This Tefal waffle king is very well designed: it is very easy to use and makes beautiful golden and crispy waffles but still tender in the middle, I like! The waffle iron made great waffles, and yet it is quite compact and thus easy to store (you can fold the handle, making it a significant space saving). The plates are dishwasher-safe. It takes 10 minutes to warm up and then 2 minutes 30 per waffle (on thermostat 5) around, which is quite fast. If you do not already would have a good waffle recipe ... I adapted this recipe in the instructions, you tell me the news: - 300g flour - 1 sachet of baking powder - 1 pinch of salt - 75 g sugar - 1 bag of vanilla sugar - 100 g of softened butter (in microwave for instance) - 2 eggs - 500 ml of milk 1) Mix the butter, salt, sugar and packet of vanilla sugar and beat. 2) Add the egg (beaten) one by one and then gradually the milk quarter (125 ml) 3) Mix in a bowl the flour and yeast. 4) Add the butter / sugar / milk mixture gradually the flour / yeast and half the milk (250 ml) until a smooth batter without lumps. 5) Let stand 1 hour. Add the remaining milk (125 ml) and possibly a little water (max 100 ml) to have the right consistency. The dough should not be quite as liquid as a pancake batter. 6) Preheat waffle iron on thermostat 5 (allow ten minutes) 7) Cooking time: 10 seconds on one side, and then returns the waffle iron, and 3 minutes for the first waffle, 2 minutes 30 for the following