Do not buy a waffle maker. Do not buy one. Don’t do it.

Every few years I contemplate the purchase. Imagine the brunches. Sweet waffles! Savory waffles! Chicken and waffles! Everything waffles!

After a few fun meals, though, the contraption would probably end up occupying valuable space deep in a cabinet never to be used again. By us, at least.

The familiar pang returned recently while watching a Junior Bake Off episode where Ravneet Gill challenged the young contestants to make crispy baked chicken sandwiched between cheesy waffles.