General Mills, Inc.

Bruce D Larson

Todd A Rasmussen

Ralph A Stenvik

Zachary Harder

Roberta M Langenfeld

Michele K Wolf

Shannyn Stuart

Jeremy B Thompson

Karla M Fuentes

Lisa Swanson

Benjamin R Heyda

James D Bosin

Anita L Fischbach

Jason P Genske

A waffle sandwich maker includes first and second waffle plates which contact a food product during preparation of the food product. The first waffle plate includes a plurality of protrusions defining a plurality of channels, a female connector having a hole, a male connector having a protrusion and a first spacer extending inward relative to the plurality of protrusions. The pluralities of protrusions and channels create depressions and ridges in the food product. The protrusion of the male connector and the hole of the female connector of the first waffle plate mate with a hole of a female connector and a protrusion of a male connector of the second waffle plate. The first spacer contacts the second waffle plate during preparation of the food product, which includes an outer dough encapsulating a filling, to maintain the first waffle plate spaced at least approximately 0.5 inches from the second waffle plate.

Waffle sandwich maker and method of preparing a food product with the waffle sandwich maker

Waffle plate

Embossed bread product

Filled dough product

Segmented pastry product

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Monticello, MN, United States of America

Bruce D Larson