There are all sorts of belgian waffle makers on the market and I certainly haven’t tried them all. You can use the kind where you pour the batter into the waffle maker, then close the lid and flip it over, or you can go with a more traditional route where you simply pour the waffle batter into the waffle grid and close the locking top lid. The batter has enough leavening agent in it to puff up and fill the space adequately. I have a Cuisinart Belgian waffle maker that was fairly inexpensive and works great!