Homemade Waffles & Vintage Waffle Irons
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Here's an opportunity to share some of the vintage waffle irons in the collection, as well as a vintage waffle recipe. These vintage appliances turn out crispy and creamy waffles and are made by companies like Sunbeam, Westinghouse, General Electric, Manning-Bowman, Kenmore, Universal, Coleman and others.
Recipe for Velvet Waffles:
2 cups flour
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 3/4 cup milk
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Separate eggs. Beat yolks until light and creamy. Add milk to yolks and combine. Add oil to yolks and milk and combine.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Gradually stir egg yolk mixture into flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Fold in egg whites.
Bake on hot waffle iron.
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I’m a newly retired teacher and my first 5-10 years teaching we used chalkboards (my last 20 years it had been white boards). While I didn’t miss the chalk dust when we switched over to dry erase and white boards …. I do still enjoy hearing a nice piece of soft chalk on a board and watching you write in your BEAUTIFUL cursive handwriting. I remember as a kid in elementary school thinking how cool and special it was when the teacher would get out a piece of colored chalk to use . Simple pleasures .
Just know that some of your viewers like watching you write the introduction to your presentation. 💗😁 ✏️🛎️🍎✍️📚
I love seeing him write the episode title on the chalkboard!
Hi Kathleen - thank you so much! I am also a teacher and used a chalk board for years. The chalk dust everywhere could be messy, but I have grown to dislike whiteboards. They are also messy, hard to clean, they turn gray after a lot of use, and then you have hundreds of plastic markers that are worn out, dried up and end up in a landfill somewhere. I think chalkboards were actually much more eco-friendly in many ways, so I still enjoy using them. I also believe that being able to write in cursive is an important skill. Sorry for all the opinions - but I appreciate your comments!
What grade level and subjects do you teach? I taught middle school (mainly 7th & 8th grades, but some 5th & 6th grade classes too). Mostly social studies and math but also some science and art. I LOVED teaching, but I’m enjoying retirement now.
My bachelor’s degree was in Home Economics education, I think I am one of last gals to earn such a degree in the subject (1985 - CMU). Then I went on to MSU (1989) for a Masters in Curriculum Development and three minors (SS, Sci & Math).
I love to cook, read old cookbooks like they are novels and collect dish patterns. My parents were from the rat pack days, bridge clubs and all so I really enjoy your background music selections. Ralph is so funny and Maryanne so sweet.
I took my 7th grader 9ut of public schools to homeschool him and found that he couldn't write in print on wide ruled paper. They spent so much time on tablets he had hardly any hand control. I immediately started him on cursive and now require more and more of his school work to be in cursive. He is fluent now and he writes beautifully as a lefty! I have been wanting to find a good chalk board. I loved the hard chalk when I was a kid but I can't find it anymore! What happened to the hard chalk I remember in school? But I agree that chalkboards are way better for the environment.
Breakfast in general and especially waffles are one of my favorite foods! It seems like in the 80's/90's, every reversible waffle iron I saw (including the one I grew up with), had pizzelle patterns on the opposite side. I also never saw anyone use the pizzelle side ever, except for my Italian aunt. 😀 My partner isn't as big into breakfast but we still use the waffle iron occasionally for non traditional waffles; around Thanksgiving we do lefotver stuffing mixed with a little leftover mashed potato and some egg for binder. The "stuffing waffles" are great topped with leftover turkey and gravy with a little cranberry on the side. I like to use it to "waffle" my grilled cheeses too sometimes... The texture of a grilled cheese made on a waffle iron instead of a flat griddle is just amazing! (P.S. only 9 episodes left to the big 4-0-0!)
Hi Marc! Those stuffing waffles sound amazing and what a great way to use the Thanksgiving leftovers! I'm going to have to try that! You're grilled cheese waffle sandwich also sounds great! All good uses for your waffle iron! Thanks!
