Lehman's Cast Iron Waffle Maker, Pre-Seasoned Stovetop 2 Piece Hinged Waffle Pan Makes 7" Round Waffles

Good product. Just need to learn to handle it

This is a great waffle iron! Full recommendation!

very good quality, if at first your waffles don't succeed - keep trying because with proper heat and lube you will have excellent waffles! Love the healthy factor of cast iron.

I love this waffle maker! I wholeheartedly recommend it and here’s why: • it makes delicious waffles that are just the right size—not too big, not too small—which means they are fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside (mmmmm!) • it’s cast iron so there’s no toxic coating to disturb your breakfast, plus it adds iron to your diet • it’s smaller than an electric waffle maker & thus conserves storage space • there are no moving parts to wear out so I hope you like it because you’ll have it for the rest of your life • it’s a great value That said, there IS a learning curve to making waffles with this pan. You must follow the procedures precisely or you’ll get furious with your purchase and want to cast it aside (pun intended). If you wish to be victorious, you’ll need the following: • a good waffle—not pancake—recipe • a preheated pan • adequate oiling • medium-low heat • 2 minutes of cooking on each side It’s really not hard. It just takes some practice. Below is my own secret recipe, which I’ve developed just for this pan. I hope you enjoy. LAUGHING LAURA’S WILDLY WONDERFUL WAFFLES Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup almond flour 1/2 teaspoon fine grain Himalayan salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 Tablespoon sugar 3 eggs 7 Tablespoons vegetable oil + more for oiling pan 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, salt, cinnamon & sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients & add eggs. Beat lightly with a fork. Add oil, buttermilk and vanilla extract & stir until just moistened (some lumps are fine). Preheat the pan for at least 4 minutes over medium-high heat. Brush generously with vegetable oil. Pour 3/4 cup of batter onto the center of the pan & close the lid. Flip it over to the other side so batter sinks into all the crevices. The pan is heavy so use both hands for flipping. It’ll be hot! Wear oven mitts! Cook on medium-low heat for 2 minutes then flip it and cook another 2 minutes. Don’t estimate the time! Use a timer (trust me). If you’ve oiled sufficiently, the waffle will come right out with a fork. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy the world’s best waffle! I recommend fresh strawberries and real whipped cream. It’s a good idea to brush a little more oil on between each waffle but you be the judge of how greasy you want your waffles to be. Not necessary but helpful notes: This recipe makes 4 1/2 waffles with this waffler maker, which is perfect for two hungry people and maybe a hungry dog or a not-that-hungry pig, although I think they are too good to share with my pig. The almond flour is the key to exquisite fluffiness so don’t substitute with all-purpose flour. And buttermilk kicks ass. It gives your waffles the right sweet-sour balance. If you don’t have any on hand, you can make it by adding a little vinegar to regular milk. Of course, if you’re vegan you can replace the eggs with flax and the buttermilk with a nut or soy milk. It will take some practice to get your heat exactly the way you want it—especially on a gas stove—but don’t lose hope! You can do it! Triumphant waffles are awaiting you!

I held off buying the "Lehman cast iron waffle maker" for a while because it had a few negative reviews concerning its construction and ability to cook good waffles. After searching and searching for something better in the same price range, I came up empty handed and decided to take a chance on it. Too bad I wasn't also buying a lottery ticket that day. It arrived, securely held in its sturdy packaging, and looked beautiful when I pulled it out. We have a glass topped/induction stove which they recommend against, but it's what we have and we (very carefully) cook on it with cast iron all the time. Following the instructions I gently washed it, made up my batter, took the two halves apart, spritzed them with vegetable oil and set them both on separate burners to heat them up at the same time. When I thought the heat might be right (3 - it wasn't... too cool), I poured in the batter, let the recommended time go by and... it was a disaster (of course, the first waffle always is, right? :-p) Fortunately, in the next attempt they came out perfectly, here's what I did, after cleaning out all the mess: (times are approximate, and likely the actual time was 5-8 seconds longer than what I wrote given the time to move things around etc. - this whole cooking thing is more of an art than science of course, and everyone's environment is different. Practicing a few times will hopefully yield similar amazing results though) I took it apart, spritzed the insides with a healthy amount of oil, then spread that all around with a brush, and heated up each side on a separate burner set to 5 (out of 10/Hi). When they started gently smoking, I turned the burners down to 4, poured the batter into one and capped it with the other. (actually on our induction stovetop, when the cookware is removed the burner automatically turns off after a few seconds, so I didn't really do anything with that burner anymore, it went off) Cooked for about a minute on the one side. Flipped the contraption and bumped the heat back up to 5 (to reheat the top side which had been cooling for the past minute), brought back down to 4 after about 30 seconds (or a bit longer), cooked for the rest of the minute (another 30 or so seconds). At that point, it was a matter of intuition, Holy Spirit leading, or crystal gazing, whichever one suits you better, to figure out when to pull it off, just don't do it for too long. I also would try and gently pry to see if it came easily or not, and was kind of watching how much steam was still coming out, the effusion of which had diminished quite a bit by the time the golden awesomeness inside was ready to be offered up on a plate! Although I gave 5 stars for "easy to clean," NO waffle iron is easy to clean if you've baked stuff on - so it's no different from any other waffle iron if you messed things up in the process. But used properly, it was completely spotless when my waffles came out, what you would expect from any good cast iron product.

I paid over $120 for what was supposed to be a new waffle iron, but it arrived clearly used and dirty. There was an unpleasant, rancid oil smell, and visible signs of rust and old grease all over the surface (see photos). It’s unacceptable to send a second-hand or poorly cleaned item as new, especially at this price. Very disappointed, I expected a clean, ready-to-use product, not something that needs to be scrubbed and re-seasoned right out of the box. Definitely not worth the money.