CucinaProCordless Crepe Maker- FREE Recipe Guide, NonStick Dipping Plate plus Electric Base & Batter Spatula, Portable Compact Baker, Homemade Morning Breakfast or Dessert Treat, Kitchen Essential

The media could not be loaded. I use CucinaPro crepe maker to make crepe cake. I made a simple quick delicious crepe cake dessert today. It’s easy setup, easy making of the crepe, and it’s easy to clean too. I would say I love this product because it’s just so convenient and it does not lower the quality of the crepe it’s made. However after owning this product for a year, it’s only the second time I made crepe with it. I failed to make crepe with the product for the first time because I used a random crepe batter recipe I found online and I added lots butter to the batter which ruined the formation of the crepe to stick properly on this device, then I threw this device away on the shelf for almost a year. Today I am really craving for crepe mille cake so I remembered it and pulled it out from the shelf. This time I tried the crepe batter recipe from CucinaPro crepe maker recipe from its manual, and it worked great like a magic. I only made a small batch of batter, I fold and cut the final cake into a cake wedge and enjoyed it as a simple lunch. I absolutely love the process, it’s so simple that I even don’t have to grease the surface of the pan, it would pick up a thin layer of batter easily once you dip it into the batter tray, after it hardened it’s very easy to peeled it off the pan too. But make sure you are use the proper recipe, don’t put butter or oil in the batter because it prevents the batter to stick to the surface of the pan when you dip it into the batter tray and it will make a mess. This time I didn’t add butter to the recipe the batter formula is correct there is no mess. I absolutely enjoyed the crepe Mille cake and highly recommend this product, it’s working great in making delicious crepes.

I am a French teacher and make crêpes with my students fairly regularly throughout the year. I have this crêpe maker, a couple of nearly identical ones that are not cordless, and also a Sunbeam "M'sieur Crêpe" (more like a crêpière over a hotplate, you pour a small amount batter on the pan and spread it thinly in the traditional way, unlike this one which uses a dipping method). All of the different crêpe makers I have make good crêpes, but because this one is cordless, it is easier and more convenient for students to use. The base has a cord that must remain plugged in, but you take of the main part to dip it in the batter (with no cord to deal with, you are less constrained in where you place the plate of batter). When you put the main part back on the base, the crêpe cooks in a couple of minutes. Since you are dipping, it also makes it easier to have a thin and even crêpe. The non-stick surface has remained non-stick through regular use in the year I have owned this machine. I also haven't had any problem with scratching. The one thing I would say is that it is important to use the recipe that comes in the booklet with any "turn upside-down and dip" machines. "Classic" crêpe recipes are a little too thin to work on these machines and don't stick well enough to the plate when you turn it upside down to dip it in the batter. Even though the recipe in the booklet has a little more flour than a "classic" recipe, the final product is pretty close to what you will find in France and very delicious. For any teacher or individual who is planning on having multiple machines going at the same time for a party or class event, I would recommend buying the same style of crêpe maker so you don't have to make different batters for the different styles of crêpe makers. This is a great machine and very affordable. It is worth the slight extra expense to have this cordless model compared to the old one with a cord (though I never pass the old corded ones up if I find them cheap at the thrift store!) Cleanup is easy with a damp dishcloth.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Great price. Good item. Works well. As described.

This review is for the 7.5-inch size. Got this because, while I'm partial to a stack of pancakes, my wife prefers crepes. Used the crepe maker for the first time just yesterday. Here are my initial impressions.The crepe maker arrived in a not-quite-correctly-assembled condition (hence I subtracted one star). The base section (to which the power cord is attached) has a bottom plastic cover that conceals an electric assembly, and is attached with three small screws. That plastic cover was not attached properly, as one of the wires was pinched between the cover and the base, causing the unit to rest at an angle when placed on a level surface. I was able to fix the problem by removing the cover and re-routing the offending wire by a millimeter or two. That experience led me to expect that the crepe maker might be a piece of junk, but I decided to give it a chance to redeem itself.I'm glad I didn't give up on this guy, because I followed the instructions and discovered that the unit makes great crepes. The fact that the cooking surface is removable from the base and has no cord attached to it makes it easy to manipulate as you invert it and dip it into the batter tray (included: a shallow plastic dish that's just a little bigger than the cooking surface). The batter adheres to the cooking surface, you place the upper section back onto the powered base, and a minute later the crepe is perfectly cooked and simply "falls" off when you invert the upper section. The crepes taste like the "real thing", and are delicious with a little apricot preserve or orange marmalade spread thinly on top and then rolled into a flute.Helpful hint: I brushed some melted butter onto the cooking surface before each crepe, as instructed. I discovered that too much melted butter can cause the batter to drop off of the cooking surface as you lift it out of the batter tray, leaving a partially cooked crepe floating in the tray. Use the melted butter sparingly.