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I am SO bitterly disappointed with this product! The vertical design seemed so clever, but it just makes it very hard to use. Be aware that the thicker your batter, the less likely you can pour it into the spout. I had to try to shove it down with a knife - then I had to add milk to the batter to get it thinner to actually pour more. Even when I do that, the batter drips all over the outside of the machine (why the scoop that comes with it doesn't have a built-in pouring spout, I'll never understand). Forget trying to use this to make "true" (yeast-based) Belgium waffles. I don't want to have to keep watering down my gorgeous batters just to make this vertical design work! Most waffle makers are a bit of a pain to clean, but this one has the extra fun bonus of having to clean out that spout thing on top too. Ugg. Don't do it people! You can get just as good results with thicker batters with a regular old horizontal iron. I LOVE Cuisinart, but this design is a mess.