BLACK+DECKER 3-in-1 Waffle Iron, WM2000SD, Grill and Sandwich Press, Non-Stick Removable Plates, Space Saving Compact Design

June 24, 2024. This small appliance continues to prove itself a great workhorse. I make 2 batches of 12 waffles a week (freeze them to warm in the toaster later for grab and go breakfast) with fruit, nuts and/or chocolate chips added in. Waffles cook in 5-6 minutes. Also using the grill plates for panini-type sandwiches, sliders, and grilling eggplant and tomatoes. It was great to have during a 3-day 95+ degree heat wave - dinner on the table in no time without heating up the kitchen.Original review - I have to really love or hate a product to write a review. I really love this one. Compact so it's easy to store in my small kitchen. Removable plates so it's easy to clean. Three different sets of plates - waffle, sandwich and grill - so it's multi-purpose. It gets a real workout in our house. And it's Black & Decker, a company who's products I've always had great luck with.My only complaint is its size. You can only cook 2 waffles or small sandwiches at a time. I would love this product even more if it cooked 4 waffles at a time.You will note that the use instructions say do not use cooking spray, yet a couple of recipes call for it. Ignore the recipe instructions and do not use cooking spray. It will make a horrible mess to clean up; I don't know what it might do to the appliance. Instead pour a little cooking oil in a bowl, dip a paper towel in the oil and lightly (and I mean lightly) wipe the cooking surfaces every couple of batches. Nothing will stick, and clean-up is easy.If you're looking for a waffle maker, I definitely recommend this one.

Love this panini maker! so fast and easier than using a frying pan. The waffles iron works great as well. Have not tried the 3rd side. Well made overall and easy to clean.

Ours arrived yesterday and I just finished making and eating our first batch of waffles.They certainly need to improve the instructions. One key thing they fail to mention is that after washing the plates before use, you should heat them for about 10 minutes to burn off residual oils - when you do, you'll get an unpleasant smell from the burning surfacing treatment that would otherwise go into your first waffles/sandwiches. Second, the instructions for use and the recipe instructions don't match. For example, the general instructions say not to use cooking sprays but some of the recipes say to spray the plates! I'd compromise and use a propellent-free spray (the propellants can leave a residue).The plates only get to about 350F. Hot enough to cook waffles but not enough to crisp them - you can finish them quickly in an air fryer or broiler (or even a toaster) if that matters to you. The green LED just means "at temperature" it does not mean "done." For our waffles, I got the best results at 7 minutes from closing the lid, which was around 2-3 minutes after the green light.Still, with all the above, the family enjoyed the waffles and the cleanup was easy - and my wife loves the idea of being able to make paninis too!

