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I chose the Chef's Choice Express Bake based on the great reviews I read before making my decision on which one to buy. The price is moderate, and I hoped all the glowing reviews would be true. They were. Our very first batch was perfect, and it only took a couple to fine tune the amount of time needed for each baking cycle. We do not use the classic recipes as my husband has cancer and we must be very careful of refined flours and heat damaged fats. Bryanna Clark Grogan published a Pizzelle Cracker recipe on her site, which prompted me to buy this, so my husband could have crackers again. They turned out perfect on the first try! Whole grains, olive oil, nut milk, salt and baking powder-very clean and healthy! This is so much easier than making crackers in the oven and trying to roll out the dough to consistant thickness. We did find it necessary to let them crisp in the oven at 170 for 15-18 min. They then stay fresh and crisp until finished. The crackers take 1 minute to bake, then toward the end, I cut it to 50 seconds, as it seems the iron gets a little hotter as it is used. I try to keep these crackers on hand a good deal of the time, as they are excellent with soup, as a snack spread with all fruit jam or organic apple butter, or just plain. We also use Bryanna's recipe for the sweeter cookie type; I use coconut oil in those, and half whole wheat flour. Again, perfect, delicious and healthier than most cookies. These take about 40 seconds at the beginning and then we cut it to 30, and then to 25 toward the end. We have flavored these with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg-delicious. I now have some anise oil and will try a batch with that soon. We find them absolutely delicious spread with a thin layer of whipped cream (We use coconut whipped cream) and drizzeled with a little chocolate for a special treat. I would buy this again, and would also give it as a gift to anyone wanting to to do this kind of cooking. I highly recommend it for moderate price and great performance.

Really nice pizzelle maker. Very fast working and ultrathin pizzelle. I had researched this and got recommendations from a friend because I wanted the thinnest pizzelle that I could make. This absolutely does the trick. There is a slight learning curve to this. You have to learn where exactly to place the batter, and how much batter to use in order to get the right size cookie. I went through quite a few cookies before I figured this out. Since I don’t make a lot of them I’m going to have to re-figure this out again when I attempt to make them again. However, I would highly recommend this product because the end result out is spectacular if your goal is to have crispy, thin pizzelle. It is sturdy and well-made. It stores vertically, which is great if you don’t have a lot of space in your cupboards for storage.

We love our pizzelle maker, and here's why. 1. It's really easy to use - plug it in, wait for the light to go out to indicate it's ready, and you're good to go. There are no controls to set, and you don't need to fiddle with any dials to alter the temperature or brownness. 2. It's fast - we can bake 40 pizzelles in about 20 minutes. 3. We make pancake-style pizzelles (so they're soft, rather than crispy), using Garvey's Organic Pancake & Waffle Mix, 9-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6) , but unlike when you make regular pancakes, every one comes out perfectly - there's no having to throw away those first few pancakes. 4. Because they're really small and thin, they get cooked all the way through, unlike regular pancakes which can be doughy and overcooked if the batter is too thick. These pancake-style pizzelles come out perfectly every time. We use 1 tablespoon of batter per disk. 5. Clean-up is also quick and easy - just a quick wipe down with a damp paper towel and you're done. We've used this pizzelle maker several times and we love it.

This is a great little machine, heats fast, cooks quickly. Two issues: it really smokes so provide plenty of air circulation. The nonstick coating is very, very thin. Third time using it is wearing off. I use a small fork to gently life the pizzelle off; coating has worn off already. The coating seems to be applied in an extremely thin layer. Not thrilled about this occurrence.

After struggling with an inferior pizzelle maker I just about gave up my hopes of serving them and giving them as gifts for Christmas this year- until I tried one more time with this one! I am SO HAPPY I DID! I am in LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! I made every kind of pizzelle you can think of! As long as you get your timing down, the pizzelle as always PERFECTLY crispy and even- and between the simple recipe included in the book and all those on Pinterest- you can’t go wrong! The only thing I am struggling with now is my obsession with making MORE!

We bought this pizzelle maker after much research and are glad we did. We made our first batch of pizzelles yesterday and they came out great. I seasoned it with some vegetable oil and then we used the recipe in the Pizzelle Pro book with butter and we used the anise instead of the vanilla. We also used 3 cups of flour instead of the recommended 4 because we thought the mixture would be too thick. I have a stop watch app on my cell which I set at 30 seconds which we found was the perfect cooking time for our liking. It takes a little practice in getting the right amount of batter on the grill,a heaping teaspoon worked great for us. Cleanup was easy as nothing was stuck to the Teflon coating. All in all this is a great pizzelle maker for the price and the results were very good. We are looking forward to trying different recipes in the future.

Makes good pizzelle, easy to bake, clean up great!! no sticking

Bien la calidad y el precio. Hasta ahora funciona muy bien.

Buena calidad y facilita cocinar postres deliciosos

This item is what you'd expect from Chef's Choice. Very easy to use, simple to clean and it heats up fast and keeps it's temperature. I found it to be a great value.

Works well, BUT........ The first two times it popped open and shot the pizzelles out onto the floor. The third time it did the same thing but also broke off the plastic bar that the top latches on to. Not overly concerned because it still works. Still haven’t read the instructions to see if the latch is only for storage??? Anyway it still makes excellent pizzelles