The Presto 03510 FlipSide is the best budget Belgian flip maker and America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy. Its professional-style 180° flip and ceramic nonstick grid produce thick, well-browned waffles "almost an inch and a half high," and it stores slim on its side for around $65. It handles only one waffle at a time and can drip condensation when flipped. For cheap, genuine Belgian waffles it is a proven value.
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A 180-degree flip across a 7-inch Belgian grid
The FlipSide's whole mechanism is the rotary flip: close it, turn the unit 180 degrees, and the batter spreads across the full 7-inch grid so both faces bake evenly. America's Test Kitchen named it their Best Buy and found it made well-browned waffles almost an inch and a half high, which is genuine Belgian loft rather than the thin grids most cheap irons manage. Reviewed.com agreed that it turns out crispy, evenly browned waffles.
One waffle at a time, on a timer dial
There is one grid, so a family breakfast comes out in sequence rather than all at once, and the two-at-a-time flip machines are simply faster for a crowd. Browning is governed by a rotating timer dial rather than a heat-level setting, which means learning the machine by feel instead of dialling in a number. America's Test Kitchen also flagged that it can drip hot condensation as you flip it, so keep a towel under the hinge.
A ceramic grid that wipes clean and stands on its side
The grid is ceramic nonstick, which releases waffles cleanly and wipes down rather than needing a scrub, and it sidesteps the coating-wear worries that come with older nonstick finishes. Cool-touch handles make the flip safe to do one-handed. The unit is 11.25 by 11.75 by 4 inches and designed to stand upright on its side, so it stores in far less cabinet space than a flip machine of this size has any right to need.
Around $65, with a one-year warranty
At roughly $65 the FlipSide costs a fraction of what the premium flip irons do and produces a comparable waffle, which is the entire argument for it. What you give up is capacity, precise browning control and warranty length, since Presto covers it for one year. For a household that wants thick Belgian waffles now and then, in a kitchen with no cabinet space to spare, that is a straightforward trade.
Strengths
- +America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy Belgian maker — "well-browned waffles almost an inch and a half high"
- +Professional-style 180° flip for thick, even Belgian waffles
- +Ceramic nonstick grid wipes clean and stores slim on its side
- +Cool-touch handles and a rotating browning timer
- +Around $65 with a 4.7-star average across 23,000+ owner reviews
Watch-outs
- −Can drip hot condensation when flipped
- −Only makes one waffle at a time
- −Browning control is a timer dial, not a heat setting
- −One-year limited warranty is short for a countertop appliance
How it compares
The budget Belgian flip pick: makes nearly inch-and-a-half-tall waffles like the Cuisinart WAF-F40 Double Flip but cheaper and slimmer to store, though it makes one at a time and uses a timer rather than heat-level browning. Far thicker Belgian output than the basic Cuisinart WMR-CA or the tiny Dash Mini; far cheaper than the Breville BWM640XL Smart Waffle Pro.
Rating sources
“Our Best Buy made well-browned waffles that were almost an inch and a half high, offering excellent value despite occasional condensation dripping during flipping.”
“Produces crispy, evenly-browned waffles with a slim storage footprint.”
Our 4.4 score is the average of these published ratings. Ratings marked * were derived from the reviewer’s written analysis or video transcript — the publisher didn’t print an explicit numeric score, so we inferred one from their own words. Click through to verify. More about methodology.
