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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Waffle maker
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:38:24 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-02-21, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 2025-02-21 5:00 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2025-02-21, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> I think that few people use waffle irons often enough to bother getting
>>> or keeping a waffle iron.
>> 
>> Then again, a few people get and keep waffle irons and only use
>> them once or twice a year.
>
> I think that would qualify as not using them enough to bother having one.

What bother?  They sit on a shelf until required.  It's not
as if they chase us around the kitchen.

>>> My wife and I have one and use it quite often.
>>> While I am happy with pancakes my wife really likes waffles. Pancakes
>>> are a snap to make from scratch but waffles are considerably more work.
>>> The eggs have to be separated and the whites beaten then folding into
>>> the batter.
>> 
>> That's a choice, not a necessity.
>
> The separated egg? Of course you can save the work and skip that part 
> but it does make a world of difference to the texture.  They are lighter 
> and crisper. That is what my wife especially likes about waffles.

My husband makes the waffles.  The choice is his.  I don't care
that much.  They get sufficiently light and crisp.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton