Captain America Waffle Maker

This waffle maker is very beautiful and makes a great gift for Marvel fans. My kids were super excited to give it to their dad for Christmas :-) We used it right away and the waffles came out perfect. Our recipe made exactly 4 waffles. I think the size is just right. Some reviewers referred to the waffles as huge, but I can only figure they are comparing them to frozen toaster waffles. These come out pretty standard size for fresh Belgian waffles-- maybe marginally smaller than the ones you typically get at hotel breakfasts. As per the instructions, we let the waffle maker preheat a few minutes, brushed the bottom with butter, started the batter in the center and spread it to the outer rings. Then brushed the top with butter and gentley closed the lid. Within about 4 minutes or so they were golden and perfect. The kids loved the shield! It would be great if the plates came out for cleaning, but we just let it cool and wiped it down with a damp sponge. The exterior cleaned well also. Time will tell how durable it is, but as far as we know now, it worked great!