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- Restaurant-quality construction
- Browning controls, audible timer
- Handle to flip the waffle
- Makes one waffle at a time
- Expensive
- Durability complaints
Reviews say the Waring Pro WMK300 is a professional-grade choice for making Belgian waffles, which are thicker than standard waffles. (The bumps on the Waring Pro's surface are a half-inch deep on each side.) Note that Waring has updated this model, now the Waring WMK300A Professional Belgian Waffle Maker (*Est. $80). Both have stainless-steel exteriors with a handle to flip the waffle. Most owner reviews are positive, but we found a trend in complaints; roughly 20 percent of owners report that the Waring Pro WMK300A stops heating, apparently the result of a blown fuse. The VillaWare V2002 Uno Classic Round Waffler (*Est. $45) doesn't flip over, but it costs less and receives good reviews from experts and owners, and if you really want a flipping waffle iron, the Presto 03510 FlipSide Belgian Waffle Maker (*Est. $45) also gets good reviews.
There aren't many professional reviews of waffle makers out there. However, there are more than 1,000 owner ratings combined at Amazon.com, Buzzillions.com, Cooking.com and Epinions.com for the Waring Pro WMK300. We also found a video demonstration at ExpoTV.com.
Our Sources
1. Amazon.com
More than 500 owner reviews give the Waring Pro WMK300 a fairly high average score, with about 20 percent giving it fewer than four out of five stars. Most of the negative reviews regard defective models that died after a few uses (one-year warranty).
Review: Waring Pro WMK300 Belgian Waffle Maker, Contributors to Amazon.com
The Waring Pro WMK300 receives an average rating of 4.6 out of five stars in more than 400 user reviews at Buzzillions.com. Owners say the waffle maker is sturdy and browns waffles evenly. The few negative reviews mostly report early breakdowns.
Review: Waring WMK300A Professional Belgian Waffle Maker, Contributors to Buzzillions.com
3. Cooking.com
More than 300 owners contribute extremely high numerical ratings of the Waring Pro WMK300, with about 260 posting brief reviews. The few complaints mostly concern durability.
Review: Professional Belgian Waffle Iron, Contributors to Cooking.com
4. Epinions.com
More than 50 owner reviews give the Waring Pro WMK300 a good average score. Most of the negative reviews regard defective models that died early, high price and bulkiness.
Review: Waring Pro WMK300 Professional Belgian Waffle Maker, Contributors to Epinions.com
5. Cuisine at HomeDetails/Subscribe
This brief article isn't available online, and back issues are available only in yearly bound volumes. Only five of the "many irons" are identified, among them the Waring Pro WMK300, but none of the also-rans are identified, and no testing methods are described.
Review: Belgian Waffle Irons, Editors of Cuisine at Home, Oct. 2007
6. ExpoTV.com
This video is more of a demonstration than a review, but the reviewer says he's had the Waring Pro WMK300 for about a year.
Review: Waring Pro WMK300 Belgian Waffle Maker Reviews, "Zathras", Oct. 30, 2007
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