Looks like the head just shatters the plastic

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.

I examined them, and they were cheaply made, flimsy black plastic!

Hinges held together with a cheap plastic plug

I was in shock because the box doesn’t have a single ding or dent, and it was fully wrapped and smelled all “plastic-y” new.

It was advertised as stainless steel but the flying part that actually makes waffles is cheap plastic

Very cheap plastic caps (not thru bolted) that will simply break off if the two major parts are torqued a bit too much in the real world.

Looks like the head just shatters the plastic

I was able to find one and glue that together (cheap plastic

The cheap plastic snap-in hinge bolts broke only after 3 uses

The hinge pins that keep the hinge together are constructed from cheap, brittle plastic.

The hinge is a hollow piece of split plastic that is very cheaply made.

The cord doesn't lead out the back of the unit, it leads out the front - as if it were installed backward.

We used closer to 3/4 cup of batter not 2/3 as recommended and even then some waffles were slightly undersized which resulted as a not as crisp product

It has a convenient light that that turns off when it is done pre heating as well as when your waffle is actually done

Now I have enough to last awhile as they break.

n’t recommend filling the iron completely with batter

, there is no protection on the outside of the waffle maker to prevent you from burning the s**t out of your hand, it's just as hot on the outside as it is on the inside

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