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Product Description
Make delicious circus shaped Belgian waffles in minutes, Makes 3 shaped waffles: clown, lion, elephant, Power and ready indicator light for easy cooking, Easy to clean, Non-stick coating. [Read more]
Features
- Make delicious circus shaped Belgian waffles in minutes
- Makes 3 shaped waffles: clown, lion, elephant
- Power and ready indicator light for easy cooking
- Easy to clean
- Non-stick coating
Top Reviews
Small 2-3 inch wafflesby TexRose57 (4 out of 5 stars)
March 28, 2018
I got this a few years back. Never did a review. I loved it but the waffles it cooks are really small. I was looking for something that had bigger waffles. Overall, it still works, just gotta cook more.
Heats unevenly. Returned it for refund.
by PawPartnership (1 out of 5 stars)
March 10, 2011
This waffle iron is a super cute idea but sadly, like many other online reviews I found, it doesn't heat evenly. The lion was charred on the tail end while the head was hardly cooked. I started pouring batter in the lion head and elephant rear, allowing it to cook for about 45 seconds, then adding batter to the rest of the grill. This worked ok but was labor intensive and still it was hard to get them cooked at all evenly. Additionally, none of my shapes ever came out without lots of overflow on the edges. If I poured carefully to fill the odd shapes, it took a long time and parts would be overcooked quickly or underfilled and didn't rise. I used recipes from their book as well as my own -- same results. I returned this iron (thanks Amazon for a super easy return!) and will go back to just using cookie cutters to make shapes.
One Star
by Leaslie Rhodes (1 out of 5 stars)
September 29, 2015
Poor excuse for waffle iron.
Good to bake good waffles
by Prof_Atmos (5 out of 5 stars)
June 16, 2013
Makes good waffles, works fine. We all like having waffles on Sunday evening. The kids like the format of the waffles.
Nothing bet regret
by Kindle Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
July 8, 2012
I was very excited about this item. I used it the morning after I got it. I went through a whole batch of batter, and I didn't have one edible waffle in the bunch. The heating is so uneven! Half the lion burns and the front half is gooey in the middle. The clowns were black! And the elephants were raw in the middle. This was every batch! The clowns had the most even heating (they just burnt when used with the other shapes), so I even tried just using that shape. It gets so hot they just over brown on the outside with raw batter in the middle. The handle gets so hot it is hard to open which I could put up with if I was actually making food that my daughter would eat! I really wanted to make circus waffles as we were going to the circus, so I got onlinet to look for reviews or tipst to gete this thing to work. Well I found nothing of the sort. Just reviews that matched my experience and the realization that I just wasted some money on something I am going to throw away today. I wish I bought it on Amazon because they would let me return it, and I wish found I could give this product No Stars that just wasn't an option.
Look elsewhere
by Darcon (1 out of 5 stars)
July 2, 2011
We did not have any issues with uneven heating, and our circus waffles came out looking great. If you were making Christmas ornaments with them, this would be fantastic. Unfortunately, you'll be putting them in your mouth.
The toxic smell coming off the waffle iron never abated. I assumed that any residual manufacturing oils, etc, would burn off with the first few waffles, which we threw out. However, the smell is definitely melting plastic, which are part of the iron itself, and cannot\did not simply burn off over time. We are not hyper-sensitive. We routinely microwave Tupperware, and drink out of plastic bottles
Another fun feature of this iron is that the handle and clasp get so hot that you cannot use your bare hands to open the iron. We had to use an oven mitt, which was too big for such a tiny handle, and made the process clumsy. Many readers likely understand that plastic and irons don't mix well.
Ok, so why does the handle get so hot? Obviously, the iron itself contributes, but the real problem is that most of the steam coming out of the iron is funneled right to the handle. Genius! I think the real circus here is watching the chef hop and dance around while trying to open the thing before the thin waffles burn. It would be a great April Fool's breakfast prank to play on someone you hate. The person who designed this iron clearly never made waffles with it. Do the Chinese eat waffles? I'm not sure.
Finally, bring your stopwatch. This iron doesn't have a 'done' indicator, neither visual or audible.
For the past 35 years, we have owned several waffle irons. The best one (a German model from the early 80's) died a few years ago, and we replaced it with a Waring Pro. The Waring Pro has been exceptional.
We bought this as a fun novelty, but I would never ever recommend this product. I sold it to Muhammad Gaddafi last week.
Works for the price and storage.
by Dana (4 out of 5 stars)
May 21, 2013
We received this waffle iron as a Christmas gift for the kids. At first I thought oh great! Another gimmick that gets food stuck in it and works one time. Well, I have to say I was a bit surprised. As in the other reviews, the iron's plastic latch gets hot, so I have to be ready with an oven mitt and fork to pull the iron apart. I have noticed in working with this iron that you can not get your batter too thin nor replace the cooking oil with apple sauce or the waffles will cook unevenly, burn and stick. We use a dairy free recipe and save a lot of money over buying the dairy free waffles in the store. I can cook breakfast and under cook the rest of the waffles to stick in the freezer to pop in the toaster on other days. I use the Trader Joe's spray coconut oil on the iron every few batches to keep the waffles from sticking and a fork to ease the waffles out (being sure not to scratch the iron coating with it). You do have to get the batter in the small areas otherwise you will have leg less, tail less and trunk less lions and elephants and footless clowns. I've only ever used the waffle irons in cafeterias and hotel breakfasts before never having owned a waffle iron before this one I don't know much to compare it to. I like how compact this one is to take up less space in my kitchen storage. It's been a while since this was new so I don't remember an odor. If it had one, it must have dissipated quickly otherwise we would not have used it.
Super uneven heat
by Su (2 out of 5 stars)
February 16, 2012
The good:
It heats fast, makes animal shaped waffles.
The not so good:
The picture is a bit misleading. The waffles this machine makes are thinner than what the picture makes it appear.
The bad:
The heat is really uneven so when you make the waffles most of the elephant would be cooked just right, but his head will be dark brown.
I wouldn't buy this for myself again
Don't buy.
by Paige Turner (1 out of 5 stars)
March 15, 2012
After we got this waffle maker we decided to make waffles with it. Not only did it have a toxic smell and smoke flying out of it, We cooked it for 4 minutes like it said, And it wouldn't open. By the time it did open, The waffles were burnt to a crisp. I suggest you buy a different waffle maker.
Waste of time and money!
by A. Cole (1 out of 5 stars)
December 18, 2011
Such cute shapes and super easy to get started, but my family was sincerely upset when we had to throw out all but two batches of our waffles. The iron was awful- center heat was hot and burned the batter while the exterior was not as hot and that batter was still doughy. Handle was so hot I could barely touch it, and the burning plastic smell never went away. I will be returning this gift for a refund. Thank goodness I saved my gift receipt!
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