Most electric pizzelle makers sold in the USA are imported, but a Pennsylvania family has made electric pizzelle irons since 1946, die casting the aluminum itself, and a Minnesota bakeware maker casts a stovetop krumkake and pizzelle iron.
A pizzelle iron is mostly its cast aluminum plates. Each listing names what is known to come from elsewhere.
Ranked by Made in USA level, highest first; ties are in alphabetical order. The level measures how much is made in the USA, not product quality. How the levels work
C. Palmer Mfg makes electric pizzelle irons, including the Model 1000 original, the 1000T nonstick, the 7500 extra-thin and the 3000 small round, along with waffle and cookie irons and campfire sandwich toasters. Carmen Palmieri started the company in his basement in West Newton, Pennsylvania in 1946, and his family still runs it.
Made in: West Newton, PA and Oakland, MD (aluminum plates and bodies die cast at the family's plant in Oakland, MD; irons assembled in West Newton). The electrical parts are imported.
Imported:electrical parts (heating element, cord).
C. Palmer's pizzelle iron pages say each iron is "Made in the USA of excellent quality aluminum casting" with a "5 year warranty on the imported electrical parts." The family die casts its aluminum at its own plant in Oakland, Maryland.
Production history: Carmen Palmieri began making pizzelle irons in his basement in West Newton, Pennsylvania in 1946, and the family still makes them; the Model 7500 extra-thin iron was added in 2018. All four models were in stock in November 2026.
Our rough estimate: the imported electrical parts (heating element, cord) are about 20–30% of an iron's value.
Level 4 for its electric pizzelle irons: C. Palmer die casts and assembles its pizzelle irons in Maryland and Pennsylvania; it says the electrical parts are imported.
Nordic Ware makes a stovetop Norwegian Krumkake and Pizzelle Iron of cast aluminum, along with Bundt pans, bakeware, waffle irons and microwave cookware. The Dalquist family founded the company in 1946 and still runs its factory in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Nordic Ware's product page lists the cast aluminum iron as "Made In : America of domestic & imported materials & components." It doesn't say which materials or parts are imported; earlier reporting says its aluminum comes from Canada and is rolled at US mills.
Production history: the Dalquist family has made bakeware in Minneapolis since 1946, now at its St. Louis Park factory; a 2025 class action over its made-in-USA labels survived a motion to dismiss in December 2025. The iron was listed at $80 on its site in November 2026.
Our rough estimate: imported materials and parts (handles, aluminum ingot) are about 10–25% of an iron's value.
Level 4 for its Norwegian Krumkake and Pizzelle Iron (stovetop): Nordic Ware casts its pizzelle iron at its Minnesota factory and labels it made in America of domestic and imported materials and components.
Electric irons use imported electrical parts. C. Palmer casts its irons in the USA and says the electrical parts are imported.
Stovetop irons have no electrical parts. Nordic Ware's cast aluminum iron is labeled made in America of domestic and imported materials.
Each listing's research notes show what was checked and when, including our rough estimate of how much of the value is imported. Ratings are rechecked as companies answer.
Pizzelle maker makers by state
Minnesota: Nordic Ware (Minneapolis)
Pennsylvania: C. Palmer Mfg (West Newton)
Change log
What's changed since our last update on December 5, 2014?
1 maker was added:Nordic Ware, which casts its stovetop krumkake and pizzelle iron in Minnesota.
C. Palmer Mfg was re-checked, including where it has made its irons over the years, and still makes them in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Every maker now has a Made in USA level from 0 to 5, with the sources and research notes behind it. See how the levels work.
Listings checked by Dave Hurley.
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