waffle iron
noun
: a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked
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Press the mixture into a waffle iron and cook until toasted and crispy.
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Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
And in August 1869, a Dutch American called Cornelius Swarthout was granted the first U.S. waffle iron patent.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Thomas Jefferson was reportedly among the first Americans to own a waffle iron.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
As with the automotive world’s Porsche 911, turntables, over time, have gained considerable dimension and weight, with the most ambitious of them approaching the size of an industrial waffle iron or pizza oven, and priced on par with a nice house in the Midwest.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
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Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
And in August 1869, a Dutch American called Cornelius Swarthout was granted the first U.S. waffle iron patent.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Thomas Jefferson was reportedly among the first Americans to own a waffle iron.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
As with the automotive world’s Porsche 911, turntables, over time, have gained considerable dimension and weight, with the most ambitious of them approaching the size of an industrial waffle iron or pizza oven, and priced on par with a nice house in the Midwest.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Waffle iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waffle%20iron. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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