Chef’sChoice Chef's Choice Pizzelle Maker Toscano PizzellePro Features Nonstick Surface and Even Heating for Two Baked Treats in Seconds, 2-Slice, Silver

I chose the Chef's Choice Express Bake based on the great reviews I read before making my decision on which one to buy. The price is moderate, and I hoped all the glowing reviews would be true. They were. Our very first batch was perfect, and it only took a couple to fine tune the amount of time needed for each baking cycle.We do not use the classic recipes as my husband has cancer and we must be very careful of refined flours and heat damaged fats. Bryanna Clark Grogan published a Pizzelle Cracker recipe on her site, which prompted me to buy this, so my husband could have crackers again. They turned out perfect on the first try! Whole grains, olive oil, nut milk, salt and baking powder-very clean and healthy! This is so much easier than making crackers in the oven and trying to roll out the dough to consistant thickness.We did find it necessary to let them crisp in the oven at 170 for 15-18 min. They then stay fresh and crisp until finished. The crackers take 1 minute to bake, then toward the end, I cut it to 50 seconds, as it seems the iron gets a little hotter as it is used.I try to keep these crackers on hand a good deal of the time, as they are excellent with soup, as a snack spread with all fruit jam or organic apple butter, or just plain.We also use Bryanna's recipe for the sweeter cookie type; I use coconut oil in those, and half whole wheat flour. Again, perfect, delicious and healthier than most cookies. These take about 40 seconds at the beginning and then we cut it to 30, and then to 25 toward the end. We have flavored these with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg-delicious. I now have some anise oil and will try a batch with that soon. We find them absolutely delicious spread with a thin layer of whipped cream (We use coconut whipped cream) and drizzeled with a little chocolate for a special treat.I would buy this again, and would also give it as a gift to anyone wanting to to do this kind of cooking. I highly recommend it for moderate price and great performance.

Really nice pizzelle maker. Very fast working and ultrathin pizzelle. I had researched this and got recommendations from a friend because I wanted the thinnest pizzelle that I could make. This absolutely does the trick. There is a slight learning curve to this. You have to learn where exactly to place the batter, and how much batter to use in order to get the right size cookie. I went through quite a few cookies before I figured this out. Since I don’t make a lot of them I’m going to have to re-figure this out again when I attempt to make them again. However, I would highly recommend this product because the end result out is spectacular if your goal is to have crispy, thin pizzelle. It is sturdy and well-made. It stores vertically, which is great if you don’t have a lot of space in your cupboards for storage.

I don’t normally write reviews but just had to about this pizzelle iron (Chef Choice 834). It took me forever to find an iron that made thin pizzelles. I bought an iron last year returned it bc pizzelles were too thick. Then After hours of reading all the reviews on Amazon, I finally purchased the Cucina Pro pizzelle iron which claimed to make thin pizzelles, once again I had to return it, they weren’t thin enough either. So then order Chef Choice 834 iron and was 100% happy. Easy to use, evenly cooked, easy clean up, and most importantly THIN!!! So if your like me reading tons of reviews trying to figure out which iron to get and are looking for a nice this pizzelle, this iron is your answer! Hope this helps someone.

I thought the red dot would light up but, it does not. Had to guess when it was ready for use. This is the first time I ever made pizzelles. Was a little nervous but your maker worked well. Thank you.

Our family has been making Pizzelle cookies for 6 full generations. Sadly, our most reliable makers were the ones purchased by my grandparents back in the 1950's and 60's, but alas quit working ten years ago. I have been purchasing MANY brands, since then, and as we make hundreds of Pizzelle cookies every Christmas, as gifts to friends and families, those non-commercial makers usually do not last more than 1 or two seasons. Most makers take some seasoning, to start producing perfect cookies...some fail miserably, period. THIS, though....The Chef's Choice....WOW. Perfect from the first cookie to the 500th (still have a few hundred more to go, this season, so I will update the review after)....but I am so thoroughly impressed. FANTASTIC job and THIS is THE Pizzelle maker that you will want.

The media could not be loaded. The thickness is perfect for rolling it into cones. Wear gloves because it rolls only when hot. It's very fast compared to Russian models that I am used too, so I would say it would be easier if 2 people would make it together. If you are inexperienced it would be difficult to roll accurately 2 waffles in a cone in 15 sec. You would have to take them out then roll then put a new batch. It is not perfectly equally cooking (again compared to old russian wafelmakers) but good enough if you make it for you friends and family. My kids liked the taste and I think I will keep making them.