Do you have nerdy tendencies? Do you enjoy a waffle? Ever wondered how to bring the two things together? No? Neither had we but lucky for us there are people out there who have. When something as fantastically wacky as this turns up at the office It will even encourage me, a full on cooking-phobe, to get in the kitchen. Excited to get started I made up some waffle batter whilst heating the waffle iron on our gas cooker top, I brushed a little oil on the inside of the iron and then poured in ¾ of a cup of batter into the iron as instructed, upon shutting the waffle iron the mixture spilled out of the sides over the cover top, the mixture that was dripping down promptly caught fire and started smoking out our kitchen. So we were thrilled to find out that the waffle iron is an educational tool as we would have never discovered how flammable waffle mix is or that when measuring in cups it is probably best to avoid your favourite 500ml starbucks bucket cup.

So for round two I was more reserved with the amount of mixture, we used roughly 220ml and this time there was no spillage or small infernos. We struggled a little to get the mixture to cook evenly as the waffle iron is quite long and our cooker is small and cheap so we had to move it from side to side to make sure it was cooked throughout. Once it was done it popped out easily and didn’t leave any mess behind, and most importantly it was “DEL”icous. Unlike a lot of novelty kitchenware this is a really well made product with a comfortable curved and heat resistant Bakelite handle for easy flipping, Non-Stick Die-Cast aluminium body, it is easy to clean and small enough to store away. With a free digital book over 20 recipes including hash browns, Paninis, and brownies I can see us having a lot of fun with this and due to its wireless design we can take it camping with us next year. RRP $85

4 out of 5

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Pros

High quality construction

Easy to use and clean

Make immense waffles

Free digital recipe book

Cons

Quite long, need to move it about it to get it to cook evenly (minor issue)