DASH Flex Press Waffle Plates, 2-Pack

What the maker puts in writing

• “Fresh Homemade Waffles: This Dash Waffle 2-Plate Pack turns your MultiMaker Flex Press Grill System into a convenient countertop waffle maker for everyday treats”
• “Nonstick Plates Make Cleanup Easy: The nonstick cooking Plates release food easily and are dishwasher safe for quick and simple cleanup”
• “Swap in Seconds: Our Removable Plates pop out easily so you can switch cooking surfaces and keep your MultiMaker Flex Press Grill System ready for any meal”
• “Compact Plates for Easy Storage: These space-saving cooking Plates stack neatly in cabinets or drawers”
• “Happiness Is Homemade: Dash products invite families to gather together…”
• From the name: “Removable, Nonstick Plates for Thick, Fluffy Waffles”
• Reference DIGW12GB20 · Catalog: 499 g (17.6 oz), 231 × 150 × 15 mm (9.09 × 5.91 × 0.59 in)

The one piece of arithmetic on this shelf

The two Dash Flex Press machines here are the same hardware in two plate bundles. Both catalog at 2,268 g and 251 × 277 × 90 mm, and their references differ by two digits.

Dash Forged Iron, $34.99, DIG024GBGY04 — ships two Grill Plates and two Griddle Plates, and its page says: “Compatible Waffle Plates are sold separately, so one Cooking System keeps growing.” Dash Graphite, $49.74, DIG014GBGT04 — ships grill and waffle: “lets you swap between grill and waffle maker in one compact appliance”, with no griddle mentioned.

So:

Forged Iron $34.99 + this pack $13.49 = $48.48, for three plate sets — grill, griddle and waffle Graphite $49.74 gives two — grill and waffle

And the three-set route is a dollar twenty-six cheaper.

Which route to take turns on what a griddle plate is. A griddle is flat; a grill is ribbed. Ribbed gives sear marks and lets fat drain away from the meat. Flat gives full contact — which pancakes, eggs, onions and anything small need so it does not fall between the ridges.

If you want pancakes and eggs, the Forged Iron route reaches all three surfaces. If you only want waffles and sandwiches, the Graphite saves a purchase.

And if you already own either machine, this is the only waffle plate on this shelf that fits it.

Five plate sets on this shelf, and the compatibility is the whole question

This shelf holds five plate-only sets and seven complete machines. A plate set is useless without the matching appliance, and the lists are not interchangeable.

this, $13.49 — the Dash MultiMaker Flex Press Grill System Dash Mini pack, $9.99 — the Dash MultiMaker Mini Maker System, a different and smaller machine with 4-inch surfaces GVODE, $38.99 — Cuisinart Griddler GR-4N, GR-4N(TK), GR-5B, GR-6, GRID-8N, and expressly not GR-4, GRID-8, GR-150, GR150P1 Deluxe or GR-300WSP1 Elite Cuisinart GR-WAFP, $56.26 — GR-4N, GR-4, GR-5B only Breville, $64.95 — the Smart Grill BGR820XL and the Sear & Press BGR700

The Cuisinart and GVODE lists contradict each other. The maker’s own plates fit GR-4, which the third-party set explicitly excludes. The third-party set fits GR-6 and GRID-8N, which the maker’s own list never mentions. Neither is a superset of the other.

So before buying any plate on this shelf, read the model number off the underside of the machine.

This page is unambiguous — one system, named in three of its five bullets — and it is the easiest compatibility statement here, with one gap: it does not say whether it fits both Flex Press variants. Since both catalog identically and both are “MultiMaker Flex Press Grill System”, it almost certainly does, and the page leaves you to infer it.

Four hundred and ninety-nine grams, which is a light plate

The plate sets on this shelf, by weight:

Breville, $64.95 — 1,619 g Cuisinart GR-WAFP, $56.26 — 1,021 g GVODE, $38.99 — 980 g this, $13.49 — 499 g Dash Mini pack, $9.99 — not published

For scale against the complete machines here: Aigostar 1,814 g · Dash Flex Press 2,268 g · OSTBA 2,313 g · BLACK+DECKER 2,812 g · Metine 3,602 g · GreenPan 8,165 g.

The Breville waffle plates alone weigh 1,619 grams — close to the entire Aigostar machine at 1,814.

Why mass matters on a waffle plate. Cold batter lands on a hot plate and drops its temperature, and how far it drops depends on how much heat the plate is holding. A heavy plate recovers; a light one does not — which is why a second waffle from a light plate comes out paler than the first, and why you wait between batches.

