The waffle maker itself is super easy to use, my waffles turned out really well on the first use. The only problem I've found so far is that if you put a half-cup of batter in each side like it says, batter leaks out the sides and back, and that's very hard to clean. I tired using a little over a quarter-cup of batter in each side instead, and that seemed to be better. Overall, it's a good little cooker if you don't plan on making waffles very often.