Rome 1405 Waffle Iron with Steel and Wood Handles

Nice, heavy-duty and well-built for getting beaten up around the campground. Be certain to:- Follow directions for seasoning as with any cast-iron ware- Purchase two of the double-duty type so that you have a continual flow of treats for your family/friends. We had a single and, while as tasty an outcome, within seconds you will have friends turn into fiends and family turn into…well…you know awaiting their turn while one of them comes up behind swinging one of the doubles they just got on same-day delivery waiting for their turn. (see above)- Stick with this model. It has a long handle which is much easier to quickly check and put back in flame (Why are there models with short handles? I heard that their mfr. was a startup in a medieval dungeon.)- Get cast iron only. Do NOT get aluminum. Cheap and light ends up broken and burnt. (Feel free to hang those words of wisdom on a plaque.)ENJOY

this is a nice cast iron waffle iron. i seasoned it the way the package said to before i used it. After my first attempts to make waffles in it resulted in crumbles and waffles that stuck to the waffle iron, i used spray on oil as suggested on the package. the waffles were very good. they are a little small but they are thick. i think it will be fun to use while camping. it also is easy to clean because it comes apart. it is sturdy and it feels like it will last. i am very happy with my purchase and i recomend getting it if you are looking for a cast iron waffle iron.

Lost the directions to season the iron so looked up here and there online and came up with a modified version. First removed the wax by soaking iron in boiling water for few minutes then scrubbing away with clean sponge (didn't use soap). Then used silicon brush to lightly coat fronts and backs with vegetable oil. Heated on electric stove-top placed over a thin, wire grill I have...let the oil polymerize over 30 mins or so on med-high to high heat...kept the two sides apart and put them side-by-side...turning to heat both sides. Turned dark brown by the end...became beautifully non-stick...didn't have to sacrifice a single waffle. It's a bit tedious to operate compared to the usual waffle makers, but worth it if you want to avoid the non-stick coated pan. Waffles turned out quite beautiul. Would help to have two, if making for 3 or more people.

Be warned this is very very small. I am shocked really at the size. We returned his unfortunately and there was also a huge gap when the iron was closed, so the mix would seep through. Super bummed and hopefully someday the iron will be larger.

A few months ago, I went on an epic camping trip with some friends of mine. We divided up the meals, each claiming responsibility for a single meal, to cook for everyone. I called dibs on Saturday morning. And I told them I was going to win our entire camping trip; nobody could top me.What were they expecting? Sausages made on sticks, weird egg wraps made in a slightly burned old pot? Some Texas toast with a bit of cheese? WRONG. Those fools had no idea the culinary treasures that were about to cross their flannel-clad laps.I got up with the sun that morning, and enjoyed the cold dew on the grass. I started a fire right away, with cardboard left over from last night's beer cartons. I groomed that fire to have a nice hot bed of coals with low flames, the perfect environment for any kind of campfire iron. I took out my pre-made jug of waffle batter, made from scratch at home the day before. (Nutmeg goes great with campfire smoke; pro tip.) Got the coffee started, pre-heated my waffle irons, and by the time the first of my hungover friends unzipped their tents, I had begun production.Imagine the looks on their faces as one golden, crispy waffle after another fell from my hands onto their plates. These were not optimistic camp eaters! These were people who had grown accustomed to foil packets that leave the potatoes a little raw and the peppers a little over-cooked. They were used to squished bread that felt a little damp from being in the raccoon-proof cooler. But no. Between sips of coffee and fistfuls of ibuprofen, these hangover victims shoved waffle after waffle after crisp and fluffy waffle into their mouths, covered in grade A maple syrup, Nutella, bananas, nuts, and canned pie filling.I won camping fair and square, and so can you. Show your friends who's boss. Get two of these, or else your friends might start a fight over who gets the next waffle; better to have a constant flow. Buy one for everyone you know, only after you've demonstrated your own culinary superiority with this as your sneak attack secret trick.

To season properly and to maintain a pie iron the handles need to be removable. On this one, they are not. I still like the deep waffle interior and double length, but REALLY - the handles should be unscrew-able.

The actual wells for the batter are very small. For the effort, a huge waffle would be more satisfying in the end. The arms are really long. Being cast iron, it's heavy and unwieldy. This would have been great if I had all morning to get a fire up and going for cooking, and plenty of room on a picnic table to maneuver this contraption. Not a family camping tool in my opinion, since cooking pancakes on a gas stove was just as effective and ten times easier/quicker. Don't get me wrong, I knew exactly what I was purchasing, and it seems like it's good enough quality. I'm not unhappy with the item. I just got sucked in by the romance of doing this. Reality was a little different. Purchase if you have lots of time to mess around with cooking breakfast and patient diners. Otherwise skip it. The sandwich iron might be more useful in an all-purpose way, I think, if you're already sitting around a fire at dinner time anyway.