I sell items on ebay and love to sell vintage appliances, I have about 10 waffle irons to clean. After watching your show I'm picking one out and keeping it for myself and will use the same recipe that you showed us. I absolutely love your channel, it's so neat to see the old stuff.
Hi Julian - so glad you're going to keep one of those waffle irons and use them! Enjoy!
Kevin! This episode is close to my heart. Waffle irons are what sparked my love for vintage appliances. I have (or have had) several of these and I adore making waffles! Two things I specifically love about the vintage waffle irons. 1. You can adjust the temperature. Modern ones are only on or off. 2. Vintage ones have removeable the irons for easy washing (I even put in the dishwasher sometimes). Modern ones, the irons are not removable so they're horrible to clean! I LOL'd when you said we wouldn't believe some of the stuff you've seen. I would!! Thanks for sharing your world with us! Cheers!
Adam!! I can see how waffle irons would get your started on vintage appliances - they are wonderful! I agree that the older ones are much better and the removable irons are a great design. Thanks so much!!
@@cavalcadeoffood When I had my first home and was setting up housekeeping (early 2000's), about all you could find was Belgium irons. I specifically wanted regular waffles and square ones at that. I knew vintage was the only way to go to satisfy that need. Then, I needed a way to make coffee! I then wanted a GE waffle iron just like my grandmother had (just like the 'newer' one you have with the non stick coating). You can see where this is leading! LOL My first iron and percolator were both Universal. I remember you said they're not so popular in your area. I've determined they make the best coffee! Cheers!
@@adalb137 Universal coffee makers make wonderful coffee. I have 2 that look almost identical, they are percolator coffee makers. One, you plug it in and it starts to heat the water and perk right away, the other one takes a very long time to perk and even start to perk. But both work so I guess it was maybe that one was an earlier model and they made improvements and came out with the one that starts to perk right away. They are deceptive though, that they look nice and big, but the bottom of the coffee maker is very small in diameter compared to the top, so they only make like 3 very large cups of coffee. They are both from the 1920's. Try to buy an appliance today, that will be working well 100 years later with no maintenance, other than cleaning them after use. I don't think you can go wrong with a universal coffee maker.
@@kfl611 I couldn't agree with you more. I have 3 Universals and they are all excellent. Two are exactly the same and one is smaller and slightly older. My first percolator was a Universal but it kicked the bucket years ago. Only one I've ever had die on me.
Cool, My Mom had an electric one, made waffles on Saturday mornings sometimes, yummy, Good memories, 🥰
Hi Michael - glad it brought back some Saturday morning memories!
LOVE homemade waffles! So much better than toasted Eggos. 🤪
I agree! Thanks, Kathleen!
Oh my Kevin! You've got a fantastic collection of waffle irons! 🧇🧇I grew up with the large square iron with the reversible plates. I loved squished grilled cheese sandwiches!🥰 Now I want waffles! BTW, breakfast for dinner is THE best!
Hi GSM! Those flattened grilled cheese sandwiches are the best!! Glad you like breakfast for dinner, too!
So, I notice a conspicuous absence of sugar and flavoring in your recipe.
I've been adding both , and maybe that's where I've been going wrong. I've learned recently sugar gives me a harder time getting them to crisp well on the outsides, and I backed off of the amount I use to add. But the flavoring has been vanilla in the past, ( according to a Toastmaster recipe), then vanilla AND almond, and now just almond. But I'm gonna have to try your way to see what you are talking about here with the toasted flavor. Waffles for supper TONIGHT!
Another fabulous video Kevin and Maryann! . . . Keep them coming!
Hi Jake! Waffles for dinner always sound good to me! A little flavoring in the batter is fine if you like, but since I enjoy butter and maple syrup on mine, I don't feel the need for it. Give it a try and see what you think. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood I did try that your way Kevin, and liked it just fine! As a matter of fact, I ate all 4 waffles that I made from that batch, ( not in one sitting ! ;-). Thanks for a great video!
