This hardworking Salter machine comes with three sets of interchangeable plates for waffles, paninis and sandwiches and outdid other multifunction machines in the texture and taste stakes. The Silvercrest waffle maker instruction booklets also feature recipes that you can use as guidelines for preparing some desserts. The latter are still crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle but they’re not as big and fluffy. The recipe will guide you through how to use eggs on each interchangeable grate that Silvercrest waffle makers feature.

This is a heavy, stylish machine that looks more like something you’d expect to find in a café then for the average household kitchen. When waffle machines had multiple functions, including toastie and panini functions, we tested these too. This is not the quickest machine, taking just over four minutes to heat and seven minutes to produce waffles. The grate often has a novelty design that gives fancy designs to your waffles and makes them more desirable. We could also make sure the machines were able to maintain temperature and cope with making a number of waffles in a row if cooking for a group of people.The instructions suggested 5-10 minutes and we found ours turned out best at the upper limit of these.

Given its versatility and generous portions, it is surprisingly compact, although it doesn’t come with a storage solution so has to be packed away carefully to avoid scratches. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and the waffle maker can be up and running in minutes.It was actually alot smaller for the doughnuts in place and could easily get filled up but well I got full and put the lid down then it was a 7-minute wait for that.

The machine does get very hot and the lid should be handled with care – we recommend using a dry cloth.Well, for starts the box is a big one but it does have a simple layout but at the same time, shows off repeated images of the same features which can be irritating for some but it does make the point clear of what it can do. Although some SilverCrest products have an alternative model number, all of them have an IAN number with which the product can be identified. If it’s not a Silvercrest waffle maker, it can never be a Silvercrest waffle maker; the efficacy and the authenticity make the genuine difference. The barcodes placed on different sides of the box to make it easier for scanning but all in all there is an attractive appeal about the box. There are two styles of waffle machine – those that make deep Belgian or American waffles and the other that produce flatter Scandi-style waffles.

The deep, wide plates can take lots of batter so we had to experiment with quantities to get it just right. You choose your type of waffle from a choice of five and can also select how brown you want it to be, with a range of one to 12. As we looked inside, the blue colour is very cute for some kitchens but for ours, it can stand out but it doesn't really matter for me.Moreover, by reading digital advertising leaflets you also contribute to reducing paper waste and this is good for our environment.