We recently changed our stove from gas to electric. At the holidays, I realized my gas top krumkake maker wouldn't work so I got this electric version. I like this better! I can make two cookies at once which is a big help in moving the process along. Making one cookie at a time (gas burner maker) takes FOREVER. There also isn't the mess because with the electric style, both top and bottom are hot. With the gas heated model, you have to flip the pan to heat the other side and many times some butter leaks out making a mess into the stove grate and burner. Mess to clean up. The electric option made clean up easy. The only thing, if you are going to roll the cookie while it's still hot you need a roller which this doesn't include. I couldn't find my original one from the last holiday making time so I bought the O'Cream Pizzelle Roller which worked great. I realized after making a batch I needed a second roller because of two cookies being ready at a time. I made a second batch with two rollers and it was great! There is a little metal latch on the handle to keep the electric maker closed tight during cooking. The cookies turned out better and cook faster if you use that since there is no heat setting, just on and off. I practiced both which is how I ended up with many different shades of crisp with my cookies. Still getting the hang of it!O'Creme Pizzelle Roller/Krumkake... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CGSTBL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share