Hi Kevin the first GE you showed was made in both non automatic and automatic, it came out about 1950, around 55 the one with the gold dial came out, the teflon model is from around the 70s-80s That recipe looks wonderful , I usually use the old Sunbeam recipe Its what i grew up with, my Grandmother got a Sunbeam in the late 40s, it finally died when i was a kid, Grandmother served Chicken A La King over waffles for her friends at times.
I love the Sunbeam recipe - always turns out nice, but I was very pleased with this recipe also. Oh, that chicken a la king over waffles sounds wonderful!
Sounds like nice memories. Thank you for sharing.
I know those old metal plates on the old waffle irons made terrific waffles. Today's cheap nonstick irons can't compare. A few years ago one of my roommates had his grandmother's old waffle iron that was probably more than 70 years old. (It was so old the cord was covered in in woven cloth instead of plastic and I think the handles were bakelite. ) I used to pull it out once a month and make yeasted waffles on Sunday mornings. That's my favorite old school waffle. So much flavor because you mix together the batter and then let sit in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours to ferment and proof. So good. 😊
Hi Russ - I'll bet those yeasted waffles were delicious! I haven't had one in years but I remember how good they taste. I have a problem waiting that long for the batter to proof! LOL - but they are worth the wait. Thanks!
Hi Kevin, great episode and waffle iron collection. Way back when my mom used to make “Jackie Kennedy’s” waffles from a recipe she got out of the newspaper and reportedly John F Kennedy loved them. After mom passed, I saved her Sunbeam waffle iron and the recipe but honestly, Eggo frozen waffles were quick and convenient so I rarely made them. However, the price of the Eggo as well as lots of other foods has skyrocketed so much that last year, that I began making homemade waffles again in batches and freezing them. Not only are they delicious and preservative free but it’s so much more economical. By the way, I checked and the “Kennedy” waffle recipe is now posted online. Give that recipe a try too and I’m going to try yours next time.
Thanks, Mr. Scottie! I'll have to check for Jackie's recipe - I'd love to have the same waffle that was served to JFK! I also find that homemade waffles freeze well and can be crisped right up in the toaster. Frozen waffles in the store have gotten very expensive - like everything else! Thanks!
And you can add in a bit of sugar and cocoa and make nice chocolate waffles - or blue berry or other fruit waffles - or pumpkin pie spice and have a nice 'spiced' waffle. Eggo does not make so many varieties. I always over toasted my eggo waffles and they ended up to me, like cardboard.
If a cluttered kitchen is a sign of a cluttered mind, then my brain is a big ol' mess 😉 Great recipe, great waffle irons, great episode 😊
LOL! Thanks, Duane!
My mother had the Sunbeam you are cooking on. She made us grilled cheese sandwiches when we were sick ( with tomato soup). Great memories
Hi Eileen! Thanks for sharing the memory - nothing better than grilled cheese and tomato soup to help make you feel better!
Waffles--who couldn't love 'em?! I love all your waffle makers. They are beautiful. Do you have any machines which makes Belgian Waffles? Love those, too. Thanks for sharing all the goodness. Thanks, too, to MaryAnn for minding the camera. Love to you from Ohio. xoxo
Hi Valli - Thanks! I might have a Belgian waffle iron somewhere. They became popular when restaurants started featuring them, but most of the early waffle irons (at least here in the US) were the standard variety. Of course, any kind of waffle is good in my book!
Love spending time with you Kevin and Mary Ann! My daughter has a waffle maker and I just invited myself for breakfast on Sunday. I told her I'll bring the bacon! 🥰
Hi Victoria! You're going to have a wonderful breakfast with your daughter on Sunday!! Waffle and bacon are a great combination!! Enjoy!
I haven't had a waffle in years. Thanks for sharing your collection and bringing back all the memories!
You're welcome, Nancy! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love waffles, so yummy. Have a great day 😊. Love seeing the vintage appliances.
Thanks, Georgiann!
