I purchased this waffle maker for my daughter in law so she'd make waffles for the grands. I have one for myself and they eat waffles like they're going out of town. Not wanting to bring out my old one due to it forever sticking and the hassle of clean-up etc. I purchase one of these and WOW-what a difference! NOTHING STICKS! It bakes waffles easily and has one control for light-dark waffles. Green light tells you it's ready and with a thin spray of Pam ONLY FOR THE FIRST WAFFLE - it will continue to make waffles fast and easy. They come right off the fixed trays-and don't let that turn you off. A simple wipe with a dish rag suffices but even that really isn't necessary as nothing sticks to the grids. It's easy to gauge how much product to put on and even when testing I put too much on, but it wasn't a big deal to clean the overflow. I don't usually take time to write reviews, but this is such a great waffle maker-I'm hooked. It's not cheaply made like plastic ones, but is lightweight enough I can lift it from a bottom shelf with easy.