Review on Bella Cucina 13467 Circus Waffle by Jeff Jackson

I was very excited about this product. I used it the next morning after receiving it. I went through a whole batch of batter and there wasn't a single edible waffle in it. The heat is so uneven! Half of the lion is on fire and the front half is sticky in the middle. The clowns were black! And the elephants were raw in the middle. It was in every party! The clowns had the most even heat (they just burned out when used with other molds), so I even tried using this mold alone. It gets so hot that they're lightly browned on the outside and have a raw batter in the middle. The handle gets so hot that it is difficult to open, which I could endure if I was actually cooking food my daughter would eat! I really wanted to make circus waffles when we went to the circus, so I searched online for reviews or tips on how to make this thing work. Well, I haven't found anything of the sort. Just reviews that matched my experience and the realization that I've just spent some money on something I'm going to throw away today. I wish I could buy it from Revain because they would allow me to return it and I would love to find that I can give this no stars product which just wasn't an option.