With a waffle maker, having intact hinges is kind of important for ease of operation.

We made waffles the day after Xmas and with the 1st waffle in the right hinge broke off.

Lastly, the hinge broke.

But the problem is the hinges.

A new set of cheap plastic hinges cost about $30 with shipping and handling

After careful use the second hinge broke after only 3 or 4 uses

After about ten times of using the waffle maker, the hinges broke.

The hinge broke almost immediately after purchase

I mean really cheap hinge pieces.

The hinges break in pretty short order.

When you look at the broken hinge, you will be amazed that any manufacturer would construct such a flimsy, brittle hinge

The hinge feels like a toothpick and like many of the other reviews would probably have been the next thing to break

We used it a couple of times and the waffles came out fine, but the one time it was knocked down the hinges broke off

This waffle maker makes great waffles, easy to clean and heats well, until, as all the other reviewers have noted, the cheap plastic hinges make it fall apart after a few uses.

The first hinge pin broke almost immediately.

Cheap plastic hinges.

When I went to get it out for a second time, this evening, the hinge broke.

On the second or third use, the hinge pins broke.

I will be looking for something with a sturdier metal hinge.

The hinge broke after a few uses.

Without a latch, the hinge is not tense enough to hold the top and bottom together when the iron is standing on its base in the vertical position

BUT the hinge broke after a handful of uses

8 waffles before the hinges were completely destroyed.

My hinge pin broke on one side during second use.

The left hinge broke after one use and the right hinge broke after 3 uses.

The hinges are made of plastic and broke the first time we used it, Christmas morning.

The hinge pins broke on the second waffle.

Then the hinges cracked and fell off, rendering it unusable

The heat from the first fiveteen seconds of warming was enough to break the hinge on the product

While they make perfect waffles (cooked evenly and nice looking), the hinges on the back broke on both of them after only a few uses

A solid hinge would probably have been less expensive to fabricate and would have lasted a long time.

A solid hinge would probably have been less expensive to fabricate and would have lasted a long time.

Our first hinge broke after about 4 months of use

The second hinge broke about two weeks later

Just recently my hinge pins broke.

There are 2 flimsy hinge pins.

No matter how much I oil the pan it still stuck and made a messy mess