These things are DELIGHTFUL! They make toasty bread pockets sealed around creamy stuffing. To get them seasoned, I am rubbing with vegetable oil and then putting them in to the open but warm oven. We used them camping and using them for the first time in the dark at our picnic table, toasting our food on the roaring fire was an absolute blast. I don't think kids could use these - they are long and the cast iron cooking part is heavy. But even if you mis-judge the time required to toast your bread and melt your filling, you just end up with yummy not-toasted bread that is drenched in butter and whatever your filling is. Yes, the folks who speak of peanut butter and marshmallow fillings are correct....that was GOOD! So are all the savory fillings we came up with. In fact, we are so enamored of these Pie Irons that we are using them now that we are home, heating them up over the gas burner on the stove! I had no idea what these were when I bought them, from some other site, for more $, (dumb) but I am so glad I got them! Looking forward to getting the waffle maker also made by the same manufacturer. Although these are made in China, the product support is Rome Industries, with folks working in either Peoria Illinois or Madison Wisconsin, and they are real people who are helpful and fabulous and responded to an email of mine within 12 hours. With real humans writing honest language, NOT some gross corporate baloney, and guaranteed, NOT a bot! It really endeared me to them, the way they responded and were so real and straightforward. Happy Pies!
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]