I'm so glad you made this episode! My family has had a challenging week and seeing you make the waffles took me back to a very happy time when my aunt would make them for us on special occasions. My husband loves waffles and I can't wait to share this episode with him. Many thanks!
You're welcome, Annie! Waffles is a comfort food, for sure - hope you make some soon!
The waffle irons are So Beautiful!! I have 1 that's a vintage, that's gorgeous too! I LOV it. That recipe looks great too. Thank you for this recipe & show!💛
Thanks, Ms Howell!!
Looks delicious! I have to try this recipe! I love the old waffle makers, too.
I enjoy Maryann behind the camera, sister and brother working together.
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Brenda
in Arizona
Thanks so much, Brenda! Me and sis have been working together our whole lives!
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Dear Kevin; Great show . I too love an older appliance and rather purchase and use them . Our great American companies put out the best and built them to last . If you maintained them they worked for decades😊 A great waffle is made from buckwheat and folded in egg whites , tastes nutty yet fluffy. Alot of older cookbooks contain the recipe . Have a great day and good camera work Mary Anne .
Hi lightmarker - thanks so much. Many years ago I was traveling in the south, and I went into a diner and they had buckwheat pancakes. I ordered them and they were so good! I haven't had them since, and I can imagine how good a buckwheat waffle would be! I'm going to look in my old cookbooks for a recipe. Thanks!!
Another good history lesson. I have a Toastmaster and then a much older one that reminds me of a flying saucer.
Thanks, TW! Those older round waffle irons are great looking!
My parents had a Sunbeam W-2 waffle maker from the 40's or 50's and my brother and I loved making waffles with it. In fact when my parents passed away he took it and used it until a couple years ago when it finally hit its end of life. My brother passed away a year or so later but seeing you making the batter and using a similar waffle maker made my day. I need to find another one..if I can. Thanks again!
Hi David! Thanks for sharing your story about growing up with a Sunbeam W-2 waffle iron. I think those are among the best ones ever made. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you! I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Really appreciated seeing your collection of these chrome beauties. My grandma always separated her eggs when she made waffles too, making a very light, delicate waffle. Excellent content!
Hi Jim! So glad you enjoyed the video! Something about those egg whites that really keep the waffles light and crisp!
I have one of the General Electric waffle grills with the flip griddles. Love it & use it often! I had a newer waffle iron, but all the newer ones seem to be made for Belgian style waffles, which I don’t enjoy as much. Thanks for sharing your collection with us, & thanks Mary Ann, for operating the camera!
Hi Jennifer! Once the Belgian waffle craze took over, most of the modern irons make that style, which are thicker and with the deep indentations. I'm with you - I prefer the traditional style of waffle. Thanks!
I've never made waffles. I was thinking of buying a vintage one, but never did. You are correct, LOTS of chrome! Thanks Kevin and Marianne. 😊
Hi Sharon - they are easy to make. If you run across a vintage one it might be worth trying. Thanks!
I am of Norwegian heritage; their waffles are somewhere between savoury and sweet, I guess you could say, although the big difference is, they're round! I think you got 8 'slices' in the shape of a half-heart. My late Grandmother had an old woodstove at her Summer cottage with a cast iron waffle insert where you might usually place a pot or frying pan; nothing made waffles as tasty and with such a delicious crust as that did.
I'll bet that cast iron waffle maker your grandmother had made the best waffles - nice and crisp! I have seen only a couple of those but never used one. Thanks for sharing!
These type of waffle irons are easily bought 2nd hand or you can buy new ones, look in the 'camping' section online and they still make them for people camping who had no electricity - (the funny pyramid shaped toasters too - non electric). They are like you mentioned - the heat on one side and flip to cook the other side, just as you would on a wood stove or over a camp fire.
I love waffles. My mom served chicken a la king over them or her famous creamed chipped beef....yum
Oh that sounds good! Thanks!
My greatest weakness! Waffles!!! I can smell them!! Then there is the love for the Vintage waffle maker!!!! 💫💖💫💖💞💖💫
Thanks, Mama Louise!! And the waffles taste better when they come off an old waffle iron, too!
