I have to admit then when I first looked at this, I did wonder how it would work given that is was a different design I had never seen before. However I could not be happier with this. It cooks perfectly and nothing ever sticks to it. It is really a genius design that will change the way I look at waffle makers forever! If you have struggled with batter sticking to a waffle maker( as I am sure we all have) you need to look at this product.