You've been cooking potato waffles wrong as Birds Eye confirms correct method

21 November 2023 , 16:51

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Potato waffles can be used to make a range of versatile meals (Image: Getty Images)

If you're looking to tuck into some classic Birds Eye Potato Waffles with your dinner tonight, you might be tempted to put them in the oven to cook. But if you do, you're cooking them incorrectly.

That's the advice from Birds Eye themselves, the original creators of the waffle-shaped potato snack, who have claimed that you actually don't need to switch your oven on at all to cook them - which could save you a bit of cash if you're worried about the energy-guzzling appliance. So what's the best way to cook a waffle? Apparently, you should be putting them in the toaster instead.

Apparently, using a toaster is the best method (Joe Pepler/PinPep)

It might seem a bit weird to stick frozen potato into your toaster, which is primarily designed for making ... well, toast. But Birds Eye have insisted that your toaster is the best place for a potato waffle as they can cook evenly on both sides in just minutes, saving you time in the kitchen.

The company revealed that some waffle fans have been using this secret technique for years, but as other customers demanded to know whether the method was safe, Birds Eye dedicated over 103 hours and 3,000 waffles to test whether or not they approve of the super-fast cooking hack.

Now, they've confirmed that you can achieve perfectly crispy waffles with just two pops of the toaster - and they're so confident in the method that they've added it to the cooking instructions on the back of their packaging.

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To cook your waffles in a toaster, all you need to do is set your appliance to a medium/high setting and pop your potato snacks in. Then, after they've popped up once, you must repeat the process for a second time. At this point they should be a golden yellow in colour, but be warned – you should leave them to cool for a minute before chowing down.

Steve Challouma, Marketing Director at Birds Eye, said: "We know there has been a lot of confusion and debate on this way of cooking our Original Potato Waffles so we decided to put it to the test. After days of rigorous 'toasting', we're happy to confirm it is safe to cook our waffles this way and it doesn't compromise on taste either – you can still expect the same delicious taste that is crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle!"

Another popular method for cooking waffles is to pop them in the air fryer, and fans of the appliance were stunned recently to discover there's a way to make it "self-clean" while you tuck into your dinner. The process is simple - you just need to soak the frying basket in some water and soap.

When the question of how to clean an air fryer was posed on Reddit, someone said: "After I cook while it is warm, put warm water and soap in the bucket. Let sit while you eat. By the time you finish eating, use a sponge to clean. Problem solved."

Zahna Eklund