Presto Ceramic FlipSide Belgian Waffle Reviews Summary

Waffle Quality

Pros:

• "The waffles always came out fine."
• "It worked fine, made wonderful waffles (with MY recipe anyway!)."
• "So first I have to say that we've used this waffle iron now for a couple of years and it's consistently made very tasty waffles."
• "One full cup of batter was the perfect amount."
• "The waffles it made were good overall."
• "The waffles came out great. Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside."
• "The waffles it makes are great. Thick and wonderful for only $35."

Cons:

• "Using batter that has come up to room temperature after 36 hours in the fridge, my waffles were always burnt on the outside, and still doughy on the inside."
• "Multiple uses with different recipes and cooks and it just doesn't seem to make good waffles."
• "The issue is the waffle maker heating unit semi burns the part with the unit is while leaving the other less than desired cooked."
• "Recently started burning on one section of the waffle plate before it's cooked through."
• "Although the waffles that I made tasted very good, they came out unevenly cooked."
• "Suddenly, it was heating up so hot that the outside of the waffles were almost burnt within a minute while the inside was still uncooked."
• "However, the waffles usually have some uneven colored spots, which indicates the heating mechanism didn't work 100% evenly on the two heating areas."

Usability

Pros:

• "I love how easy it is to use and clean."
• "It was easy to use, easy to clean and made great waffles."
• "It's really easy to use. Just turn it on, pour in the batter, and start the timer."
• "easy to use, i like that they have their own recipes that you can always alter the way you like it."
• "The instructions indicate no greasing to be used, but it seems necessary for slight greasing in my specific instance."
• "It's easy to store (I find this such a big plus that I'm not sending it back)."
• "Very easy to use and is a suitable replacement for our previous single belgian waffle maker."

Cons:

• "The plates aren't removable, so cleaning is a very, very aggravating tedious job."
• "The black material on the handles is not smooth, so any batter that drips on the handles and bakes on, does not simply wipe off."
• "If you do over fill, it tends to drip into the center 'hinge' area which is difficult to clean."
• "It was also very difficult to clean."
• "BUT, if you add berries or other fruit to your waffle batter cleanup will be a pain in the griddle!!"
• "With a cooking spray, it is impossible to clean the sticky residue off the plates which are not removable."
• "Cleanup is hard, because the grills don't pop out for easy clean up."

Design & Storage

Pros:

• "Good waffle maker with a solid build quality, and I like the fact that it stores vertically."
• "A clever design change on the usual flip waffle maker."
• "The stand and upright storage are great."
• "Becomes more compact for storage."
• "Can be stored in small amount of space, with the vertical lock clip."
• "But, it allows for easy, vertical storage."
• "One nice feature.. it takes less space to store than if it had to lay flat."

Cons:

• "Nice idea on the flipping thing, but this is really unnecessarily heavy and bulky."
• "What a poor, gimmicky design. The 'flip' isn't a true flip like those found in hotel breakfast bars."
• "The little red plastic lever tho keep it upright for storage does not work after a few weeks."
• "The most important part, the little red locking tabs are cheap plastic."
• "The piece that holds it upright for storage isn't super sturdy."
• "First, it does not close all the way and the red storage lever is pretty much a joke."
• "Vertical lock device needs redesign, does not securely hold waffle maker if bumped waffle maker flops over."

Reliability & Customer Service

Pros:

• "I purchased this Presto Waffle Maker in December 2011 (from Amazon) and my wife LOVED it."
• "Customer service has agreed to send me a new waffle maker when they re-open in the new year."
• "Customer service replied promptly to my email."
• "Hopefully, Amazon will be more aware of which products they are sending to their customers in the future."
• "This Waffle Iron has been a staple in our household for at least 10 years."
• "Loved this waffle maker for almost five years of regular use."
• "Heats up quickly."

Cons:

• "Then 2 weeks ago it would not heat up. I tried many different live outlets and then called customer service. They said to send it in."
• "Never once did the manufacturer (a) offer to repair it or (b) offer to replace it."
• "Of those, 2 have died within 8 months."
• "The timer went out not too long after I got it."
• "The first pumpkin waffle came out as usual and I loaded the second one into the machine expecting the same... The light never came on and the unit became cold, never to waffle again."
• "After about 3 months the latch that holds the maker upright for storage broke off."
• "Mine arrived dented. I reported and nothing was done about it."