# What happened to square frozen waffles? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422 "2019-09-18T08:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/21 "2019-09-19T05:15:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I suppose if you don’t like pan styles, sure, but Sicilian, Detroit Style, “Italian Grandma” style, pizza al taglio, Old Forge pizza, etc… All those can be fantastic. Fine, fine :). I was referring to pizza made in a square shape solely because it’s easier to roll out several square meters at a time, and not because it’s nearly a casserole. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/22 "2019-09-19T05:17:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > My guess is, everyone started expecting them to look like Eggo waffles. Eggo was successful; ergo, they all switched over. This reminds me of the famous quote by the waffle Julius Cesar: “Eggo, ergo, ego.” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/23 "2019-09-19T05:46:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > My guess is, everyone started expecting them to look like Eggo waffles. Eggo was successful; ergo, they all switched over. Yes, this. It’s follow the leader, plain and simple. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/24 "2019-09-19T07:10:56Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > But that explanation implies that waffle makers were not interested in increasing their profits for over 50 years. I find that even harder to believe. Hey, if I knew the answer this thread wouldn’t exist. 😉 My wife makes wicked good homemade waffles. She also has a recipe where she thins out mashed potatoes and makes waffles out of that. Great with beef or chicken. But I work nights and she isn’t about to stay up till midnight to make me fresh breakfast confections. So sometimes frozen it is. I preferred the square ones, even if that’s being picky. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/25 "2019-09-19T08:58:28Z")
Geometry taught us a square can be inscribed in a circle. A few seconds with a serrated knife and you’ll have a square waffle. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/26 "2019-09-19T11:44:32Z")
I ate a square toaster waffle as recently as July 2019 at a motel in Calgary, Alberta. Maybe the circular waffle trend hasn’t reached Canada yet. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/27 "2019-09-19T13:10:48Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I was never a successful pancake maker. So I got a waffle maker and did that for my kids. > I wish I knew someone who would make me pancakes. I would run away from home for that.🙂 If _I_ can make pancakes, anyone can. Easy recipe. The only “trick” is to watch the bubbles. When they start to pop, flip. ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/28 "2019-09-19T18:19:32Z")
I live on a country road. A week ago, when walking the dog past a former neighbor’s house (currently unoccupied) I saw a round toaster waffle on the ground. After a brief sniff, Sunny ignored it and we went on. Absolutely no idea how it got there. I suppose the (few) cars that pass this way sometimes throw stuff out their windows?? The next day, the waffle was still there. No critter had eaten it. The next day, after a rainfall, it’s still there. Puffed up and white. Eww. ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/29 "2019-09-19T18:20:48Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > If _I_ can make pancakes, anyone can. Easy recipe. The only “trick” is to watch the bubbles. When they start to pop, flip. You got to set the heat to higher than you might think, but not too hot. Bubbles indeed are the key. So Beck, are you burning them? Or undercooking them? Or making your pancakes too large? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/30 "2019-09-19T18:27:42Z")
I do note that the cafeteria serves square waffles. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/31 "2019-09-19T18:37:44Z")
Profit. If they could get away with it, they would put a hole in the middle and call them “Breakfast Waffle Donuts”. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/32 "2019-09-19T19:17:12Z")
The profit argument assumes that they can sell 6 round waffles for the same price as 6 square waffles, even though the packaging clearly states that the package of round waffles weighs less. However, I have no doubt that this assumption is true. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/33 "2019-09-19T20:03:51Z")
They still exist in [Toyota commercials](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oWxx/2019-toyota-camry-morning-rush-song-by-grandtheft-and-keys-n-krates-t1). (I’m assuming from context that this family does not make waffles from scratch but uses frozen.) ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422/34 "2019-09-20T11:28:33Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Fine, fine :). I was referring to pizza made in a square shape solely because it’s easier to roll out several square meters at a time, and not because it’s nearly a casserole. Hey, hey, that’s not necessary; he didn’t mention that abomination called “Chicago”! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422.md?page=1)