How to Keep Waffles From Sticking to a Waffle Iron
Some breakfast cooks take for granted that the first waffle in the iron will be a sacrificial one. If the first waffle in each batch you cook tends to stick to the iron and breaks apart, there is a better solution that will increase your waffle yield. It requires preparing the waffle iron prior to adding the batter, and it's a practice that you'll want to use every time you make breakfast. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Waffle iron
- Waffle batter
- Ladle
- Bowl
- White bread
- Vegetable oil
- Basting brush
Instructions
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Plug in the waffle iron and turn it on.
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While the iron is warming up, get out a slice of white bread. Dip a basting brush into some vegetable oil and brush a light layer onto each side of the slice of bread.
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Place the bread in the hot iron and close the lid. Let it cook for about two minutes, or however long you usually bake a waffle in your particular iron. This process will coat the iron with a light layer of thin, warm oil that will effectively grease the iron and only add a nominal amount of fat and calories.
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Remove the bread. If you're curious, you can eat the bread, but it won't taste like much and it will have absorbed a fair amount of cooking oil.
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Make your first waffle by ladling waffle batter from a bowl into the waffle iron. Do not wipe or rinse the waffle iron before cooking or between waffles. Subsequent waffles will not stick to the iron.
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Tips & Warnings
If you only have trouble with sticky waffles when you add berries or other ingredients, this technique should help prevent that problem.
Never leave a hot waffle iron unattended.
