Big Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking With A Waffle Iron

When weekend waffles are wanted, what could go wrong? A lot. Avoid these simple waffle iron mishaps and keep your breakfast bonanza, stress-free and fun!

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Too little heat | 0:00
Too much moisture | 1:05
Not flipping the waffle | 2:01
Removing it too soon | 2:46
Using the wrong tools | 3:30
Using sticky batter | 4:22
Not seasoning the surface | 5:17
Overfilling it with batter | 5:54
Burning the waffles | 6:44
Cleaning a cold iron | 7:42

Voiceover by: Danica Lopez

[ted]

Please allow me to share some tips. It wasn't mentioned in the video but most waffle irons have an indicator light. This is the most important thing to pay attention to when making waffles. When the light is ON it means that the heating elements are on. When the waffle iron gets up to the proper temperature the light will go off. With that in mind here is what you need to know. Before adding batter the waffle iron needs to preheat. Plug it in and leave the lid CLOSED. The light will come ON which indicates that the heating elements are on. Wait until the light goes OFF. This indicates that the waffle iron is at the correct cooking temperature. Open the waffle iron, pour in the batter and close the lid. The light will come back ON. Now let the waffle cook until the light goes OFF. This should give you a properly cooked waffle. Once you have removed the first waffle close the lid and wait for the light to go off again before you add batter for another waffle. You may find it interesting to know that on most waffle irons (all of the old ones!) the "light" is not really a light at all. It's just a clear "window" and what you see is the back of the heating element inside when it comes on. Pretty cool huh?

Some waffle irons have a lever or knob that will adjust the cooking temperature. If your waffles are undercooked or overcooked (when the light goes off) you can adjust the temperature accordingly. I have found that the small waffle irons that have become popular need more time to properly cook a waffle. If you are using one of those and it doesn't have a means of controlling the temperature (like mine) you may need to let it cook through 2 or 3 cycles of the light going on and off in order to get a properly cooked waffle. (Most of you will already know this but if the waffle is the same color as the batter it is not cooked! Waffles will brown as they cook. A lot of waffle cooking videos here on YT show drastically undercooked waffles!) One final thought. The video talked about "flipping" the waffle. Many waffle irons (most of the ones made for home use) do not have a means of "flipping". Don't let this concern you. There are heating elements on both sides and they will cook just fine. Don't do anything crazy like like turning your iron over if it is not made to be turned over!

[kfl]

Things I have read that cause issues, A) not a hot enough iron, B) not enough oil in the batter, C) oil up your iron before each new addition of batter, even on no stick irons, but especially on old non-stick types, D) batter too thick or too thin, E) measuring when pouring batter into your iron. Measuring really helps from having lots of extra batter run out of your iron all over the side and making an awful mess. If a waffle ends up a little short in size, since you didn't quite use enough batter, that is better then having too much batter run all over the sides on the outsides of your iron, and counter or stove. Also watch your ingredients, chocolate chips in the batter can burn, put them on top of a finished waffle and let the heat of the waffle melt them. Fresh berries in the mix can mush up and create 'uncooked' spots around the fruit. Cook your fruit separately and add the cooked fruit to the top of a hot waffle. Also waffles that are cooked, freeze great and reheat nicely.

[distilledfreedom]

I ruin our breakfast every time I try to make waffles. Just a disaster.

[bentremy]

I can't get these waffles to not stick for the life of me. They rip apart every time I use the $&@! Waffle iron 🤬

[cb]

I can't ever seem to get mine crisp and it makes me sad

[zulfikarfirdaus]

My experience when i made lot of waffle, the low part become less hot than the top, bc it always be the first part that release temperature due to batter. Since the sensor in bottom part it only measure the bottom part so the top part will be overheat and make your waffle burn on top and under cook on the bottom.
How to fix it?

[ssri]

I love waffles only in holiday Inn...there batter is something awesome

[rahxeira]

Mine are burning on the outside and still raw inside... Argh what the hell is going on!!!

[lisavara]

So very frustrating. I haven't mastered waffle making either.

[Hooch]

This was so well done and comprehensive! Thank you👍🏻👍🏻

[cliveburrows]

Just bught one. Hope waffles turn out ok

[rockystaatz]

I only use it on occasion for sandwiches or burritos just cannot be a huge one

[mathmatters]

You did a great job with this video.
I bought a maker and tried to make some!! Its was a mess!! Hopefully will be able to make better one on next time.
Thank you for this great tips🎉

[olstar]

Been so long since I've had waffles. But between the processed grain and the maple syrup eating them would do to much damage to my diet.