Cuisinart Round Flip Belgian Waffle Maker

I don’t know who these reviewers are that claim this is “easy” to clean, but due to the lack of detachable griddles and a chassis that won’t come apart, you literally have to hold the thing upside down over the sink to rinse the cooking surfaces. This is a photo of me precariously holding the unit over the sink to rinse off the soapy plates after making blueberry waffles. Pray that I don’t get any of the electronics wet (yes, it’s unplugged). The unit seems underpowered as it takes a long time to come to temperature. I will say this makes good waffles, but I don’t expect this to last more than a couple years due to the cheap plastic hinges and flipping mechanism. Even the temperature dial feels cheap and plastic. Not sure why I’m writing such an extensive review for a 40 dollar appliance, but when my kids ask for waffles on a weekend morning the last thing I should be thinking about is how much of a pain this thing will be to clean afterwards. If I had the counter space I’d be buying a (minimum) $350 commercial waffle maker.