Finally. Waffles I can remove from the iron.

Back in the olden days...

You know, when it actually snowed in the winter.

And I walked to work in the snow.

Uphill.

Both ways.

(aka before I had kids)

Professor X and I used to make waffles over a casual Saturday morning breakfast.

We'd even eat on china plates (knowing it was the only use these wedding presents were going to get).

Photo by Shopping Diva. Used under Creative Commons license.

I tried to make waffles for a while after I became a mom. But the kids were too impatient for them to cook. The waffles would stick to the waffle iron. And the kids wanted nothing to do with less-than-perfect waffles. I tried using the spray on oil so that the waffles didn't stick, but the bottle would easily clog and get messy oil everywhere.

This weekend, I made a discovery.

I could use my new rockin' pastry brush to quickly coat the top and bottom of the waffle iron with oil before pouring in each scoop of batter. I'd tried this successfully for pancakes and crepes already. But this was new. And somewhat ingenious (for me).
Alas, it worked! (most of) My waffles came out of the iron in one piece and were lightly browned to perfection!

Smiles. All around.

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And if anyone has a great waffle recipe, let me know. Mine is way too much work!