Jaffle irons

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
Now its wet and green the boys at work are back into campfires and Jaffle irons for lunch and smoko.
I dont bother,but the boys love them.
A few things they do.
Young Jimmy fries up his bacon and eggs at home,assembles them into his single jaffle with a slice or 2 of cheese.
Mud is the master,perfect ham cheese and tomatoe toasties every day,round pies into a square jaffle,leftover take-away pizza folded in half.
Spot has a double jaffle,he fries up his bacon and eggs in one half whilst toasting his bread in the other,then chucks it all into the 1 side.His other speciality is cutting steak and sausages ito bits and BBQing them in the iron.
They are talking about making a portable bbq plate:cool::cool::cool::cool:
When we are grading out Dryandra forest we have BBQ smoko and lunch for a few days,the roller driver has the job of ducking into the campground to keep the fire burning.
Andrew

[Bundalene]

I'd say you cant beat Tom Piper braised steak and onions between 2 bits of bread in a jaffle iron - jaffle meat pie.

Erich

[p38arover]

When we are grading out Dryandra forest we have BBQ smoko and lunch for a few days

That's a bloody long lunch break! :D

I like jaffles.

Bundalene is right about braised steak and onions.

[Binford]

Man, you really do learn something new every day, don't you?!

I'd never heard of a "jaffle" before, so I Googled it. I see it on some US retail sites such as Amazon.com. I'm familiar with them, but never used one. Never knew what we called them here either! This is apparently what they called a "pie iron." They come in round or square.

So is this what a jaffle looks like?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/661.jpg


Got any tips on how they're used? This sounds like another cool thing to get the Scout Troop turned on to!

[Blknight.aus]

Thats not a jaffle iron, its a pie iron, jaffle irons are square because bread is square....

heres some posts for ya...

this post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/807090-post18.html) gives you all you need to know about what to put in a jaffle
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/808904-post21.html) shows you with pictures and all how to make what I consider to be the best jaffle on the planet
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/804563-post8.html) well the end of it briefly mentions jaffles and how to weaponise them.

[stage1slave]

We used to have a 'jaffle' iron that was round! it was a hand me down from from Steve's grannie. Didn't look at all like the one in the post above. Was round yes, but had the concentric indents as per the square one.
Personally I much prefer round jaffles as they sit in the arc between thumb and forefinger superbly, whilst being devoured.
I will have to check out the website in the above post, as I miss ours terribly.
cheers
Evelyn

[Blknight.aus]

maybe, but you get more into a square jaffle.

[grover7488]

we used to have them every day for smoko too in winter (electric - no camp fires in the site shed:mad:)

they consisted of:-

1)bacon, scrabbled eggs (pre cooked @ home) cheese and baked beans:D

2)Stagg chilli w cheese:p

3)banana and cheese

ps tried to crack the egg and although have had success with the campfire iron the electric just mad a mess

[Binford]

Thats not a jaffle iron, its a pie iron, jaffle irons are square because bread is square....

heres some posts for ya...

this post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/807090-post18.html) gives you all you need to know about what to put in a jaffle
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/808904-post21.html) shows you with pictures and all how to make what I consider to be the best jaffle on the planet
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/804563-post8.html) well the end of it briefly mentions jaffles and how to weaponise them.

Round or square, both are available:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/234.jpg

And thanks for the links! I'll have to pick up a jaffle iron and practice a bit with it and bring it out to the next Scout camp! Not sure I'd need to use one for a weapon though, as my .45 tucks neatly under my shirt (legally, even!) ;)

Tell me though, what are the dimensions of those? I thought they were too big to fit a slice of bread in as I see in the pictures, with the crust poking out the sides.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/235.jpg

Or is that more than one slice?

As memory serves, the ones I've seen in the stores around here are perhaps 9 inches square....? Maybe smaller, I guess. I'll have to look again more closely this time.

[Blknight.aus]

those ones are just the right size....

the trick is to buy the good bread as its a slightly larger loaf. the cheapy bread like home brand tends to be just right while its fresh but its usually very thinly sliced and it seems to shrink as it goes stale (stale bread still makes a nice jaffle)

if I'm making luxury jaffles I like to use the wonderbread toast loaf or a fresh loaf from a brumbys bakery.

[stage1slave]

maybe, but you get more into a square jaffle.


Sorry Dave, can't agree with you there. Have you never had one made in an old time round iron? Maybe they're a little smaller in overall surface area,.....but the round ones are way deeper, an produce a thicker jaffle!

To me the square ones seem to be a greater proportion of bread than filling. If you do put too much filling in a square one they ooze out the sides, and break apart easily. Never had that problem with our old round one.

cheers
Evelyn

[waynep]

In N.Z. they call them "Toastie Pies" . ( just thought you'd like to know that ) :D

I have a double square one but tried a round one a couple of weeks ago ( thanks Wander ) ! I've got to say I liked the round one better.
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[Outlaw]

so assuming the round ones are smaller?

i've seen pics and maybe in life but don't remember them as well.

