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Update after 2yrs: Power cord is getting dangerously hot. No longer safe to use, especially at full power. Looks like a design fault. Coords is too thin to carry 1500 watts sustained. Should be 3x thicker. Downgrading to 2 stars. My kids are always hungry, aren't they all? Anyhow, I got the waffle plates and had the kids help prepare the batter. We followed the instructions exactly, set the temp for 400 degrees, waited 3 minutes..and out came...an awefull unedible mess. The waffles were so burned that it stuck to both the top and bottom plate and was cut in half, and then wouldn't be removed without unplugging the unit and washing in the sink. ouch. I almost returned them. Next try, set temp at 350, waited 2.5 minutes, used pam baking spray....waffles came out easily and looked nice, except they weren't close to done and way too soft. 4-5 tries later, I finally got a good repeatable way of making well cooked waffles using the plates. Set temp to 375 degrees. Coat (but not too much) with pam pour in but not completely, leave far corners on all four sides unfilled so waffle is essentially circular. close cover wait 3 minutes 45 seconds open, gently pull waffle out Tastes excellent and looks just the way it should. I'm not sure how well the plates will last, but I'll also use them for cooking bacon..as recommended in one of the alton brown good eats episodes as the quickest/easiest ways to make breakfast. Just stretch 4 slices lengthwise across the waffle plates, cover, and wait until cooked to taste.