Holiday Gifts: Calphalon's No Peek Waffle Maker

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Waffles are a marvel of engineering: crisp and tasty on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. They have pancakes beat. All you need is the right batter, a bit of maple syrup or strawberries and cream, and you'll have your self a breakfast feast. The trick is to get a really great waffle maker that can turn out great waffles all morning without sticking. The old fashion waffle irons that go directly on the heat are fine, but its hard to tell when the waffle is done, and the mess afterwards might convince a sleepy cook that it might be easier to just have toast. Get out your No Peek Waffle Maker from Calphalon. Super Chef test drove a model recently with glee. This is a stainless steel wonder. A waffle maker with a spoiler! It should rumble, it should arrive with a set of wheels. Luckily, it doesn't. What it does have is precision: the dial actually works, you get a light, medium, or dark waffle in a very short time. There is no sticking, no mess, and no peeking. The waffle maker beeps when your waffle is done. And they are big - four great big Belgium style waffles with deep, crisp crevices, and fluffy interiors - more then enough to share. The Calphalon users guide comes with a recipe, but Super Chef decided to turn to Colette Rossant for one of her well kept secrets for Christmas morning. Click here for her recipe. Previous articles: Beatrice Saalburg: Atelier de Peinture Botanique The World in My Kitchen: Excerpt on France The World in My Kitchen: Bocuse Chez McDonald's [Products & Endorsements - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging --> back to Super Chef