(checked 2026-10-10)Small sample: 333 ratings.
Serious Eats' best waffle maker: two big, evenly filled Belgian waffles in about three minutes, with beeps for ready and done. It is bulky and pricey, and the fixed plates are fiddly to clean.
Top complaints
- Bulky and tall
Serious Eats calls it a bulky machine that takes up cabinet space; Good Housekeeping says it is bulky to store; Wirecutter says it won't clear an upper cabinet when fully open.
- Fiddly cleanup
Serious Eats says the plates aren't removable, so cleaning requires fiddling in the nooks. Good Housekeeping says it lacks an overflow channel, so the machine needed wiping after every use.
Source: Serious Eats, Good Housekeeping - Uneven heating for some owners
Amazon's review summary says cooking performance is mixed: some report perfectly cooked results while others say it doesn't heat evenly.
What owners love
- Perfect-looking, fluffy waffles
Flipping spread the batter to the edges for some of the prettiest waffles Serious Eats made, done in about three minutes. Good Housekeeping also found them evenly browned.
Source: Serious Eats, Good Housekeeping - Two at once, quick to reheat
Serious Eats says it cooks, heats and reheats quickly while making two big waffles per batch. Amazon owners praise its capacity and cooking speed.
- Audible cues
Unlike Cuisinart's single flip model, it beeps when preheated and when waffles are ready (Wirecutter), though it took a batch to learn what the sounds and lights meant.
Source: Wirecutter
- You're short on cabinet or vertical space
- You want removable plates
- You only make one waffle at a time
- Two Belgian waffles at a time
- Beeps when preheated and when done
- Picture-perfect, edge-to-edge waffles
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What experts say
- Serious Eats: Best Belgian waffle maker and a recommendation since 2018: fluffy, edge-to-edge waffles and a drip plate; plates aren't removable and it's bulky.
- Wirecutter (NYT): Other good pick: comparably thick, golden waffles to its top pick, with beeps, but twice the price and too tall to clear an upper cabinet.
- Good Housekeeping: Tested, not a top pick: evenly browned waffles, but bulky and no overflow channel.