I have a mini waffle-maker and a mini sandwich press (the kind that makes triangular press marks) and wanted to get one appliance that does both and a bit more, plus which cooks two waffles or small sandwiches at once. I was hesitant about this thing because of the quality problems that customers have reported. I've had good luck with Black & Decker (B&D) in the past, though, so gave it a try. I'm hanging onto my old waffle maker until I've had the B&D for a while, though, and watching for quality problems.How I use it: I live alone. I use this for one or two chaffles (keto cheese waffles), a single large sandwich, or one or two sandwiches made with smallish loaf bread. Now that I've tried the panini press/grill plates, I've stored the triangular sandwich press plates in a high cabinet in the unlikely event that I'll ever want to use them again. My favorite thing is to take a purchased sub sandwich and squish it in the panini press, getting a crunchy crust with delightful grill marks.This is better than reheating a sandwich in the toaster oven because it's OK to put a sandwich in the B&D even if there's lettuce in it, because you can take the sandwich out before it wilts the lettuce: the bread still gets that great crust. My usual chaffle batter (one egg, half a cup of finely-shredded cheddar, and a sprinkle of some random spice mix from my spice cabinet) makes two interesting chaffles: they don't fill the waffle iron enough to touch the top plate, such that I get sort of a lace edge, with square holes all around the outside edge. I thought this was a problem until I ate them. The crispy lacy edges are my favorite part! Now I add a little cayenne to the mix, and the result is very similar to cheese straws, which I love, but the chaffles are not greasy, which is different from (and better than) cheese straws. So now I make extra, put them in a food storage box on the kitchen counter when cool, and eat them as snacks. If I want one substantial chaffle, I'll put all the batter in one side. I tried cooking a small steak in the panini press/grill, and it was OK -- I buy whole tenderloins on sale and cut them into 1.5" steaks, so, no problem making contact top and bottom, but the cook was uneven. The right side was medium rare and the left side was medium. I've gone back to searing the steaks in a small non-stick pan, like I used to (and yes, in my experience, you can sear meat in non-stick). When I'm not using it, I store it on the kitchen counter behind my toaster oven, which sits athwart a corner, so there's lots of room back there. But it stays out where I can use it most of the time, because I use it a lot.Bottom line: I love it. It's fun to play with, trying different things, and it fills needs I didn't know I had, such as improving sandwiches. Very versatile. The size is perfect for an old lady living alone. I will continue to experiment with it, and grilling a chicken breast is probably next. I'll brine it and maybe pound the thick end so it will cook more evenly, and will rotate it halfway through cooking.Tips:- If you use pieces of cooking parchment to enclose food, the plates won't need washing at all. I use "Katbite 130PCS Air Fryer Liners" (from Amazon) for this. You can set the food on a sheet of this paper and just fold it over for most things, so you protect the top and bottom plates, and if there's any likelihood that the food will spread out at all (like cheese melting in a sandwich), wrap it all the way around to contain it. The paper will extend out past the sides of the B&D, which is not a problem, and is even helpful for removing the food to a plate. The cheese (or shredded meat or whatever) that spills out will still grill and get delightfully crispy (and will be easy to remove completely inside the paper, with no cleanup).- When using cooking parchment, you can lay a skewer or chopstick along one long edge of the food, inside the paper, to help position the food inside the B&D. This is especially helpful when wrapping the food up completely. With thick food, the B&D won't close completely, so the skewer sticking out the side doesn't interfere with anything.Notes:- The B&D handles thicker food than most similar appliances because it's set up to make thick Belgian waffles. I like this and chose the B&D because of it. My goal was to use the panini plates to grill thick sandwiches, and it does this like a champ. It does mean, however, that you may need more waffle batter than you are used to using.- It's fast. Don't leave the kitchen while it's going. I like to put a sandwich in, then get my plate together with things like slaw and pickles and get my beverage ready, and by then the sandwich will be perfect.- The plates wash well in the dishwasher, but come out with a gazillion water drops. I set them on the rack of my air fryer/toaster oven and run the "warm" cycle (180F for 10 minutes), and by the time they are cool enough to touch, they are dry. The air-fryer function gives it a blow-dried effect. It does not prevent water spots, though.- The underside of the plates gives off a black substance that stains. I tried hand-washing the plates the first time I used them and dried them with a white cloth, and there's a stain on the white cloth now that won't come out. I tried soaking and pre-treating, and it still didn't come out. After running the panini plates through the dishwasher several times, the black stain still comes off the back on my fingers. Not a problem, I just handle it by the edges and dry them in the toaster oven.- There's nothing wrong with the triangular sandwich press plates. I just don't see that there's any advantage over using the panini press. I might make grilled cheese sandwiches with it in the future... but the panini press is really good for that, too.If problems develop with the B&D, I'll post an update. But, so far, so good.

This waffle maker is a godsend. I have 2 young boys and they just love making their own sandwiches on this. That means we can stay in bed while they make their own sandwiches, pancakes or waffles. It’s simple to use and clean. This was the best purchase for them I ever made. Even above their Playstations. I just recently purchased another to keep in reserve in the event something happens to this one. Wish it had a timer.