Black & Decker G48TD Grill and Waffle Baker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker G48TD Grill and Waffle Baker
Customer Review: Great Product For The Money!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've only used this product 3 times since purchasing it, but so far, it's a jewel in my kitchen! The metal clips that hold the grill/waffle plates on lack quality, so I'm treating them with TLC to make sure they don't break off.
The waffles have turned out very well every time I've made them. The "easy waffle" recipe in the instruction manual is WONDERFUL and can be adapted into more complex creations quite easily.
The preheat time is rather long, so I suggest warming up the griddle while you are preparing the batter. If you don't wait long enough for preheat, you'll be stuck waiting for it during the cooking time, which can cause the waffles to dry out a bit.
Treat the nonstick material with kid gloves! I followed the instructions and brushed the griddle plates with melted butter prior to use, but a little stickage is always inevitable. I tried sliding a heat resistant spatula under the waffle to loosen it. When that didn't work, I very gently slid a small fork under it. That released the waffle, but I was stunned to see that even that one small item caused a scratch to the non-stick material!
Overall, I would recommend this product. If you treat it well, it will deliver great results!
Black & Decker G48TD Grill and Waffle Baker
Customer Review: Had promise at first, now it is a poor, poor product.
Summary: 1 Stars
I've just looked over the other one star reviews to see if maybe there is a some trick to what I've started experiencing, but alas it seems like I'm part of a trend. I bought this griddle/waffle maker because after about 8 years, my previous waffle maker shorted out. It made great waffles every time. This product had the promise of doing that as well as being an all around griddle king - it looks very similar to one I grew up watching my dad use.
Well this product ain't one of those. Don't fry eggs on this thing, because you'll end up with scraped up egg roadkill. It makes good grilled cheese sandwiches and hash browns though. BUT...
The waffles. Yes I love waffles, a lot in fact. This thing worked great about three times. The time was right and the waffles came right out. But all of a sudden something changed and instead I get a sad view of the interior mid section of my waffles, like some breakfast autopsy scene. I have to thing take the metal grill plates out and soak them because the waffle batter is heat applied to both grill halves. It seems almost no amount of oil/Pam will work now. I suspect some horrible chemical film is sprayed on the metal along with whatever excuse for "non-stick" coating, and it wore off, on the food. So its now a metal piece of junk.
Why is it so hard to find a decent waffle maker these days?
Customer Review: Too Hot/Non-Stick Fails
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had this waffle iron/grill for about a year and a half. Initially, I loved the griddle, but the non-stick surface wore off and began to flake at about 15-month mark, making it unusable. I took very good care of it and used it about once a week. In my opinion, the problem is that the non-stick surfaces come close to contacting the heating element. Whichever surface you are using (the waffle-maker or the griddle), the opposite side is near the coil, which can't be good for the Teflon (or whatever non-stick coating is used). If you don't need your appliance to last more than a year or so, it does work well, but I expect my appliances to last longer.
Also, I have to echo comments I read about how hot this appliance gets. Not having kids around, I didn't think it would be a problem, but the outside metal surface (the entire thing) gets hot enough to burn skin. Plus, you have to be careful what you have nearby, as the lifted lid wil burn/melt whatever it touches. Watch out for the cord, as well as anything that's behind or above the appliance.
All in all, I can't recommend this product, because I don't think it lasts, and because I have used other products that seem much safer. But for the time I did use it, it worked well. Especially the grille. I definitely recommend against having this in a household with children.
Customer Review: Is it wrong to be in love with a waffle maker?
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had many waffle makers over the years. Some of them made decent waffles, some make horrible waffles. But none made waffles as I remembered as a kid. My mom always had the same waffle maker. She's had it for well over 25 years (I'm 31 and she's had it as long as I can remember.) They always came out perfect. They were the perfect toaster size. They were just perfect.
So when it came time to pick out a Christmas gift, I decided I was going to try to find the waffle maker closest to my mom's. Checking up on Amazon quickly brought this one to light: it's my mom's waffle maker! I'm not sure if it is exactly, but it looks exactly like it and they're both made by Black and Decker. So I put it on my list, and I got it for family Christmas.
This morning I woke up and was excited to try the new waffle maker. I followed the directions, poured in the waffle mix and waited. The light went out, and I opened the lid to find the most perfect waffles I've personally ever made. Perfect color. Perfect size. Perfect everything. When I was done I let the waffle maker cool, took the plates out and washed them... something the other waffle makers didn't even make easy.
It takes an awesome product to get me to write a review. This should be the only waffle maker available on the market. It's all you need.
Customer Review: Cooks Illustrated Loved It, So Do I
Summary: 4 Stars
It gets four stars only because the exterior gets so hot; else it's a five star product. I requested it as a Christmas gift after Cooks Illustrated gave it a top recommendation.
The nonstick has been, as advertised, non-sticky. I use plain vegetable shortening (Crisco) at the beginning of a waffle session and I'm set. I wonder if those who have had problems were using an aerosol spray, like PAM, which are known to cause stickiness on non-stick surfaces.
It heats up fast enough and cooks the waffles evenly.
I've not used the griddle side, but I would anticipate the same issues when flipping the iron/griddle that I always had with my parents' West Bend -- the first few items after a flip are more likely to stick, thus more shortening was needed. I let the shortening bake in for a few minutes to sort of season the grids and the iron was good to go.
As for the customer who wanted an audio signal when the waffle was done...sounds good, but I've never seen a model with that feature. And what is the sensor? Is it a timer or a temperature sensor? I open the iron when the waffle has stopped steaming, and it's done. When using different types of batter, yeasted vs chemically raised, pumpkin vs plain, etc, it can take longer. Oatmeal waffles in particular are very slow to cook.