetly recommend.
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