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"  Last week, I told you about the best electric waffle makers. Here, a report from Jeffrey Kandel, senior at Columbia University in the City of New York and Good Housekeeping Research Institute intern, on an unusual waffle you can make on top of the range. Chinese New Year was this past Monday and, although the traditional gift is a red envelope of crisp bills, at the Kitchen Appliances Lab, we were just as happy to receive an egg waffle pan. Also known as an &amp;quot;eggette&amp;quot; or gai daan jai in Cantonese, the egg waffle is an incredibly popular Hong Kong street food that is both delicious and incredibly fun to eat. It takes its name from its shape, which resembles a field of little golden eggs, each of which can be snapped off of the waffle and enjoyed individually. Inside each little egg&amp;#039;s crisp exterior is a warm, chewy bite of waffle. Breaking off these little eggs one by one is an incredibly fun experience that is also easy to share with a group of friends or kids.   The best thing about the egg waffle, aside from its taste, is how simple it is to make with the Nordicware Egg Waffle Pan ($50 at Williams Sonoma). A stovetop unit with two interlocking sides, I found the pan incredibly easy to use, clean, and store. To make a waffle you preheat both sides of the waffler one at a time on medium heat, pour \u00BE cup batter on the bottom of the pan, and lock the two sides together. Then you flip once at the beginning to insure an evenly thick and cooked waffle and again after two minutes. Although I was afraid it might lead to a mess on the burner, the batter only overflowed once when I used a tad too much, and the pan turned out perfect egg waffles every time. If you&amp;#039;re wondering what kind of waffle batter these egg waffles use, the answer is that any will do just fine. Traditional Chinese recipes call for a mixture of eggs, sugar, flour, and evaporated milk, often with a bit of tapioca flour and cornstarch to give a slightly chewier texture. I used the recipe on the pan&amp;#039;s packaging, which had a nice balance of sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg. However, any recipe should do, and you can even mix in blueberries or small chocolate chips in to the batter. You&amp;#039;ll definitely have a chance to experiment because once you try one of these egg waffles, you won&amp;#039;t want to stop cooking them up. Want to learn how we put consumer products to the test and keep you safe? Sign up for a tour of the famous Good Housekeeping Research Institute. If you visit, be sure to say hello when you come by the Kitchen Appliances &amp;amp;amp; Technology Lab. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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