@@cavalcadeoffood I know they do! I remember when my Mom would make them on Saturday mornings! Life would be absolutely divine!
I have the square Westinghouse! I have the griddle plates and the waffle iron plates. It is my favorite small appliance. It was a wedding present to my grandparents!
Hi Alex!! That Westinghouse is a wonderful waffle iron - glad you have one and enjoy it! What a nice connection with your grandparents, too! Thanks!!
Hi MaryAnne and Kevin....for my first wedding in 1971 I received as a gift the waffle iron with the reversable plates. It LOOKED beautiful and was chunky/heavy for it's size. But the darn thing would just NOT allow for the plates to be switched no matter how gently or how forcefully one tried to switch them. Also, although it promised to be non-stick, even with non-stick spray added one could not get the waffles off the iron in once piece. And a major scrubbing was required to remove all the burned, stuck on crap after any use. My first husband finally tossed the wretched thing after a few months of trying to figure out how to get it to perform as promised. I think the brand was SunBeam but it was a looooooooong time ago so I could be wrong.
A couple of years ago my present husband bought me a smaller sized non-reversing waffle iron from HoneyWell and it has been a life-changer. It has a variable temperature setting on it and IS non-stick, no spray required. Perfect waffles come out of it every time. The only time we wound up with a mess that required scrubbing was when I followed a RUclipsr suggestion to try making chocolate waffles using boxed brownie mix as waffle batter. All we got from that was a pile of charred flakey scraps surrounding a welded-on layer of rubbery goop. Bleh! Never again :P
Loved today's episode. Thanks.
Hi Heather! Thanks for sharing your waffle iron stories! Sounds like you have a good one now and I'm glad you enjoy using it. I've seen some crazy recipes out there for things to bake in a waffle iron, and I'm always a little suspicious. The idea of a chocolate waffle is a great one, but it probably requires a different kind of batter than a brownie mix. Thanks for watching!
Saw this recipe.... Put Pillsbury in the tube cinnamon rolls in waffle iron... When done, tale out and pour the icing on and a big chuck of butter!
Hi Mike - that sounds easy and good! Thanks!
I’m so envious of your collection of waffle irons. I have one from the early 2000’s and it’s ugly…but it works so I can’t justify tossing it out.
The older ones sure had great style! Thanks!
In the many years of my thrift store shopping, I may have seen one or two waffle makers. They so rarely come available here in the South. You should include some videos of your thrift shopping when you find these great kitchen items.
At least out here in the west, eBay decimated antique shopping with your feet. Both a blessing (you can find a lot more stuff easily, 9200 waffle irons under collectibles this morning) and a curse ('meh' collectible prices have come way down, but the prices on very nice items have gone way up).
Hi Johnny - I see them often around here in Michigan. Seems like waffles were always popular in the south, I would think there would be plenty of waffle irons around. Maybe people just held on to them. Thanks!
Hi Kevin & MaryAnn, Thank You for your videos. I want a vintage oven because of you and I am having no luck finding anything around here in Jacksonville, Fla. Happy Vlogging.
Hi Robert - keep looking - I'm sure you'll find one around your area. Facebook Marketplace is a good place to look. Or your local Craigslist. Good luck!
I have quite a few old waffle irons. When using some of them the waffles stuck like crazy. I did a little research and read that the main reasons a waffle will stick to your (non stick / non teflon) iron is A) your waffle iron is not hot enough; B) you did not use enough oil in your batter.
