Irons Reviews

Although I have a cast iron skillet from another manufacturer that is used primarily for cornbread, this was my first piece of Lodge cookware. I absolutely love this piece. At 28 lbs., it's a little big and heavy for frequent dishes that can be made in a smaller DO for just our family. However, until our 12" comes in, I've learned to modify the coal arrangement to use the 14" deep for breakfast casseroles, home made pizza, cobblers, chicken & dumplings, etc... The size makes it excellent for doing racks of ribs and whole chickens. I'm looking forward to winter camp cooking when it will be filled with chili and stews. Based on our experience with this one piece of cookware, we ordered a 12" for the camper and I just ordered 3 skillets for the house. I'm throwing out all of my "nonstick" skillets and replacing them with Lodge cast iron. Clean-up is a breeze. Even cheesey home-made pizza wipes out with just a paper towel. The pre-seasoning is an added bonus.

Years ago, my parents insisted that I have at least one piece of cast iron cookware. I can't believe I waited 16 years to purchase more!

There is an ongoing and eternal debate among dutch oven users as to what is the best brand available. For years I have held that Lodge was the best but the difference in quality wasn't worth the difference in price. Of course at that time I didn't even own a Lodge. Well I heard about this one an sale and had been wanting a 14" deep so I ordered it (the free shipping didn't hurt, either). It arrived within two weeks, was already seasoned from the factory (seasoning is a pain, but very necessary), and when I started using it I found out why so many people will only buy Lodge ovens. It really DOES cook better! I highly recomend this oven for anyone who needs a large D.O.
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We were able to use our waffle maker twice and it produced some of the most amazing waffles ever. On our third time using this product, The waffle maker simply would not heat up at all. There is another review with this same problem and Amazon sent them a replacement waffle maker. I am in the process of requestion that Amazon do the same for me. Will report back on the results of this request.

I bought this belgiam waffle maker 30 days ago. It worked fine for 30 days and then the iron stopped heating up. I contacted Villaware and they suggested getting Amazon.com to replace the unit which they did. Time will tell on the replacement.

After using other waffle irons this one is the best. It has enough power to make crisp belgian waffles with big deep holes. Wait for the ready light between waffles and don't forget to flip it. I use setting 6 for my waffles and use Alton Brown's (food network) 1/2 white and 1/2 whole wheat flower recipe instead of using a yeast raised batter. I've not had any problems and use it every week at least once. Leftover waffles (since there are only 2 of us)reheat great in the toaster oven and maintain their texture at about 300 degrees. Toasting does not heat all the way through if the waffles are frozen first.

Owned the iron for one week. It leaked when used in the cordless mode. So what's the convenience? It was also quite heavy. Sent it back and would not own another cordless iron.