I use a star brand waffle maker at my restaurant to make buttermilk waffles and to make Pearl sugar Leigge Waffles...i had to have my star waffle maker repaired recently ...the repair person told me that i should not clean the waffle maker with water....is there any other way i can clean out the burned sugar from the waffle maker with out using water?

In my opinion, the best waffle irons are the vintage ones made here in the USA. They are more durable and more reliable than anything made in China today. Look up the older Sunbeam, Toastmaster, Kenmore and G.E. models and you can usually find either round, square or rectangular versions, as well as models with and without non-stick coatings. The years from late 50's to the late 70's are best.

Hi,
Unfortunately you have ruined a perfectly good waffle maker...
The coating in there is a teflon coating that needs to be applied properly for it to work...if you try to use it in the condition it is in then the waffle will stick to the plate...

Best thing to do is to trash the old one and then buy a new one...

heatman101

Hi,

Normally you mix oil in with the batter, but this doesn't keep the waffles from sticking. Even non-stick waffle makers stick some. Use a light spray of Pam (or similar) on the bottom tray, add your batter than spray the top pan and close. This gives you your best shot at a perfect waffle!
Enjoy!

--W/D--

Waffle Recipe
You need 4 oz plain flour, 2 oz rolled oats, 2 oz whole-wheat flour, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 tablespoon salt,1 tbsp cinnamon, 3 eggs, 1 1/2 cup of milk, and some vegetable oil.

1. Put flours,oats, sugar, soda, salt and cinnamon into one bowl.
2. Put eggs, milk, and oil into another bowl and mix.
3. Pour the egg mix into the first bowl and mix again.
4. Put half cup of batter in the waffle iron and voila, your first waffle is here.

Easy!

From the toastess recipe pamphlet that came with my waffle/ sandwich maker in the early '80s
2 cups all-purpose sifted flour
1 tbsp sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, well beaten
2 cups milk
1/2cup butter or margarine, melted Mix flour sugar baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat eggs and milk together. Add to dry ingredients. Together with melted butter and beat only until batter is smooth. Follow instructions to baking.
Yields 12 waffles

I notice that this was happening to my waffle maker. I had to remove a thick layer of charred and gummy varnish. This is what the corn oil spray (and maybe sugars) had turned into. No more spray for me.
Now I do not leave the waffle iron hot and empty for long; this alters the oil coating into varnish. Power off until needed for sure.
I apply a thin coating of vegetable (soybean) oil just before adding the first cup of batter. Usually I can get all I need from the cup that measured the oil for the batter! I scrub it around with a boar's hair pastry brush. (Synthetics will melt!) That's usually all I need for a batch of waffles. If they start to stick to one half or the other, I reapply some oil with the brush.

Like Pam For Grilling, myself. Plain, melted shortening may help, too; simply spoon some on, let it melt, and brush it around.

Try using 2 Tablespoons of oil in your recipe.

The question is! Was this waffle maker brought into the home new or used?

I, too, was searching for that wonderful Belgian Waffle recipe and thought, no problem, I'll just look on-line. I couldn't believe it when Salton didn't have it posted on their site (if they did, I couldn't find it) and was taken to your requests for the recipe. So, I went the whole mile, or should I say traveled over mountains of files, and couldn't believe that my filing system still works after all of these years, the Salton Belgian Waffle Maker & Recipe Guide for Model No. WM-4 was right where it was supposed to be. (And my husband, and prior bosses I should add, have laughed at how I save and file everything. I'm glad I can share this with you all now...

Basic Belgian Waffle Recipe
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg, separated
1/2 tbl butter, melted
-Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl
-Add egg yolk and milk to the dry ingredients and beat together thoroughly.
-Beat egg white until stiff, stir 1/4 into batter to lighten it and then gently fold in the remaining egg white.
-Pour a scant 1/2 cup of batter onto the heated waffle mold. The light should be off. When batter is added, the light will go on. When the light goes off again, the waffle is done.
-Makes about 6 waffles.

Chocolate Waffles ("which make great ice cream sandwiches," says the recipe book.)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 egg, separated
2 Tbl melted butter
1 1/2 squares semi-sweet chocolate (1 1/2 ounces)
3/4 tsp vanilla
-Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl
-Add milk, egg yolk, and vanilla to dry ingredients and beat until well blended.
-Melt butter and chocolate together in microwave or double boiler. Stir chocolate mixture into batter.
-Beat egg white until stiff, stir 1/4 into the batter to lighten it and then gently fold in the remaining egg white.
-Pour a scant 1/2 cup of batter onto the heated heart waffle mold. (Hmm, the WM-4 isn't shaped into a heart??? Oh well, moving onward...)
-Makes about 6 waffles

Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar or cinnamon or topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.