Excellent waffle maker far superior to another (cheaper) model I tried. Well worth the extra price. Waffles only take 4 minutes even on a high setting (5) and as there is a bleep when waffles are ready there is no need to keep on opening to check if they are ready. I find that using a small ice cream scoop does a great job of ladling the mix onto the machine.  Even if I overfill the machine I place the extra mixture back on the machine for a few more minutes, so nothing gets wasted.