I bought this waffle iron about 6 months ago. It made great waffles for about 3 months then started to stick in small places. I had done everything right and was very careful to wash the plates as directed. But the sticking got worse and eventually I gave up. I do love my waffles so I bought another one and again three months in they began to stick but I thought I had done something wrong. Threw away a batch of waffle batter, washed the plates and started again. This morning I couldn't get the waffles off the plates. Sadly this product is definitely not good unless they improve on the plates.