Buy Commercial Waffle Machines Online

Waffle machines differ by the shape they make, and the shape decides the sale. Belgian, lolly, round and multi-slice are four different products from four different machines, so start from what you want to sell rather than from the machine.

The shapes

Belgian waffles are deep-pocketed and thick, which is what holds ice cream, chocolate sauce and fruit. The round Belgian model runs on 1200 W at 320 x 250 x 260 mm. The rotating Belgian version at 1300 W and 250 x 540 x 320 mm flips the mould so batter spreads evenly through the plate, giving a fuller, more even waffle, which is why rotating machines are what dessert counters usually settle on.

Lolly waffles come on a stick, four per cycle on 1.5 KW. They are made to be walked away with, which suits a mall kiosk, an event stall or a takeaway counter where nobody sits down.

The 6 slice and 10 slice machines both run 1.5 KW and produce squares for plating or for volume service. The 25 hole mini pancake and muffin maker is the same idea in a different shape: 25 pieces a cycle on 1.5 KW, for poffertjes-style bites and small muffins.

Power, timers and plates

Almost everything here runs at 1.2 to 1.5 KW on 220 V single phase, so an ordinary socket is enough and a kiosk needs no electrical work. Several models carry a manual timer and a temperature range of 180 to 250 degrees C, and one works from 50 to 300 degrees C. A timer is worth more than it looks on a busy counter, because it removes the judgement from a job usually given to the newest member of staff.

Plates are non-stick coated on cast iron or stainless steel. That coating is the machine's working surface and its weak point at once. Oil lightly before the first waffle of the day, never cut on the plate, and clean it warm with a cloth rather than cold with anything abrasive.

Choosing

• Dessert counter, eat-in: rotating Belgian.
• Kiosk, walk-away: lolly waffle.
• Volume and plating: 6 or 10 slice.
• Something different: the 25 hole mini maker.

Tell us what you want on the menu and how many an hour, and we will match the machine.