Segmented Pizzelle Iron

[Chris Hennes]

I got an email a couple days ago from someone looking for a pizzelle iron that produces easy-to-break-apart pizzelles, like you see in Kerry Beal's post here. I checked Fante's, but none of theirs look like they would be particularly easy to break apart. Does anyone have other suggestions for where these can be located? 

[Mjx]

Does it need to be electric, and does the shop need to be a US shop? You can find lots of these things on Italian websites, although many are not electric, but if being electric and not a huge pain to find are important, it might be worth considering a waffle iron.

[rlibkind]

The breakaparts are nice, but I usually just roll them into cones (with a wooden form) to make Norwegian krumkake. Then they can be filled with pastry cream, etc.!

Edited December 3, 2014 by rlibkind (log)

[andiesenji]

I have several electric pizelle irons and the one I use most is the Cucina pro piccolo - which makes 4 small cookies - a bit more than 3 inches in diameter.  I also have one that makes three oval cookies, long and narrow but all of mine are a few years old.

 

I do have a stove top iron that produces a 6 inch cookie with cross ribs that break nicely into quarters but I haven't used it for years.  I bought it at an Italian grocery back in the '70s so I don't know if they still make them. 

I roll mine too but I use a wooden spoon handle to make the "cigarette" shapes - work nicely for dipping in chocolate.