Chef's Choice 830 / 830B Chrome WafflePro 'Five of Hearts' Waffle Maker

Pros: Beeps AND lights up when done, cooks ultra fast, easy clean, floating hinge, 1100w power

Cons: price, outside metal casing gets hot, smallish waffle.

The Bottom Line: Buy it because it has everything: alerting beep,helpful green and red lights, easy clean exterior, non-stick, floating hinge, ultra fast, high wattage for quality waffle

Review: When it came time to buy a waffle iron, knowing the way I tend to walk away from things as I am cooking and therefore burning food a lot, I knew I had to buy a waffle iron that would beep when the waffle was cooked. That way I would be alerted right...

Pros: easy to use, easy clean up, heart shaped waffles, and fresh

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Go buy it today! Make sure to shop around for the best price. It will be worth every penny and you will not be sorry.

Review: I purchased the Chefs Choice Heart Shape Waffle Maker 830 a year ago. It was a gift for my husband. I knew that he liked Belgian Waffles. It was a Valentine's Day gift. How perfect, since the waffles are heart shaped. It was a unique and practical gift....

Pros: high wattage (1100) makes a crisper belgian waffle

Cons: not everybody likes a crispy belgian waffle

The Bottom Line: If you want to make restaurant quality waffles at home, you have to have the wattage. This waffle iron has the bare minimum.

Review: I spent a month eating at an inn that had a restaurant style belgian waffle maker. Those waffles were crisp, hot, and delicious every morning. After we left, the memory of those waffles visited my table every morning. When I saw the price tag on...

Pros: quick and easy to use....makes great waffles

Cons: can only make one at a time

Review: The Chef'sChoice Model 830B is the best waffle maker that I've ever tried.
It has 4 heating elements vs. the traditional 2 which means the waffles will be cooked more uniformly and you can better adjust how you want the waffle to be baked.

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Pros: control, non-stick, easy to clean, ready and done indicators, even heating

Cons: awkward cord storage

The Bottom Line: Wonderful to use, but ours didn't last more than 2.5 years.

Review: All right, so it's a heart-shaped waffle. Just serve 'em whole and pretend it's a weird clover shape or something. Trust me - it's worth it.

The Choice

My fiancee and I had toyed with the idea of getting a waffle maker for a...

Pros: Cleans easily. Makes great waffles. Audible signal. Visible light

Cons: Slow warranty replacement. Breaks easily. Poor customer service .

The Bottom Line: I recommend the appliance if you can buy locally with return privledges. If my experience with factory replacement is status-quo, you will appreciate a local return policy.

Review: Decent machine. Produces great waffles when it works. Cleans up like a champ and easy to understand instructions.( What could be difficult about understanding waffle making instructions) :-). Light weight but heavy enough to do a good job. I used this...