[Bigbjorn]

Mine is round, aluminium, and the dishes are ridged like a pyramid. It is about 60 years old. Bought new by my late mother. Only use it camping now as we have an electric stove at home and the jaffle iron just does not work on this. I must admit I have never thought of cooking an egg in it. Must try.

NM, I like the round one too because the cook gets to eat the bits of bread that don't fit in.

[steveG]

Just a (possibly obvious) hint for jaffle newbies.
Be very careful when eating jaffles with a high water content filling such as tomatoes. The water stays sealed in the jaffle until you squeeze it while taking a bite then squirts/leaks out and burns!

Other fillings will still be very hot and you have to be careful, but they more tend to ooze out like eating a hot pie, rather than coming out suddenly.

Definitely be mindful when giving them to children.

Steve

[stage1slave]

so assuming the round ones are smaller?

i've seen pics and maybe in life but don't remember them as well.

That's cos camping and disposal stores only have been stocking the square variety these last few years! Hence my desire to replace our long lost friend...the round one!:D
All comes back to 'what the customer buys'. If you young ones can't remember how good a round one truely is,and only buy the square variety, than, the round ones are a product lost! To the detriment of jaffle coniseurs, I might add.
cheers
Evelyn

[miky]

Then there is the good old Furphy...

Furphy Jaffle Iron with Wood Handle (http://www.furphyfoundry.com.au/camp%26kitchen.html)

135mm round

[numpty]

I must admit, I prefer the round ones, but have never had a square jaffle:D. The irons we use were my Mum and Dad's. Probably my fave filling is baked beans with a plastic cheese slice.

[LandyAndy]

Watch out Brian.
Aluminum stuff promotes alzimers:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Andrew

[nealo]

All this talk about jaffles...I'm about to open up the fireplace I think...we have an electric one but you just cant beat one on the fire...the electric ones just wont burn them enough!

Braised steak and onions are great, and yes, the filling can also be like napalm!!! its embarrasing when people ask "how did you burn your lip??"

The most popular in my household is 1 egg cracked into a slice of fresh bread, dash of tabasco, salt pepper, 1 spring onion diced and slice of cheese....another slice of brumby's bread, close er up and in the fire.....yummo

[disco_mitch]

ive been having ham, tomatoe salt pepper grated cheese for about a month everyday, the best thing i found is lots of butter on the outside of the bread

[LandyAndy]

If you want a real special toastie and have the luxury of a freezer when camping buy some of that frozen sheet pastry;);););)
Make sure the jaffle iron is well oiled.
ENJOY
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Hey Nealo
Next time you are at Brumbys in Esperance ask the girls if FOGHORN LEGHORN is there.Tell her LandyAndy says giday:cool::cool::cool:.
Thats CraigEs BETTER half,Mel.
Andrew

[clubagreenie]

AFAIK the old ones were round...so that makes proper jaffle irons round :D
We have 2 round ones that came on the ark with Noah ;)
The round ones are best. You get to eat the little bits of excess bread you cut off during assembly while you wait for the jaffle to cook :D:D:D

No, no, no, you leave the bread to be toasted.

Vegemite on both innards and a beaten egg or two. Round ones toast crumpets well if you make sure the tops hot.

[B92 8NW]

If you want a real special toastie and have the luxury of a freezer when camping buy some of that frozen sheet pastry;);););)
Make sure the jaffle iron is well oiled.
ENJOY
Andrew

Short crust or puff?:D:D

[Bigbjorn]

Short crust or puff?:D:D

Either, but short crust is easier to handle in a camp cooks situation. Don't tell my GP but I like to make them with plenty of very thin slices of Schulte or Heinz or Stoysich Mettwurst(I like the garlic and the chili versions),thin sliced onions, salt, pepper, crushed garlic, tomato and capsicum.

I have made short crust pies like this in the camp oven.

[LandyAndy]

As Brian says BOTH:cool::cool::cool:
The puff pastry with diced apple and that UHT custard make a yummy desert:cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[Rastas000]

Thats not a jaffle iron, its a pie iron, jaffle irons are square because bread is square....



The "Jaffle" branded irons were originally round.

I have to confess that I am a bit of a jaffle iron collector. I have about 50 different irons, mainly from Australia, but some form the UK and the USA.

Unfortunately one of the Jaffle irons that I have had in the family for over 40 years broke when I dropped it the other day. It was the round Toastie-Toaster, and for my money one of the better ones built.

Then there are the die hard fans of square jaffle irons, so many of the companies made them too..

Waddabout the double ones and the TRIPLE ones..
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/10/1215.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/662.jpg

here are a few pics of some of my collection: here are a few pics of some of my collection: (http://picasaweb.google.com.au/rastas000/JaffleIronsEtc#)

[Rastas000]

Man, you really do learn something new every day, don't you?!

I'd never heard of a "jaffle" before, so I Googled it. I see it on some US retail sites such as Amazon.com. I'm familiar with them, but never used one. Never knew what we called them here either! This is apparently what they called a "pie iron." They come in round or square.

So is this what a jaffle looks like?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/661.jpg


Got any tips on how they're used? This sounds like another cool thing to get the Scout Troop turned on to!

Pie Iron, Jaffle Iron, Pudgy Pie Maker, Toastie Toaster, Toasties.... All the same sort of thing.

