As our best value pick, Cuisinart's classic horizontal machine has everything you ... we removed from the cooking plate. Cuisinart Double Belgian Waffle Maker ($120 at Amazon) This waffle iron ...

Cast iron waffle makers can be difficult to clean. Chefman Anti-Overflow makes this much easier because it has a double-sided antistick feature. The machine can be stored vertically to save space.

A waffle-maker is, in my mind, a luxury — a piece of kitchen equipment that doesn’t have the multiple uses of, say, a blender, or the everyday nature of a coffee machine. But what’s become ...