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[–] stan_stanminson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Why we don't make one giant square to hold even more syrup?

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 months ago

Because then it gets too soggy in the middle. The magic of the waffle is that the tops of the square dividers stay mostly dry until you start cutting into them. So you get freshly syruped waffle throughout the eating process.

[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 10 points 2 months ago

can make it round so the syrup spreads more evenly from the center.

Oops you made pancakes

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago

This goes to 17 sqares!

[–] robyn@lemmy.org 9 points 2 months ago

The evil waffle

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

What you want is infinite squares, so you get infinite crispy edges

Or - here's a radical idea -

EAT A SECOND FUCKING WAFFLE