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July 31, 2019

The Pizzelle Maker Arrived

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I guess I hadn’t paid much attention to when the pizzelle iron was going to get here so when Fed Ex drove up this evening, I couldn’t imagine what Vince had ordered! 🙂

When I ordered it, I didn’t pay any attention to the design and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it looks like quilted feathers. I always loved making feathers . . maybe this is a sign that I’ll get back into quilting some day.

I figured since we’d already blown the diet for today with homemade rolls and pasta and a shared cannoli for dessert, why not make pizzelle too. I’ve never used a hand held iron and there’s definitely a learning curve. Since I had to get rid of my normal gas stove and get the one with the super duper high BTU burners, it’s very easy to burn things to a crisp very quickly.

The first one . . not too good. It was definitely burned.

You have to heat up the iron . . how long . . how hot?? Anyone’s guess. I need to make these things every day for a month to get the hang of it.

I have a steel plate to put over the burners and that’s to produce more even heat instead of just the ring where the burner fire is located. I’m sure with the pizzelle iron being cast iron, that helps too but next time I make them, I’m going to use that plate and see if that helps because they all got way darker around the edges than in the center.

I made half a recipe, ruined 2, got 6 good ones. Vince declared the pizzelle iron to be a good investment. It is now safely in the drawer under my stove so I will not be making pizzelles every night . . at least not until we lose a whole lot more weight!

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  1. Marilyn Smith says

    July 31, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    Judy, I may have to order one of these. As a child I made grilled cheese sandwiches in a very similar cast iron thing. It was a very sought after item when my mom died a few years ago. It was such a favorite, we drew straws for it. I lost. My brother has passed away that got it. I will have to ask his wife who has done a major downside if she kept it or hopefully given it to one of her girls. Ours was not for cookies, but cheese sandwiches. Nothing better!

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    • Sandie says

      July 31, 2019 at 10:53 pm

      Marilyn- what you’re talking about is called a Mountain Pie Iron, and you can do so much with them. Pocket Pizzas, Fruit pies… so good! (And if you want one, they can be found in camping supply areas of the big box stores, and on Amazon!)

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      • Judy Laquidara says

        July 31, 2019 at 11:00 pm

        Sandie, Thank you so much. I kept thinking about those after Marilyn’s comment and could not remember what they were called. When I was a kid, my grandma had peach trees. She would mix up peach pie filling (or probably just peaches and sugar), put 2 pieces of buttered white bread in the pie maker, spoon that peach pie filling in there and cook them over a campfire. If my memory serves me correctly, they were so delicious. I think I will order one of those Mountain Pie Irons for us and for Chad.

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        • Judy H says

          August 1, 2019 at 8:25 am

          When my kids were little we camped often. They loved the pie iron and our favorite was a peanut butter, banana, and chocolate concoction! YUM!!

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          • Judy Laquidara says

            August 1, 2019 at 8:51 am

            That sounds so good. Thanks for that idea!

  2. dezertsuz says

    July 31, 2019 at 11:40 pm

    Until I read about them here, I’d never heard of them. I don’t even know for sure how it’s pronounced, but they look yummy!

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  3. Alison says

    August 1, 2019 at 1:06 am

    Here in NZ we call those Quicksies. Such happy childhood memories of cooking these in the fire.

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  4. Anna-Karin Larsson says

    August 1, 2019 at 1:57 am

    https://sovel.weebly.com/blogg/rullrn Hello Judy, I have exactly the samma (Rånjärn) made in Sweden where I live. Mine is old made by Kockum, nowadays Skeppshult. Look at the link to see beautiful photos of what you can make for dessert.

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    • Judy Laquidara says

      August 1, 2019 at 8:54 am

      I will check out the link. Thank you so much for sharing.

      Reply
  5. vivoaks says

    August 1, 2019 at 5:58 am

    My pizzelle maker is electric, very similar to a waffle iron. In fact, I actually have two. One has a waffle iron on one side of the iron, and you can flip it to make pizzelles. It makes 4 at a time, but because of the way it was made, the two back pizzelles were always thicker than the front two. The second one I got only makes two at a time, but at least they’re both thin. I’d never heard of pizzelles until I got married and moved to Western PA. It’s definitely a yummy cookie, and you can also roll them after cooking and fill them with creme. Nothing low-cal about these!!!

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    • Judy Laquidara says

      August 1, 2019 at 8:54 am

      Pizzelles aren’t something I was familiar with either until about 15 years ago but I do love them. I’m glad they’re quick and easy to make and the makers, both cast iron and electric, were easy to clean.

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    • Dar in NC says

      August 1, 2019 at 4:29 pm

      Vivoaks, NE Ohio girl here!! Well, until the retirement move to NC 2 years ago. I have an electric pizzelle iron too, I use it mostly at Christmas now. Hubby has had to go gluten free so I need to find a GF recipe. Now I’m hungry for some! Also, I miss pierogies!! LOL

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      • Sherry in NC says

        August 1, 2019 at 8:24 pm

        I miss homemade pierogies so much! Used to have them almost every Friday. I’m going to try to learn to make them when I retire in a few months. My mom used to make pizzelles for the holidays and my in-laws gave me an iron for Christmas shortly after I got married. Must have lost it during a move. Also used the Mountain Pie Maker when my son was in scouts. Wow, so many yummy memories!

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  6. Judy H says

    August 1, 2019 at 8:28 am

    My pizzelle maker is electric, too. My daughter has used it more than I have! It’s definitely a learning curve!

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    • Judy Laquidara says

      August 1, 2019 at 8:51 am

      I have two electric ones but always liked the ones made on the stove better . . so long as someone else was making them. After using that one yesterday, I may decide I like the electric ones better. Seriously, there’s a learning curve. The last half of the batch was so much better than the first few.

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  7. Nelle Coursey says

    August 1, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    These look delicious! I am not on a diet. Well, the see food diet where I see food and eat it! LOL If you need a tester I am here!! LOL

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