I recently picked up a Griswold Waffle Iron.
It took three sessions, but finally I have figured it out. This thing requires some heat, much more than U use with my CI griddle when making pancakes.
First I tried it not on the grill, but with 4, then 8 or so, coal in the base of the unit.
Next, I tried it on the 22" kettle with a 1/3 - half chimney or so piled below it. I was certain that this was going to work.
Neither of the above worked.
Today, I tried it over a Vortex, that was half full of used coals. This worked well.
My batter was Kodiak flapjack mix. This has become our go to pancake mix recently. Costco sells it at a good bargain.
It did take some time for the waffle iron to heat up. I did find that cooking times varied from waffle to waffle. I think next time I will start with new coals. I think these peaked and deterioated pretty quickly on me.
I found it really useful to use a timer to keep an eye on the waffles. After flipping, it seems that the 2nd side took 50% longer than the first side. I think this is due to the top cooling for two cycles while cooking side 1. My process was pour batter,cook, flip, cook, remove waffle, pour batter, cook, flip, cook, remove etc. I tried pour, cook, flip, cook, remove, flip, pour... a few times. This worked too. Neither way was the time the same for both sides. That would be nice if It was.
The WI has been well recently. I sprayed the WI with Pam before the start of each waffle. They consistently released well.[/size]
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I found the metal handles got pretty warm. If I were to get another, I would consider one of the wood handle models.[/size]
At anyrate, I give this a 3.5 of 5. It is a pretty niche product. It does work as advertised and the waffles it produced were crispy and tasty. It does require more patience and experimentation and is more advanced than my pancake set up.
Sometimes you want a waffle rather than a pancake.
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