I bought 2 new Belgian waffle makers, one kitchen model & one commercial maker. My home unit arrived today, after cleaning it & doing a burn to cook off its newness I was ready to rock.
My awesome $40 find @ Amazon:
The new Oster CKSTWFBF22-ECO
DuraCeramic Flip waffle maker.
Ceramic coated, no teflon issues.
Used exactly as per their instructions it had me cranking out perfect waffles from the get go, my very first one could have sat proudly on a restaurant plate.
about 10 years ago I attended a benefit breakfast feed for a friend, the feature was supposed to be awesome Belgian waffles, and they were. They were the best I'd ever had, of course being in the food biz for many years I inquired as to the brand/product being served; it was Carbon's Golden Malted Original Pancake & Waffle Flour. They were cooked in F.S. Carbon commercial units, not for sale & available through lease only, buy their batter & they give you the top end makers.
I knew the purveyor of the Waffle Feed made them Belgian's 'pop' somehow and so I figured on adding some of this to the mix, it worked very well kicking up the malt & sweetness factor of the waffles.
I added 1 TBSP of Carnation Malted Milk to each 1 cup of batter mix, it could be increased to 1.5 TBSP, but as malt mixes are sugar based adding too much could result in waffles getting gummy & sticking.
In any case the outcome was superb, perfect Belgian waffles from a $40 counter-top maker, the batter mix was also awesome, I now make a better product than I can buy anywhere else. The Carbon's Golden Malted Batter cost $22.00 for 6 ~ 16oz cans.
my commercial grade FS Carbon waffle maker should arrive Friday, it was purchased from a private estate (not a restaurant) and looks like it's cooked zero waffles, all surfaces including the griddles are factory fresh, cost me $200 delivered for about a $1,000 machine. pics to follow.
