making waffles?

Category: Daily Living

Post 1 by Godzilla-On-Toast (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2009 15:24:17

Although I admit I can tend to be a lazy cook, I believe that a totally blind person can perform most cooking tasks. One thing I'm curious about, though, is making homemade waffles. Are there any particular tips and tricks a blind person can use for making waffles? Are there particular wafflemakers that are better than others or that offer features a blind person would find beneficial? I've seen some Chef'sChoice wafflemakers that are supposed to beep when your waffles are ready, for example, but I have no clue how good that brand is.

Post 2 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Thursday, 19-Feb-2009 11:05:53

I know the homemade waffles use a similar batter to that of pancakes, but since we don't have a waffle iron, dad hasn't been able to try it. He says he'd like to get one. That'll be my birthday present for him.

Post 3 by cumbiambera2005 (i just keep on posting!) on Thursday, 19-Feb-2009 14:12:02

I dont know I personally prefer the ones you just put in the toaster and they're done! Lol! And they dont taste bad, either! Mmmm sounds good! Might go have some! However, I also would like to make chocolate chip waffles one day, may have a recipe somewhere!

Post 4 by MizAngie (Veteran Zoner) on Tuesday, 24-Feb-2009 16:54:46

Hi, my kids got a Scooby Doo woffle maker one year for Christmas. I really like it. it has a large light on it and clicks when its ready to use and when the woffles are done, and you can also tell when they are done by their smell. I usually use pancake batter or bisquick in a pinch. You can add chocolate chips, fresh fruit, walnuts and many other thins to flavor your woffles. I love home made woffles because they taste so much better than the box woffles. I hope this helps.
Blessings,
Angela

Post 5 by turricane (happiness and change are choices ) on Monday, 02-Mar-2009 8:41:41

i use the george foreman g5 which comes with waffle plates to make them. it is very secure and doesn't get hot on the outside. I use bisquick and add a bunch of stuff to it so it tastes better. Cheaper then pancake mix. I have an older thing that is strictly for the waffles but it gets very hot. It called for 7 minutes cook time and i use this with the george and it works well. the big secret to perfect products n o matter what you use is to make sure the iron is greased really well and that it is super hot.

Post 6 by Godzilla-On-Toast (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Tuesday, 03-Mar-2009 2:24:01

Thanks for the tip. I'll Google for this model, then, as I've used a basic George in the past, although it's a few years old and I'm told they've made some design improvements including better drip trays than those wretched grease boats, as I call them. Hahahahahaha!