WaffleParty.com: Delicious Vegan Waffles!

You can get by with a $20 waffle maker if you’re not making waffles in high volumes and don’t mind a slightly longer cook time. That’s what we used for our first several waffle parties. However, if you’re serious about making waffles, you’ll probably want to consider something slightly higher-end.

Our favorite waffle iron so far is the Waring Pro WMK300. We now have two of these! Although its $60-$80 price range is significantly above the $15-$20 starting point for waffle iron prices, it’s about the best you can get before jumping into the $200-and-up “industrial” models. It has a temperature adjustment, a removable tray to catch overflow, a higher power rating than most other models (1200 watts–this equates to a faster cooking time) and a grill that rotates 180 degrees after you close it to help spread the batter evenly and make the waffle somewhat fluffier. We got by for years with much more basic waffle irons, but recently decided to purchase one of these because we make so many waffles–however, this one is now our favorite by far. To get waffles with a crispier outside, we often leave them in for half a minute to a minute past the time the built-in timer goes off.

Although we haven’t had the opportunity to try one, Krups manufactures a similar model (FDD912) in the same price range. 

Note that if you get a waffle maker with a larger grid, you definitely want the higher wattage, as the same energy must be spread across a much larger area.