The best part - I added too much batter and of course the batter overflowed past the nicely designed drip edge. Once the iron cooled down I ran my finger around the side of the unit and all of the overflow batter came off easily by wiping my finger over it. No scrubing required. The secret is that the overflow runs on to the plastic body. No metal to burn to and adhere to. The unit cleaned up in a heart beat... Best unit I have seen yet. In the last two months I have tried and returned both the Villaware and the Krups units prior to buying this unit. I am keeping this unit as it is the best, easy to clean, and perfect waffles every time.

35 of 36 found the following review helpful:

Best "five of hearts" waffle iron available  Mar 31, 2003
By Noddy Boffin "noddyboffin"
The non-stick does not let waffles stick. The automatic ready indicator works for both heating and cooking. The hinge is articulated so the waffles come out with uniform thickness. The edge of the hot part of the iron has a channel to catch excess batter, and, if that overflows, the plastic surrounding the iron has another channel to prevent batter dripping on your counter. The settings for crispness work. The recipe that comes with it is tasty. A perfect product.

The ready indicator has an audible beep, which is great if you are absent-minded before coffee and multi-task while making waffles, but may be annoying to some people.

Don't try to squeeze the batter with the lid, let the weight of the lid do the work. The waffles will generally adhere to the lid more than the base, but peel off very easily if pricked with a fork at the edge, with no waffle bits left on the iron.

51 of 55 found the following review helpful:

Nice waffle maker.  May 24, 2000
By Helena
This is a very nice waffle maker. It has two settings. One for a moisty inside (for my husband) and one for crispy all the way (for me). My toddler likes the hearts. Everything works as advertised. It has different settings for darkness and beeps when ready. I use it to make whole wheat waffles with soya milk and without eggs and it works great!

19 of 19 found the following review helpful:

Good waffles, but it does break easily  Jan 30, 2002

Like the two previous reviewers, my waffle iron also suddenly ceased functioning after about twenty or so uses. However, when I returned it to Edgecraft, they sent it back fully repaired in about three weeks! The letter accompanying the repaired unit said that the main fuse had failed. It suggested not plugging in the iron with the color control set to 6, but starting it at around 2 and working up to 6, if desired, after a few minutes. It has worked just fine ever since!

18 of 18 found the following review helpful:

Good waffles while it worked  Jan 19, 2002
By Jim R. Weber
This thing whipped out good quality waffles so fast it was amazing.

Unfortunately, after about 20 uses, it just stopped working. I opened the thing up and couldn't find the problem (I'm an electrical engineer). After reading another review with the same problem, I don't plan on buying another one. Too bad, because it was a great waffle maker. I just hope my next waffle maker is as fast as this one.

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