VillaWare V3200 Classic Belgian Waffler - Round
by Villaware

List Price: $49.99
Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary

• Iron makes individual, thick, Belgian-style waffles
• Durable, handsome chrome housing and nonstick waffle grids
• Auto-light feature tells when to pour and remove waffles
• Auto-thermostat
• Space-saving design

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of VillaWare V3200 Classic Belgian Waffler - Round

Customer Review: The Villaware 3200 is a "KEEPER" !!!
Summary: 5 Stars

The company name on the waffle maker was "Carbon's Golden Malted" When I got home I looked up the company online and found they don't sell the commercial model waffle makers to the general public. They do sell the batter though. They also had the Villaware model waffle maker for sale in a package with some of their waffle mix. I did some further research and found the commercial model waffler for almost six hundred bucks shipped and that was a good deal! I was impressed that Carbon's Golden Malted would sell the Villaware waffler because I felt quite certain they had tested it and were satisfied that it produced acceptable waffles comparable to the ones made on the commercial model waffler.

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After the debacle with the cheapo waffler I did an exhaustive search on Amazon and BY FAR the Villaware 3200 received the best reviews. That and the fact that it was endorsed by Carbon's Golden Malted locked the deal for me.

I recieved it in just a few days from Amazon and I got right to cooking up a batch of waffles. I like to just cook a whole box of Krusteaz batter at once and freeze the waffles so I don't have to spend time mixing and cleaning up just to make a couple waffles. I've found the waffles soften up after refrigeration and then warming with the microwave. I actually like the softer waffles. If you would like them more on the crisp side like they are fresh from the waffler you can always warm up your waffler, take a precooked waffle out of the fridge and then pop it in the waffler for 30 to 60 seconds to "recrisp" it.

If you intend to "recrisp" regularly you might want to remove the waffles maybe 30 seconds early when you first cook them if they darken when you recrisp. I would suggest if you just want the waffle to warm up and get crisp without darkening pop it in before the waffler fully warms up. That will also get you eating your waffle quicker. Another suggestion is to put the side that faced up when you first cooked it DOWN when you "recrisp" because the bottom always gets slightly crispier than the top since heat rises.

Let me tell you the Villaware 3200 produced waffles EXACTLY like the ones I made on the commercial waffler at the hotel--light, fluffy and evenly cooked.. What's more? No huge mess! The instructions don't really tell you precisely how much batter to use. I found that roughly 2/3rds of a cup makes a good waffle with ZERO overflow. Using a box of Krusteaz batter I make about 12 waffles. I have found the waffles come out perfectly cooked just using the timing light. This waffler is sturdy and well made. I expect it will last for a good long while. I couldn't be more delighted with this purchase!

One other tip. The instructions to the waffler tell you not to overmix the batter and to fold in the eggs that you whip separately. I'm someone who likes to save time. I have had great results using a Braun hand mixer to make the batter. I just dump all the ingredients in a bowl and put the hand mixer to it. The mixer "aerates" the batter quite well and the waffles come out nice and fluffly.

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