Two items on this shelf name a plate material and this is not one of them. The GVODE at $38.99 is “food grade aluminum”; the GreenPan at $299.95 publishes “CAST PLATES: Removable and ultra-durable plates deliver optimal heat conduction and superior performance.”

Cast is the heavy end and pressed sheet the light end, and at 15 mm thick for the pair — about 0.6 inches, so roughly 7 mm each — these are pressed rather than cast.

What that buys instead is the fourth bullet: “stack neatly in cabinets or drawers.” At 231 × 150 × 15 mm the pair is the size of a thin book, which is a real advantage on a machine whose whole premise is swapping surfaces — the plates not in use have to live somewhere.

Only one item on this shelf solves that problem better. The GreenPan at $299.95: “SIMPLE STORAGE: Belgian and Classic Waffle Plates store in the bottom of the unit.”

Swap in seconds, which is the premise of the whole format

“Our Removable Plates pop out easily so you can switch cooking surfaces and keep your MultiMaker Flex Press Grill System ready for any meal”

Seven machines on this shelf are built on this idea and each describes it slightly differently:

Dash Forged Iron, $34.99 — “Trade the two Grill Plates for the two Griddle Plates whenever the menu changes” OSTBA, $29.99 — “Dishwasher safe and simple to swap out” BLACK+DECKER, $48.99 — “Waffle, grill, and sandwich plates snap in easily”, with the one safety instruction on the shelf: “Securely attach both cooking plates while the appliance is cool, then close the lid before plugging it in” Metine, $49.99 — three plates, “so you can easily switch between breakfast, snacks, and dinner” Aigostar, $39.99 — “detachable plates for paninis, grilling, and waffles” GreenPan, $299.95 — “Removable and ultra-durable plates”

The BLACK+DECKER instruction is the one worth borrowing for any of them. Fit the plates cold and plug in afterwards — a plate half-seated on a hot machine is both a burn and a bad electrical contact.

And the thing none of these pages says: let the plates cool before you pull them out. A non-stick plate is at its most vulnerable hot, and thermal shock from a hot plate into cold water is what crazes a coating.

What is not published

No moat, and this is the sharpest omission. Two items on this shelf solve the characteristic failure of a waffle plate: the Breville at $64.95 — “the no-mess moat design feature prevents excess waffle batter spilling out and onto your counter top” — and the GreenPan at $299.95 — “EXTRA-LARGE MOAT… frames the plates on all sides”. The OSTBA at $29.99 names the consequence and not the cure: “Avoid overfilling the sandwich press to prevent latch damage.”

Waffle batter expands as it cooks, because the steam that makes it light also pushes it outward — so a plate filled to the pattern overflows when the lid closes. On a hinged press, batter in the hinge is how it stops closing properly.

No batter quantity, which no item on this shelf publishes. The first waffle is a guess: underfill it deliberately, see how far it spreads, then use that as the measure.

No waffle thickness and no count. The Cuisinart at $56.26 and the GVODE at $38.99 both publish “4 deep pocketed, 3/4-inch thick Belgian waffles” — the only thickness figure on this shelf — and the GreenPan distinguishes “classic American-style” from “thicker Belgian” with two sets of plates.

No plate dimensions. The host machine publishes an “8 x 5-inch Cooking Surface” — 40 square inches — and this page does not restate it. For comparison, the Metine at $49.99 publishes 10.8 × 5.5 inches per plate, about 59 square inches.

No plate material, as above.

No coating chemistry. Three of the twelve items sold on Amazon.com publish some: GVODE names “double-layer TEflon” and “BPA free”; Aigostar names “teflon”; GreenPan names “Thermolon Volt, a diamond-infused ceramic… free of PFAS, PFOA, lead or cadmium”, which makes it the only non-fluoropolymer plate on this shelf.

No care warning, where the BLACK+DECKER at $48.99 publishes the only one here: “Avoid metal utensils, abrasive cleaners, and aerosol cooking sprays to help protect the coating.” The aerosol point is the one nobody else makes — propellant and lecithin polymerize on a hot non-stick plate into a varnish that will not wash off. Brush melted butter instead.

No dishwasher caveat, where the GVODE at $38.99 gives one despite its own claim: “Most of time, recommend hand wash with soap to protect the non-stick for long term use.”

No warranty, which no item on this shelf publishes.

No country of manufacture, which no item on this shelf publishes either.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $13 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.