Buy Chef's Choice M850 Taste-Texture Select WafflePro Belgian Waffle MakerChef's Choice M850 Taste-Texture Select WafflePro Belgian Waffle Maker Product Description:
- Belgian waffle maker bakes 4 deep-pocket waffles in 90 to 120 seconds
- Adjustable baking time and temperature; high-quality nonstick griddle
- Fast recovery; automatic countdown timer; "waffle ready" beeper
- Easy-to-clean overflow channel; sleep mode; cord storage; recipes included
- Measures 11 by 12 by 4 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
This family size, commercial quality Belgian waffle maker is in a class by itself. In just 90-120 seconds you can bake 4 delicious deep pocket, restaurant-thick Belgian waffles. The breakthrough QuadPlus¿ baking system lets you independently adjust baking time and temperature for truly customized waffles...fast bake for a crispy exterior and soft, oven fresh interior or slow bake for a crunchy, uniform texture. The specially engineered waffle plate design guarantees optimal batter distribution and even baking so there's no need to flip. The Belgian WafflePro¿ offers a high quality, non-stick griddle surface, a "waffle ready" beeper, instant temperature recovery for continuous baking, an easy-clean overflow channel and a built-in cord storage compartment. Convenient features such as the automatic countdown timer, "Sleep-Mode" and fast heat-up, quick recovery allow you to effortlessly bake and then "take a break" so you can sample your taste sensations! Recipes are included. One-year limited warranty
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
106 of 106 people found the following review helpful.
The Best of the Many Wafflers I've Used
By Prime Chuck
I've acquired quite a collection of new and used waffle makers in my quest to find a unit that meets my very demanding needs, and this is the first unit that has ever completely satisfied me. Modern machines offer the convenience of timed baking, superior non-stick grids (that don't rust lke old machines) and warning buzzers, but generally at the expense of lower wattage. At 1750 watts, this is the most powerful unit in my collection. It also has the best non-stick grids, which never require cooking oil, not even the first time. This unit even beat the KitchenAid KPWB100NP Pro Line Waffle Baker, which disappointed me. The Wafflepro M850 is the most versatile unit I've ever used.The reason I say that my needs are demanding is that I try and produce healthy waffles, using whole grain batters, low fat or even fat-free batters, sugar-free batters, etc. Sugar aids in browning, and oil aids in crisping. Most wafflers have trouble browning and crisping batters that are lower in or lacking these types of ingredients. Heavy batters such as whole wheat often come out doughy as well, in lower wattage units. I've cooked whole wheat, oat bran, traditional buttermilk, fat free, sugar free, chocolate chip and other batters in this unit and am able to produce not only waffles with crisp exteriors and soft interiors (as advertised) but everything in between. You can produce waffles with textures ranging from damp sponges to bricks with a variety of batters in this waffler. At the uniform setting and mid-range temperature you can produce them with the texture of an ice cream cone, without being hard or burnt, which is kind of neat.It's very fast, at the settings I normally use it takes 2 minutes to produce an 8 1/2 inch square waffle, and 90 second if I'm in the mood for a less crisp waffle. It actually ends up being faster than the comparably priced KitchenAid model that cooks two at once since that unit is slower to heat and cook. Unlike the KitchenAid, this one has both temperature and time adjustments, whereas the KitchenAid only has variable timing. The KitchenAid will produce a taller waffle however (at 1 1/4 inch) due to it's flip nature, whereas this one produces waffles that are 7/8 inches tall, which is taller than standard waffles but not as tall as most flip-style belgian units. I use "tall" instead of thick and thin, as I reserve those terms for the thickness of the waffle walls. This unit produces thinner waffle walls due to its slightly more squared grid pattern, which allows for more texture versatility. I like the shape of the grid pattern very much, but others may prefer the thicker waffle walls of most other belgian waffle makers. And if you want waffles that are taller than 7/8 inches thick you'll need a flip-style unit.I also have a Chef's Choice WafflePro M840 machine, the Five of Hearts style, for use when I want something with a smaller grid pattern. It's a nice unit, and powerful in its class at 1100 watts, although I find the extra wattage of the M850 helpful for my needs. The M840 series also lacks the LED timer of this unit, but that's more of a handy convenience than a necessity. The M840 series is a great unit for the casual waffler (the M840B is the belgian style unit which I haven't tried but appears comparable to the M840 heart style unit) and produces nicely textured waffles for most traditional batters. But if you're a hardcore waffle lover that's counting calories to boot, the M850 is worth the (much) higher price to get the added texture capability.For me at least, the search for the perfect waffle iron/baker/maker has ended.
53 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Works Fine For Me
By JeremyLC
I used a recipe out of the back of the instruction book and only the first waffle came out too crispy. So, I used the temperature dial and turned the heat down. The next waffle came out perfect.Now, I leave the settings where they are and all the waffles I cook come out soft in the middle with the perfect crunch on the outside. The 2-minute cook time is FAST.I don't try to store hot food in warming drawers or ovens; personally I prefer to eat my food freshly cooked. No matter how it's cooked or stored, if you store hot food the quality is going down quickly.The instruction booklet says to use 1 cup of batter, I found that to be too little so I use a bit more and have no problems. Overflow is not an issue since there is a handy ridge that collects it. As soon as the batter dries in there it flakes right off. Also there is not really a chance of getting batter on the controls.Although it is not submersible, this wafflemaker is still easy to clean. After your last batch of waffles, leave it on and put in several tablespoons of water. Close the lid, let it run for a single 2-minute cycle, and unplug the thing. When it cools if there is anything left it will wipe off easily with a paper towel.This thing cooks big waffles. I cook 3 waffles and it is more than my family of 4 can eat. Personally I eat 1 full waffle to myself, everyone else seems to like just a couple of the 1/4 sections.PROS- Cooks waffles well, with a wide variety of settings for individual taste- Easy to clean- Good instructions- Cooks large waffles- Cooks them FAST; I wouldn't want it much faster than 2 minutes.- Power cord stores underneath, wrapped upCONS- Costs a lot- Power cord is a little short- Not submersible in water for cleaning
39 of 39 people found the following review helpful.Waffles won't make it to the table
By CTRaider
We have searched for almost 19 years of our marriage for a waffle maker like this!We have purchased the cheap ones to the REALLY expensive ones and NONE has come close to getting the color of the exterior right along with being crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.Most of the time if you try to get the outside crunchy the waffle maker just burns it and dries out the inside. This one does not but cooks them perfect.Matter of fact the first time we used the waffle maker my wife and I hadn't planned on calling the kids to the table untill we were done making the waffles. Well we tasted the very first one. Wow it was good! By the time my wife and I finished sharing the first one standing there at the counter the next one was ready (they say this thing is fast at making waffles and they are not kiddin'). So since the next one was hot we shared that one. And so on and so on till we were full. We never made it to the table. We just buttered some pieces and dipped them in our homemade maple syrup. I think we ate half of them just plain. After we were full we called in the kids (15 and 19 yrs old) and they finally got to eat. They loved them just as much as we did.As for changing the settings. It is very simple to get the results you want. We didn't have to fiddle hardly at all to get what I described above.I couldn't reccommend this Chefs Choice waffle maker more. Just make sure it's the right model with the temp settings on the right and it makes 1 square waffle with 4 connected sections.
Latest Price: See on Amazon.com!
More Info: See on Amazon.com!
See Customers Review: See on Amazon.com!
