After having a different mini waffle maker that collected oil INSIDE and would leak everywhere no matter how much you tried to clean it, we decided to try this one with the removable plates in hopes that it would be easier to clean because the plates come out. We have only used it once so far and it’s been great! We love the holder it comes with, and the plates are easy to attach and remove. And that made cleaning much easier! It is a little smaller than the last dash mini we had before, but our kids don’t seem to mind since the shapes on the plates are so fun.