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: I returned mine!
Summary: 2 Stars
I was looking for a waffle maker that made a larger quantity of waffles. I wanted to be able to freeze waffles and warm them up in the toaster. This one does not cook evenly. The heating coil is round while the waffle maker is square. I found it took a long time to cook one waffle and the finished product was more like a pancake than a waffle. The indentions were not deep enough resulting in an almost flat waffle that was not at all crisp. I don't want them crunchy but I don't want it to be as soft as a pancake. It did seem well made and came apart easily to clean. It is better than what most retail stores sell that only produces two waffles. I ordered the Cuisinart 6 slice maker to replace this one. It was more expensive but was very much worth it. It cooks much faster and produces what I would call a better (slightly crunchy)waffle that is more evenly cooked. The Cuisinart does do what everybody else complained about - the batter overflows out the front and over the control knob. Overall I was very disappointed in this product.Customer Review: Not what I had hoped for.
Summary: 2 Stars
For years I struggled with a low end plastic waffle iron. Wanting an *upgrade*, one of my cooking magazines recommended black and decker's as being a good quality. On that, I ordered this item. I have to say initially it was a good unit, although somewhat flimsy. I liked that you could flip the griddle plates for waffles or pancakes. It gets very hot, and made nice, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside waffles the first time out. I was so happy at first. But now after nearly a year of occasional use the iron sticks so bad, nothing can be pried from its surface. The so called no-stick coating is worthless. Pancakes must be scraped from the griddle and waffles- just forget it, they have become one with the the iron until submerged in hot water for a few hours. I give up on this iron, now I'm looking for another better one. And don't think I did some crazy thing to damage the surface either. Nope, just washed it with dish soap and hot water after each use. Can't for the life of me figure out why its sticks so badly now. Such a shame too.Customer Review: Good Waffles - Adult Use Only!
Summary: 4 Stars
Those people who say they are looking for an "old fashioned waffle iron", and have actually _used_ an "old fashioned waffle iron", will enjoy this iron. I was searching for a real waffle iron, the kind that makes crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside waffles. This waffle iron is just the thing. It really is old-fashioned: It does get very hot on the outside, which is to be _expected_ with a chrome waffle iron - whoever is surprised by that isn't old enough to use this appliance. The non-stick plates work as well as any other non-stick pan. They still require some oiling, and the waffle recipe has to include oil as well. I keep the iron closed while it heats up; it takes about 5 minutes to reach full-heat. That's just enough time for me to mix my waffle mix and let it rest before baking. I found that if I time the waffle baking for exactly 3 minutes, the waffles come out perfect every time. This is not your child's Easy Bake Waffle Iron - if you want that, go buy one of those plastic things. For adult use only.Customer Review: great..in theory
Summary: 1 Stars
In theory, this item is great. It makes waffles and it can cook a porkchop in 4 minutes. However, be prepared for a nasty burn if you graze any part of the grill other than the tiny black handles. Also, even after "conditioning" the cooking plates as per the instructions, everything we cooked stuck to the cooking surfaces; both the flat and the waffle side. On top of that, the grease rails on the sides of the flat surfaces are not deep enough and 1 hamburger generates more than enough grease to overflow the channels and spill hot grease all over the grill and your counter top. Finally, the small clip that holds the cooking surface on the top part of the grill is too small. At least once during every cooking, the top hotplate would detach from the lid. It was always a tricky situation trying to get a trapped hamburger out from between 2 greasy, 300 degree hotplates that now have no handle. It's really disappointing because this could have been a great product if a little more thought had gone into the end design.Customer Review: Not as good as it used to be
Summary: 1 Stars
We got one of these 25 years ago and used it frequently before it finally wore out. We were surprised to see that it is still being made but were pleased to order another. The new one looks very similar to our older one, but the heating elements no longer heat each plate evenly. This results in waffles that are browned and properly cooked on one side while being white and not well cooked on the other side (near the hinge). While the outside looks the same, the heating elements are not. If you take the plates off, you can see that the heating elements produce no heat near the hinged side of the waffle iron, resulting in uneven heating of the plates.
I was also concerned about their quality control. The outside metal casing is chromed, but the one we got had no chrome at all on one corner. This was a large and obvious flaw that should have been very easily detected at several points in their manufacturing process.
The original design was good, but the latest version comes up short.