Professional 8-inch Cast Iron Waffle Maker Stove Top | 8 lbs Thickened Body, Quick Heating, Non-Coated Surface | Rustic Round Cast Iron Waffle Iron

This is the most beautiful waffle iron I've ever owned. I am so excited to make waffles again!

Bought this is replace my cast aluminum one that never heated evenly, took forever to finish a waffle and at least once always destroyed a waffle. You do need to season it first. I wiped it with a thin grapeseed oil layer put it in the oven at 450 for an hour flipped it over and did another hour. Made waffles the next day and as you can see they came off the pan beautifully. It’s a little smaller than my old one but it’s still plenty of waffle and frozen leftovers fit well in a toaster. The reviews said the hinge is a problem and I can see why. It is not a fixed hinge so you do have to be a little careful opening the pan or the hinge catches which I feel is normal for this type of hinge. I’m a big fan of cast iron and this maker is a great example of why. It heats quickly and evenly. Clean up is very easy just dab out excess butter if you use it and you’re done. I’m hopeful the pan will last and I’m still avoiding all the toxic non stick coatings of the electric ones.

This waffle iron didn't work for me. I read many reviews before buying it. I recently switched from a gas stove to induction. My cast aluminum Nordicware Belgian waffle iron only works on the induction cooktop with a stainless steel conversion plate. I wanted to try cast iron. First, this is not a Belgian waffle iron. When I did a search for one on Amazon, this iron came up. So my fault for missing that detail. Second, it is heavy, which was a given. It's cast iron! However, when it's hot, and you're trying to hold it open with one hand and ladle batter into it with the other, it's a challenge as it slid on the cooktop. It would be nice if it had the heat level indicator on each side as the Nordic ware iron has. I'll stick to using my old Nordicware iron with the steel conversion plate.

I bought this because I wanted waffle iron that is easy to clean (no attached electronics) and easy to store. This is not large - easily fits on top of my cast iron skillet on the shelf. I like that it comes apart - so if I need to, I can soak it and re-season it. Obviously - it takes some getting used to cooking waffles the old fashioned way - you can use the stove top or the oven to cook in. I fully recommend this product.

Went through the seasoning process twice, really wanted this to work because don’t want to use nonstick chemical electric irons, but just couldn’t get it to work, made a mess and had to scrape stuck on waffle batter, someone more patient maybe could get it to work

Love this! Works well.. finally have timing right for waffles. Seasoned well and does not stick

If you mess up and get something stuck to the thing... it's never coming off. Nothing I own is harder to clean.

Makes a nice waffle on our gas stove. Hangs from a hook on a kitchen shelf when not in use. Takes up very little space and looks good, too.