Customer Reviews

Capresso 801.05 WaffleDUO

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My old waffle iron broke down about 4 months ago, & I had spent that much time searching, searching, for the perfect waffle iron. I found it! First, you've gotta love the gorgeous looks of the stainless steel exterior. Second, I've always preferred the deep, Belgian-style pockets, especially in a round shape, which this iron has, but what a bonus!!!--reversible plates to give you the extra-special heart-shaped waffles. And because the plates are reversible, they are REMOVABLE, so you can actually immerse them to wash them, & even put them in the dishwasher! That is such a fabulous feature. Finally, I am just thrilled with the results--the waffles themselves are light & crispy, SUPER-EVENLY cooked, simply perfect. They cook quickly, in about 3 minutes, & do not stick at all (even when I overflowed the batter.) In short, I cannot say enough good things about this iron, & there is no reason to buy another kind.

I got this waffle maker for Christmas and we have used it several times since then. It works easily and the waffles come out beautifully. This is the first time our household has ever used one and still the waffles come out just right. The price is a little higher than for other waffle makers, but this one is attractive enough to display on the counter-top and it has removable plates that are easy to wash. A final cool thing is that it makes heart waffles or Belgian, and both look great (and taste great too using the recipe in the waffler instruction booklet). Highly recommend it. And wait until you smell how good homemade waffles are in the morning!

Boy was I delighted for a couple of months with this waffle iron. But as time passed, the temperature knob fell off. I was able to push it back in place and it worked for a while, but then the indicator light no longer worked and now I can't even get the iron to heat up. What a really big disappointment and it sure ain't inexpensive. I am about to buy a new iron for 19.99. This is what I should have done in the first place.

Good things about this waffle-maker:
Super-easy to clean
Waffles don't stick at all
the Belgian waffle side makes perfect waffles -- just the right thickness, cooked evenly
Nice-looking

Could use improvement:
the regular waffle plates produce a very thin waffle, not quite the same thing as I got from my old wafflemaker.

If I were going to buy again, I might go for a regular wafflemaker AND a Belgian wafflemaker (I'm not sure about price, but this was a pricey appliance), but then again, there's two appliances you have to store.... So I'm not sure, but on balance I'd have to say I don't regret this purchase.

Overall I like the construction and ease of use of this maker, and the fact that it doesn't have the loud alarm people complain about on other models. Seems to be made okay (the plastic shell is a little thin, predictably, since it's made in China--I wish Amazon[.com] showed country of manufacture!). My first response, though, when I made the heart-shaped waffles, is that they're too thin. The Belgian waffle side is nice and deep, but I'm more a standard waffle pattern fan, and maybe because of the depth on the Belgian side, the heart-shaped ones don't have very deep holss. They seem about the thickness of a pancake with pyramid-shaped grooves instead of real square holes. The flavor isn't bad and I think I'll keep the thing (maybe I'll learn to like Belgian) but the texture also suffers a little, and if you have strong memories of standard waffles from an old iron or a restaurant, these don't really look like them. Also, they brown a little unevenly. Good points: waffles released easily, assembly and switching to the other waffle pattern is easy, the plates seem heavy duty. It will remain to be seen if they non-stick surface and the plastic shell's metalic finish hold up. I'd be dissatisfied except I also browsed stores and didn't see anything I thought was a lot better.