For the Waffle-tears.

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For the Waffle-tears. Doug? Dean?

A further adventure down the waffle road... http://tinyurl.com/33lw2m

What's for dinner now??

[The Teardrop Nanny]

Waffles are a great dinner, and I like the fact that they gave "savory" suggestions for putting on top. I love to have two pieces of cooked bacon embedded in a waffle for supper as well as a weekend breakfast. Putting other items on top, especially if you tone down the waffle's sweetness, is a great fast meal in a pinch. Bring your WI to the IRG for the Top Waffle.

TDN

[Guy]

Dear Joannie,

A DINNER waffle contest. That would make a great addition to IRG 2.0

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Dear Guy,
Are you saying that you'd rather have a waffle for dinner, instead of deep pit barbeque???

[Guy]

Dear Dino,

I would never suggest such blasphemy. I was just thinking about Wednesday and Thursday nights.

[Nitroxjunkie71]

Here is a question for anyone who knows which will probably be everyone here but me.
I have a ton of cast iron pans, griddles, and 1 DO. I see quite a few have these cast waffle irons which is where my questions originates.
What is the base (that the waffle iron sits in) for? Are they meant to collect heat if used on a wood stove? I am just curious. I see some have a tall base but most have the short one.

Thanks

Jeff "Great lakes diver"

[Kevin A]

Here is a question for anyone who knows which will probably be everyone here but me.
I have a ton of cast iron pans, griddles, and 1 DO. I see quite a few have these cast waffle irons which is where my questions originates.
What is the base (that the waffle iron sits in) for? Are they meant to collect heat if used on a wood stove? I am just curious. I see some have a tall base but most have the short one.

Thanks

Jeff "Great lakes diver"

Jeff,

Originally, these irons with low base were made for the old wood cookstoves. The high base irons showed up when gas stoves became popular.

[bobhenry]

Here is a question for anyone who knows which will probably be everyone here but me.
I have a ton of cast iron pans, griddles, and 1 DO. I see quite a few have these cast waffle irons which is where my questions originates.
What is the base (that the waffle iron sits in) for? Are they meant to collect heat if used on a wood stove? I am just curious. I see some have a tall base but most have the short one.

Thanks

Jeff "Great lakes diver"

Jeff,

Originally, these irons with low base were made for the old wood cookstoves. The high base irons showed up when gas stoves became popular.

I made a dumb guess that it was sized to fit the lid hole of the old wood burning cook stoves. remove the lid and set it in it's place. I am probably gonna catch flack for this guess. I see it as a value if you concentrate hot coals or charcoal under the iron to cook as it will act as a windscreen and concentrate the heat.

[bobhenry]

Here's the set I won on E-bayhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140192573637&_trksid=p3984.cWAT.m240.lVI

[bobhenry]

here is a tall one on an old wood cook stove Waffle Iron on a wood stove


and one on gas stove

[Kevin A]

Here is a question for anyone who knows which will probably be everyone here but me.
I have a ton of cast iron pans, griddles, and 1 DO. I see quite a few have these cast waffle irons which is where my questions originates.
What is the base (that the waffle iron sits in) for? Are they meant to collect heat if used on a wood stove? I am just curious. I see some have a tall base but most have the short one.

Thanks

Jeff "Great lakes diver"

Jeff,

Originally, these irons with low base were made for the old wood cookstoves. The high base irons showed up when gas stoves became popular.

Just to clarify things, The above information is based on a booklet from the Alfred Andresen company from 1905. They show a standard low base waffle iron and an optional "high gas ring, 50cents extra".
"Irons revolve on either gas or ordinary stoves"

[bobhenry]

Make sense if the wood stove lid WAS removed the waffle iron would revolve in the hole left by removing the lid while the gas burner grate would be in the way so you would need to raise the iron to be able to rotate it. I have used mine on our gas stove but I have to let it get near done on one side and raise the iron to about 45 degrees to spin it because of the short base.

[Nitroxjunkie71]

Thanks for all the great info. I have been looking around for one after hearing all the good feedback about waffles.
And then Bob has to go and send a photo of waffles being made.
Sorry but I have to go and make some supper now! Thanks a lot Bob.

Thanks again to all who responded, now I know what I am looking at.

Jeff "Great lakes diver"

[bobhenry]

If ya can hold out till May I'll have old what's her name fix ya one.

[Nitroxjunkie71]

If ya can hold out till May I'll have old what's her name fix ya one.