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(47 customer reviews) 94 of 95 people found the following review helpful
A fantastic waffle press!,
September 14, 2007 J. Thompson (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chef's Choice M840B WafflePro Express Waffle Maker, Classic Belgian (Kitchen)
This waffle iron is great, and I've had several different brands/models so I speak from past experience (I make waffles at least twice a week). It heats up quickly and the controls are very logical. The darkness adjustment has a very nice range - from VERY light to quite dark. If your waffle recipe has no sugar at all, I suggest adding just a tad to aid browning. Without sugar, it is difficult for proper caramelization to occur.
This waffler has great audible signals, so you can make waffles while you're walking around the kitchen doing other stuff - there's no need to watch for a light to turn off. That is a feature I especially enjoy, because it's quite boring to sit and watch a waffle maker cook or wait for it to heat up. I whip up my waffle batter and start making waffles while I'm preparing the rest of breakfast. When I hear a beep, I turn around, pull the waffle out, add more batter, and go back to what I was doing.
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Decent for the price, but check out the M840 and M850 also,
May 8, 2008 Prime Chuck (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef's Choice M840B WafflePro Express Waffle Maker, Classic Belgian (Kitchen)
This is a very good waffle iron for its price class. Fairly powerful and versatile. But it can't compare to it's much pricier and superior sibling, the M850. If you are a waffle fanatic and can afford it, I recommend the M850, it cooks hotter, makes bigger waffles, etc. In this price range I prefer this unit's heart style sibling, the M840 (yes I actually really own all three models - waffles are a passion of mine). The reason I like it better is that the grid holes are smaller which lends itself better to softer waffles, especially ones with chocolate chips, blueberries or other ingredients that taste better when baked within the dough as opposed to being fried against the waffle iron plating. Sometimes a doughier softer waffle is just fun too, and the M840 does that best because of it's smaller grid indents. Sometimes a crisper well done waffle hits the spot and the M850 does that best because of its higher wattage and larger fancier grid plates. The M840B doesn't crisp as...Read more
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
excellent waffle maker,
January 24, 2008 Monte Moore (greenbrier, AR USA) - See all my reviews
This waffle maker is the bomb. I've had mine for almost a year now and am completely satisfied with it. It reaches operational heat in a couple of minutes and then cranks out the waffles. Once it has initially reached its operational temperature it quickly reheats (as in less than a minute) for the next waffle. This thing works so fast I wouldn't hesitate to cook waffles for a dozen people or more. The temperature controller works well and it is easy to adjust your waffle from any level of soft and chewy to brown and crispy, or a combination of the two. It is easy to clean as well. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another. The alarms and lights are still working well. I love it.