Waring WW180X Single Belgian Waffle Iron / Maker - 120V

A very mixed review here.....on one hand, this waffle iron works well and had all the proper specifications we needed for our waffles....on the other hand, the non-stick coating didn't last very long and the heating elements started to cook unevenly only after a couple months where the irons were used for 5 days only in those couple months for 8 hours straight. Tried to email Waring but haven't got any reply. It may be a function of our special waffle batter that kills the nonstick coating as it is very sticky but I'd expect a "commercial" piece of equipment to perform more consistently than it has. Take this review with a grain of salt though because we produce a very specific product. I'm sure regular waffle batter would allow the machine to last longer but it hasn't worked out for the long term for us.

Does a really great job. Cranks out a full sized belgian waffle every 3 minutes. I was able to crank out a waffle bar for 14 in under 40 minutes. That is like olympic waffle pace.

Well stamp my forehead "Idiot", the first one I purchased... yes the first one, I began to have problems with and because it only lasted to "Very" shortly after the warranty Waring and Webstaurant was like "Oh well sorry". Here's where the idiot part comes in, I liked the waffle iron so I tried it again and bought another Waring (Bad Choice). Shortly after warranty ended I started having problems, buzzer stopped working first, then started burning one side and barely cooked the other, I found my cooks had to shut it off to keep it from overheating. So here again I find myself looking to buy another waffle iron to replace the Waring. It diffidently will not be a Waring, I know that for sure, over 900 bucks down the drain. I say buyer beware on Waring !

This was my second Warning WW180 Single Belgian Waffle Iron. The first still works; however the coatings are long gone and the waffle maker is difficult to clean. This waffle maker was always hard to clean even when brand new. We use the suggested release agent; however over time the waffle maker develops a residue that turns to carbon. The timer worked for a while along with the light, but after a year or two these become problematic and the best approach became cooking by feel. We ordered the second WW180 as a low cost replacement. Waring redesigned the latching mechanism with a plastic pin that breaks rendering the unit inoperable. It is considered disposable so while it is covered by the warranty, it will be hard over the long term. We have Nemco and Star as our primary units and these serve as augmentation on the weekend. They're cheap prosumer and as long as you consider them disposable you might be fine.

We have purchased more than one of these. No idea why we kept trying. They do amazing right up until the problems others have mentioned. Uneven cooking. One side stops heating so it only cooks on one side. We also had issues with the non-stick surface until we changed up our recipe and stopped using any form of oil and now use only butter in the recipe, fixed that issue. We ended up buying the store brand of these which last about the same period of time (if not longer) but it appears that Waring has stopped making this model. It was tough to rationalize paying the money for this when you could get one of the non-commercial ones for a much lower price all over the place. And now they appear to be asking over much more for it. I just can't convince myself to risk that kind of Read More

This iron is used daily and is an essential in our kitchen. It makes beautiful waffles every time. It is a wonderful product. Would recommend

The WebstaurantStore website is excellent! I purchased an expensive single waffle maker that unfortunately was defective but WebstaurantStore was easy to work with... I ended up replacing the defective appliance with the best quality double waffles option..… it is AMAZING! I am very pleased with this waffle maker and highly recommend this product!!! No comparison to the top end Breville waffle maker that we had before..…this one is so much better! David

Great when it works but it won't work long. The wiring issues that existed in the 220 model seem to be less consistent but still present. After roughly 3-9 months depending on volume the heating element stops working. It will stop cooking one side, middle, or all together. Machine still gets hot which makes me think it is faulty wiring for the heat transfer

While it worked well while it worked. It only lasted us 6 months. For spending $600 it is not worth it.

We serve waffles at my cafeteria and this was a good choice of equipment. Very inexpensive and an excellent price for the quality. Lasted me about 3 years making 50 waffles every day. you can make double at the same time.

It gets the job done, but heats a little unevenly, and the flip seems like a great idea but doesn't work too well in high volume.

My overall impression is generally favorable. While we don't make more than 20 or 30 waffles in a week, cleaning has been a very real issue. For those that have indicated "easy to clean", would you share your technique please? I have heard that use of a soy based spray might help us. We currently use a sunflower oil based spray. Any helpful hints / advice is most welcome.

We use them for our Sunday brunch and they work great and are easy to clean. Makes awesome waffles that people keep coming back for.

Never again will I buy this waffle maker (WW180). We were highly dependent on this waffle maker. Lately, they are having issues one after another. Sure they will send a replacement but that will also fail within a month. We were having issues with plates burning too much. One of them came scratched plates. Now this replacement is acting up with top plate heating extremely hot burning and charring one side. Its total waste. I'm looking for other supplier. If anyone has a better one, please let us know. we make Liege waffles. Not the regular Belgian waffles with watery batter.

It makes beautiful waffles for about three or four months. Then the flaking begins. Every time we make a waffle now, there are black flakes from the coating all over the waffles! Not a good long-term product.

It's hard to put a star rating on this product. It worked really well for the first few days but then the built-in timer got a life of it's own and started beeping at random times. It still makes a decent waffle but we have to time it ourselves. Also the plates are not removable so it's difficult to clean. Decent product if you're on a budget.

These things plug right in and get right to work. We got them for off site catering jobs and they work great. We actually seasoned and used them right out the box and the very first batch tasted just fine. They have held up well without waffles sticking, but our use has not been daily. They are easy to clean and transport, and so far we have not been on a job site where they have tripped a breaker due to power consumption. Use is easy, and temperature control is simple, the timer that is built in produces quality waffles over 90% of the time.

We bought this Belgian waffle iron to replace our small one we had. This is a great product, not too big and bulky but works like a sturdy commercial machine.

When I was in college the dining room would have a table of these waffle makers, available for make-your-own, on every Sunday for brunch. A few years after graduation when I got married I asked for one as a wedding gift. We got this Waring model, and it has served us very well for years since. I do not understand the complaints about it being hard to clean because the waffles pop right off when done, and there is literally nothing there to clean. We just put the next cup of batter in and so on. We do make sure it is properly greased with butter between waffles, and we don't add fruits or anything to the batter, things that might cause a residue (we use fruits as toppings because everything tastes better that way). So we have not had a problem at all the way others have complained. Read More

It is a nice little waffle machine and have not had to many issues with the waffles sticking. One of our machines after a couple months of having it with daily use stopped indicating when the waffles were done.