I recently took the jaffle iron collection to BP Park here in Brisbane to a scout troop camp and introduced them to the humble Jaffles.. Boy are they converted. I ended up leaving 3 irons with them to cook with and the queue for use was always quite deep.

The kids were extremely inventive and put almost anything in the jaffles. Though, I have to say I drew the line at "Chocolate, Baked beans and Vegemite" combination.

I see the image posted for the Pie Iron (Jaffle version) and the only difference in that company's pie v jaffle iron is shorter handles.

If there is anything I can do to help you switch kids on to pie/jaffle iron cooking, let me know

[Binford]

The kids were extremely inventive and put almost anything in the jaffles. Though, I have to say I drew the line at "Chocolate, Baked beans and Vegemite" combination.
Now that's funny!


If there is anything I can do to help you switch kids on to pie/jaffle iron cooking, let me know
Thanks! Well, for now all I have to do is get out there and try cooking something in the jaffle iron I bought! Summer is winding down for us up here, so our camping trips will be slowing down a bit. I'll just have to get out in the back yard and try cooking some things up in it to get the hang of it before bringing it out to the next Scout campout. That's coming up in October, so I have a bit of time.

[numpty]

I know it's not the same as cooking on the fire, but they work just as well on a gas ring. ;)

[austastar]

For a bit of a change from bread, try sheet puff pastry.
Usual tricks, oil the iron, cut the pastry, chuck in a handful of (say) sliced apple, raisins, nutmeg, a 'smidgen' of apple liqueur if you like.
Left over mince, veges make a good savory pie, and as the pastry is thinner than bread, ya get more fillin'.
cheers

[Chops]

Thats not a jaffle iron, its a pie iron, jaffle irons are square because bread is square....

heres some posts for ya...

this post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/807090-post18.html) gives you all you need to know about what to put in a jaffle
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/808904-post21.html) shows you with pictures and all how to make what I consider to be the best jaffle on the planet
This post (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/804563-post8.html) well the end of it briefly mentions jaffles and how to weaponise them.

:Rolling::Rolling:

Dave,, Tooth,,, ((it'll be Roothy next) its a rhyming thing) ,, thanks for the laugh dude,,, good story,,,

[Narangga]

As Brian says BOTH:cool::cool::cool:
The puff pastry with diced apple and that UHT custard make a yummy desert:cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

Dunno about the pastry - we use home made fruit bread.

And the apple only tastes nice covered in cinnamon and suger and topped with choc bits.

Maybe keep that receipe away from your doc too! :D

[series 3 and a half]

Have carried 2 round jaffle irons in the camping kit for more years than I should admit to.My all time favourite jaffle breakfast is baked beans,chopped cheese and bacon with an egg yolk (hate runny eggs so I discard the egg white) Two of these and a coffee and you`re set.

[GS-ADI]

Round Jaffles are hands down the best,. heaps better then the square triangle ones,. you can stuff them full, and it is more pie like!, I dont mind the sandwich press style,. but a good curry round Jaffle and a milk shake, there is nothing better,.

anyone else remember the 80's and the Jaffle irons they used to have in Milk bars, smashing out 8 perfect jaffles at a time?

:angel:anyone remember Milkbars? or Jims,

[Dazza67]

:angel:anyone remember Milkbars? or Jims,

OMG you gotta be a Newcastle boy, a mates mother worked at Jims in Mayfield and we lived there as kids, I miss that alot.

[Ace]

gotta say you cant beat a good jaffle. When i bought the disco and went to the camping store to get my cooking kit the jaffle iron was the first thing that went into the basket, couldnt do without one.

[richard4u2]

just joined the jaffle iron fraternity a jumbo from BCF $19.98 just got to stock up with cans of bake beans and braise steak and onions, heading for the beach for a few weeks between jurien and dongara :D

[d@rk51d3]

Dunno about the pastry - we use home made fruit bread.

And the apple only tastes nice covered in cinnamon and suger and topped with choc bits.

Maybe keep that receipe away from your doc too! :D

Or even bannana with brown sugar/golden syrup/maple syrup (whichever you have on hand)

[Bushie]

The "Jaffle" branded irons were originally round.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/10/1215.jpg





Exactly the same as one of ours - except ours is black :D:D;)


Martyn

[Laraine]

Man, you really do learn something new every day, don't you?!

I'd never heard of a "jaffle" before, so I Googled it. I see it on some US retail sites such as Amazon.com. I'm familiar with them, but never used one. Never knew what we called them here either! This is apparently what they called a "pie iron." They come in round or square.

So is this what a jaffle looks like?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/661.jpg


Got any tips on how they're used? This sounds like another cool thing to get the Scout Troop turned on to!

This isn’t a jaffle iron, though in New Zealand we called them Quicksies. A jaffle iron is patterned with circles and it seals the bread all the way round, making for a nice crunchy edge. I’d love one but I don’t think they would cook well on a glass electric hob. This gadget would though because it is flat. The only electric one that made anything like a proper quicksy was the Sunbeam deep dish sandwich maker. I hate the things out now. I don’t want my sandwich squashed in the middle by the gadget.
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