Also an easy way to tell if your waffle is done or not - look at the iron sideways - view it along the seam of the top and bottom iron plates and check to see if you see steam coming from the waffle iron. If there is steam, you need to cook your waffle iron some more. I find between 3 and 4 1/2 minutes is usually about the right amount of time to cook a waffle. If you are using a box mix, you can always write down the time on your box. Also most of the older irons, were made from aluminum and you can season them like a cast iron pan, after or before making waffles, I spray one some cooking oil, or use a pastry brush to liberally brush the top and bottom plates to help my waffle be well seasoned and 'non-stick'. Once you are done, you can liberally brush your plates and turn it off and let the newly brushed on oil and let it soak in and season it. Also if you get some really badly stuck on parts to your waffle iron, you can lightly dampen some paper towels and 'bake' them in the waffle iron for just a bit - maybe a minute or so, and the steam from the dampened paper towels, will help soften any burned on parts. Waffle irons need to be very hot before you pour on your batter. Give them time to preheat. I also have a waffle iron maker, that has a reversible plate, and it has a thermometer on it, with a 'warm', 'bake', 'hot' marking on the thermometer on the top of the lid. I flipped my plates to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Waited till the waffle iron went into the 'bake' zone. Well that grilled cheese sizzled when I put it on, and started to smell like burned toast in about 1 minute - I flipped it and the bread was very dark. I think the bottom plate got a bit more heat than the top. So for making sandwiches, on that iron, the bake setting was way to hot for a sandwich but just right for a waffle. I had to make sandwiches with (if it were a clock face) the temp arrow pointing at say 10:00 and a waffle at 12:00. I think the 'bake' setting started at about 11:00. Hope this helps. You can always also use a laser beam thermometer gun to check your temperature on an older iron. I also have a very cool iron from the 1930's that has a dial that goes from like 1 to 5 and also has a separate dial that has a 'light - medium - dark' setting. I think the large square Sunbeam waffle irons - which you can buy used on ebay - but they are expensive, had a sensor that checked the heat off of your waffle, and you can get very even browning on these waffle makers. This is the same principle they used on their toasters - it detected the heat coming off of your toast to determine your setting for brownness. Also for a few years 'Edison' - hotpoint waffle irons used a calrod - like the old fashioned thick electric heating elements on an electric stove. These calrod (they should say so on the brass plate on the iron) waffle irons had a like thick iron plate for the waffles, and were slow to heat up - but once they got hot, they stayed hot for a very long time, like a cast iron pan. They really held in the heat. So if you see one, buy it, as they were made with excellent quality, and when you first use it, don't think it is broken because it is taking longer than usual to heat up. It will get there. They also used the same calrod on their clothes irons and stoves of course. And yes I think this was the same edison who invented the cylinder record player - and light bulb - Thomas !
Thanks for all the waffle information! I go by the steam to determine when I should lift the top of the waffle iron.
Love waffles I like crunchy peanut butter on it and applebutter on top that is a great meal
Hi Pam - that sounds good to me! Love peanut butter on waffles!
Those were some good-lookin' waffles! The batter looked phenomenal and the waffle iron had a nice big surface. Yum yum!
Thanks, Tucker! That's my favorite waffle iron and it always does a great job.
Love, Love💕when MaryAnne is behind the camera!
Thanks! It's always nice to have her in the studio!
Thanks for posting I love old appliances. I've seen a hotel waffle iron that make like 9 small waffles at once, it was made by Griswald but was selling for thousands of dollars. It was electric, too !
That hotel waffle iron must draw a lot of electricity, but they are probably making a lot of waffles at once!
Love me a good waffle iron and great homemade waffles , well give your recipes a go. By the way you have very nice penmanship it seems to be a dying art There are very few people out there who appreciate this
Thanks so much - hope you give the recipe a try! I think it's important to continue the tradition of cursive writing.
@@cavalcadeoffoodAbsolutely! Part of dumbing down America is not teaching grade school children the basics of writing . Their being trained for mediocrity.
Good show as always😊
Thank you, Charles!
This is great a “two for one” waffles & makers. 😊🎉
Thanks, Trudy!
Love that MB with the white handles, but 600 watts? MB advertised that their wafflers were low current, ie "12 waffles for 2-1/2 cents!" Whereas that Sunbeam W1 ("makes good waffles") is 1200 watts.. And some Sunbeams go up to 1350! I like my waffles crispy- I think I'll get an old Sunbeam. Great show!
