On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:00:58 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

>> I love my cast iron frying pans, but I wouldn't want a cast iron waffle
>> maker. It would just be too much trouble to clean and maintain a
>>good coating on the uneven surface, IMO.
>
>Agree on the cast iron, but cast aluminum, not coated, can make a fine
>waffle and be easy to care for. We have a pizzelle maker that is cast
>aluminum and it is very easy to care for and nothing sticks to the seasoned
>grids.
>
>Most people, sadly, thing non-stick coatings are the best material out there
>for waffles and the like....

Agreed, that an uncoated waffle iron is fine for waffles, because they have so
much butter in them. A very light coating before the first waffle and you're
good for a session.

Very unlike crepes, where a thin coating of clarified butter before each crepe
is critical to an exceptional product.

I'm grumpy today because my wife is out in Colorado, and I'm too lazy to make
our weekly Sunday morning crepes or waffles just for myself. 8;(

But the waffle cartoon of the day is at http://www.xhost.org/images/waffler.gif.
8

-- Larry