When I first read easy pour waffles I was thinking that you had to open the machine up and it was easy pour from there. But once I got it, it has an opening st the top of the waffle maker where you pour in your batter. Don’t do what I did and make the batter pancake and not waffles. But it makes fluffy, light waffle and my son loves to pour the batter into the machine. But becarful bc the sides do get hot. Then just put on desired darkness and your waffle is done. It will take him to figure out how manny scoops are it takes to make on waffle. But I have been doing 2 to 2 and 1/2 bc 3 is over flows the machine. I also didn’t cinnamon buns on the maker and Omg so good have to try it!!! And for fluffer waffles or pancakes add a table spoon of sugar and it makes them puff right up