Hi Mike - those Sunbeams will make a nice crisp waffle, for sure!! If you come across an old Sunbeam in good shape, pick it up. They make the best waffles!
Kevin waffles look delicious I have to try them. I have a new waffle iron . My mom did have a waffle iron like the ones you showed I remember the square waffles now I have the round waffle iron. Waffles come out good on the waffle iron.
Hi Bob - hope you give these a try on your new waffle iron! Thanks!
Never had homemade waffles. Will not now. Can not eat grains. But still interested. Had a friend whos parents owned a waffle iron as a kid.
Her Dad made waffles on Sunday. My Dad made eggs, bacon and pancakes.
Hi Dawn - sorry you can't eat grains. Homemade waffles are a real treat. Thanks!
The Dainty Maid was made by Superlectric and was also sold as Kenmore in the sixties the Kenmore on the far right is a Universal, lots of private labeling going on.
Thanks, Hans - I was wondering who made it. It's a good one.
The Nesco was also rebadged as a Hoover, the AMC is a Dominion.
Thanks - I knew you would know who made those! LOL!
I just picked up one of those old school GE's with the sight glass for the elements. It reminds me of some old Nesco roasters with the sight glass.
Hi Craig - those old GE's make great waffles! Enjoy!
Great video!!good job guys!!!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the tutorial. I have the same Sunbeam and didn't know how to use it. I didn't have syrup but I had local pure honey. Absolutely unbelievable. 😅
You're welcome! I'll bet it was wonderful with the honey!
This is my favorite waffle iron. The sunbeam one I’m missing the grill plates have been looking for them for years
Thanks - those older Sunbeam waffle irons are hard to beat!
The waffle you made looked just perfect to let it cool, place some chocolate syrup on it, and some nicely smoothed out ice cream and make a nice ice cream waffle sandwich ! When was the last time you had one of those?
I haven't had an ice cream waffle sandwich in 40 years! Great idea!
The good ole Sunbeam :)
It makes the best waffles!
Hey Kevin...love this video! You and Mary are so kind to each other and set such a good example to follow for siblings. I was wondering if you prefer the teflon or non teflon waffle iron? I am on the fence on it.
Thank you! The older Teflon/non-stick appliances will break down over time and have a lot of ingredients that you don't want in your food or body, so I don't use them (even though I have a few in my collection). I prefer the non-teflon irons, and just make sure that I spray them with non-stick spray before using. Over time, they get "seasoned" and release the waffles well. Thanks!
Love your apron.
Thanks, Karen! It was a gift from a dear friend!
I have a thrifted Toastmaster waffle iron where the plates flip to make 4 different designs of pizzelles. There is a switch to change from waffles to pizzelles. We love the store bought pizzelles, but haven’t tried to make our own. How do you keep your Chrome so beautiful? Waffle irons get greasy stuff in sneaky hidden places.
Hi Anna! I've seen the pizzelles makers and I think I might have one somewhere, but I've never made any. Waffle irons require a bit of cleaning after use to keep them shiny. They do get greasy stuff in the nooks and crannies - so it takes some time. Thanks!
Wow, you sure do have a lot of waffle irons. The cooking spray makes cooking on things so much easier. As a kid my mom would make them and most of the time they were a disaster, so I have never tried. I'm curious if the 1941 recipe "called for" vegetable oil? When I have read recipes from that period it was usually butter or fat.
Hi Scooter - this recipe called for "Wesson Oil" so I figured using a vegetable oil would yield the same results. They did have liquid oils on the market at the time, sometimes called "salad oil" that were vegetable, corn, peanut, etc. Thanks!
Hi Kevin, the waffles look great! What do you use for syrup? Our favorite is syrup made from Mapleine extract by Crescent. Lots of sugar, but better than anything else. Delicious! Thanks for the video!
