I grew up with a Toastmaster waffle iron of this size (It's still in my Mom's cabinet). My wife and I were given a Toastmaster waffle iron as a wedding gift 30+ years ago and it still works, but the cord is frayed and the waffles are now tending to stick to the plates. So it was decided now is the time to up grade, the Black and Decker being the closest look-a-like. When it arrived I was very disappointed. Wattage is only 900W. The old Toastmaster had 1500W for this size. There are 2-square units ou there that have 900W. Plus the metal just seemed thin and flimsy. The clips holding the plates in seemed very light and bendable. So we sent it back! Would I recommend it to a friend? Absolutely not. I'm still looking for a quality replacement for the old Toastmaster.