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I am overcome with waffle lust.
That could be me, so it could. I have scatter cushions too.
It started with this post from the fabulous Eggton, and now I’m considering ridiculously priced waffle pans on Amazon. I think I’d rather have a waffle iron to go on the hob than an electric version, based on my theory that it would be more fun to flip half-baked mixture everywhere rather than have a boring electric version.
I want to eat waffles drenched in treacle and with strawberries; with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of melted chocolate; or try making up some kind of savoury recipe. Like waffle pizza. How cool would that be? With tomato sauce in each dip and indent, and slivers of pepperoni or mushroom. Or crab and chorizo. Spinach, bacon and hollandaise. Obviously I wouldn’t try all of these at the same time, for fear of waffle overload.
Yet my kitchen cupboards already contain more items than I reasonably have space for.
It would be ludicrous to give in, right? Even in the interest of culinary research. Or should I go for it? Just so I could make something like this:
Because of course mine would look like the above, and not the below. Honest.
I blame the Great British Bake Off. I bet Paul ‘Silver Fox’ Hollywood would say buy one. Mary Berry would tell me I needed nothing so avant-garde, and to focus on improving my pastry skills. The divine Sue Perkins, bless her bouncy enthusiam, would be all perky about them, even when I dropped them on the floor. Mel Giedroyc would be more reserved but secretly on my side. But seeing as how I’m not baking in a tent surrounded by sheep, I’ll ask you, dear reader.
What say you? Should I take the waffle plunge, or would I be making a bad investment? I need a waffle expert to tell me if this is the best idea ever or whether I’ll be put off waffles and all things associated therein forever more.
If you want savoury waffles, you can try them out at the Waffle House in Norwich… I wouldn’t buy a waffle maker personally cos I don’t like them enough and I have enough kitchen clutter as it is.
Maybe a restaurant is the way forward. Hmmm.
How often do you buy waffles? We buy them at least once a month, esp if I’ve made ice cream. I say go for it, I nearly bought an electric one from a car boot a few weeks back!
If you’re worried about space, chuck something else out! How often do you use that, pasta maker/ second food mixer/ hamburger press/ toastie maker/ electric tin opener/ electric pepper mill/ electric tin opener/ popcorn maker? Wow. There’s a window into the back of my cupboards!
BUY waffles? I’ve never bought them! Unless for a dessert in America. You mean to say I can buy them? Wow. I’m serious. Where do you get them from?
The only item I have off your list is the pasta maker. And I love it. Albeit the last pasta I made was… umm, well, 3 months ago. Does that mean I need a hamburger press?
Buy one.
Let us know how it works out.
Then I may be able to justify buying one by reference to your research.
Nice try
I would measure its worth by how much you think you are likely to continue to want waffles, or whether this is just a momentary lust – in which case a trip to your local supermarket could have you furnished with enough waffleage for many experiments for less expense plus less lost cupboard space.
See above. You can BUY waffles??? From the supermarket?? REALLY?
I lead such a sheltered life.
I have a waffle iron and we use it a fair bit in the autumn/winter to do a quick by-the-fire type of snack with hot choclate etc. The children love it – and love using it too. I don’t find the batter to much of a faff to make either – more effort than pancakes though (scotch or normal).
See, if I got one, I’d want an iron. Do you have any good batter recipes?
I have an electric one but got it when my mother in law was clearing her cupboards. I don’t use it very often but do like it, but also glad I didn’t have to buy it. I do think the hob top ones look good…..
My mother in law doesn’t strike me as the waffle iron type, but I’ll check!
I do love waffles. My kitchen equipment desire at the moment is all focussed on having an ice cream maker. I should add at this point that I rarely eat ice cream. But I want one. Not just any one. One of the expensive ones where you don’t have to pre-freeze the bowl.
Thankfully a lack of funds is quite effectively stopping me for the moment!
I gave my mother an ice cream maker a few years ago.
It didn’t go well.
It ended up in the tip when they moved house. Enough said.
Funny, I’ve been thinking the same thing myself. My mum had a proper old-fashioned waffle iron. It weighed a ton but it was flat, so it could slide unobtrusively into a cupboard. That’s almost like you never bought it, isn’t it. Not like an ice cream maker that sits there *looking* at you accusingly. Though you’d obviously need the ice cream maker to make the ice cream to go with the waffles…
It wasn’t non-stick, but I don’t remember any waffles like the ones in your 3rd picture emerging from it. Just crispy syrupy waffles. Yum. I must ask mum if she still has it.
Oh my goodness, I just saw this. What is wrong with me?!
I think what you need is a good yard sale. It’s not weird to use someone’s pre-used waffle maker. . . is it? Yard sales are big down here, so If I see one on the cheap, I will get it for you, sterilize it somehow, and get your address.
I would love that! Sadly, I suspect international postage would be rather prohibative – and my postie would curse me as he staggered up the path. I may have to put one on my Christmas list…