Hi Melody -I've never seen the Crescent syrup here in Michigan - it sounds good! We have a lot of maple farms locally that produce wonderful maple syrup, so that's generally what I like to use. Thanks!
Did you ever make a sugar cream pie on your videos? Would love to see one made if possible.😊. Yummy
Hi Georgiann! No I've never made one, and this is the first I've heard of it! I'll have to research some recipes - it sounds great! Thanks!
I've had a number of vintage waffle irons over the years. I've seasoned them, sprayed them with oil, etc. I just can't seem to get them to not stick. The waffle always ends up pulling in half and sticking to both sides I end up scrubbing up a big mess. 😂
I do , however, love grilling sandwiches on them.
Thanks, Tom! Are you giving the waffles enough time to brown completely? Sometimes that helps getting them to release easily.
Mine is a 4-square Toastmaster. Preheat on max until jewel window to radiant wires goes dark. Open, spray, batter and shut as quickly as possible. Open when the jewel goes dark again. Crispy on the outside, molten hot on the inside.
Never wash the plates unless residue builds up. Moist cloth on the outside once cooled off.
2 eggs
1.5c whole milk
1.5c white flour
2T sugar
2T olive oil
.25t salt
2t baking powder
I add 1t vanilla extract and 2t ground cinnamon.
Two human waffles and a half for the pups.
I was perplexed that you heated up your iron and then just opened the thing to cool for 2 minutes before spray, batter, cook. Takes forever to cook and by the time the outside is crispy, the inside is dead. :(
Hi Puddlewiggle - the waffles were wonderful - crispy outside, and tender inside. If you've ever used one of these Sunbeam waffle irons you'll enjoy the waffles they make. Thanks!
Hey Kevin, like your collection of waffle irons and your 1941 velvet waffle recipe.
We have a vintage double fostoria waffle maker with the cold/hot gages on the tops.
We have not used it before. It did not come with owners manual or instructions.
How do those gages work?
Thank you!!! Dave
Hi Dave - they gages on the waffle iron are there to tell you when they have reached the "hot" stage and are ready to cook the waffles. That's really their only function. You will need to keep any eye on the waffles as they cook - usually when the steam subsides, they are close to being done. Thanks!
Hello I love vintage stuff!. And I wonder if you sale and mail deliver ?.
Thanks, Kathleen! No, I don't sell anything - just collect.
Looks delish !!! Just courious why u done use vanilla extract ? Great Video 👍
You could put a teaspoon of vanilla in the batter, but after the butter and maple syrup, the vanilla isn't really necessary. Thanks!
Thank you
Would love to see if you have stovetop ones
Hi Tina - I don't have any stovetop waffle irons. I've seen them over the years and was always curious, but never got one. Thanks!
Here in Detroit?! Detroit stand up!!!!
Hi StacheHouse - Yes, I'm from Detroit! Thanks!
I have this maker.
Hi Susan - enjoy!
i dont have a thermometer ill be on the lookout.
Ok - thanks, Hans! I thought you might have one around among your collection.
Best way y to reheat waffles is to put them back into the waffle iron you made them with.
Hi Richard - that's a great suggestion! Thanks!
I think some people have never followed a good recipe for waffles, as a result they don't bother cleaning waffle iron. Since probably would never make waffles again.
Hi PLK - that could be true. Or they may have used a waffle mix that wasn't very good. Thanks!
how many times I walk past vintage appliances at the thrift store, I try to save ones i dont have just cause I know the quality of the old machines will outlast anything modern, like my vacuum is a 76 year old kirby that still is in excellent operating condition having been rebuilt by me, but you can't rebuild modern appliances for the most part
Hi Char - the current manufacturing model is to replace appliances when they stop working properly, not to repair them. Many of them aren't made so they can be fixed. Thanks!
My mom had the sunbeam one. She would make waffles almost every weekend and used the Tupperware container with powdered sugar to dust the waffles. Fun times.
Thanks - I'll bet your mom's were yummy!