Birds Eye has revealed that we've been cooking their delicious potato waffles wrong - for the last 40 years.
Since the tasty side dish was introduced in 1981 hungry diners across the country have been cooking them with a 15-minute blast in the oven.
But the frozen food giant has just revealed there is a quicker and just as good way to cook the snacks.
And they say research has shown 65 per cent of people didn't know you could do it this way.
The trick is to cook the waffles in a toaster - in a matter of minutes, according to the Daily Star .
Birds Eye spent more than 103 hours testing 3,000 waffles in a toaster to decide if the hack would work.
And they found the best method is to cook them twice on a medium to high heat, slashing the 15 minute oven time.
Different toasters and settings were tried out over 20 days to ensure the method is safe and delivers on taste and texture.
Steve Challouma, Marketing Director at Birds Eye, said: “We know there has been a lot of confusion and debate on this way of cooking our Original Potato Waffles so we decided to put it to the test.
"After days of rigorous ‘toasting’, we’re happy to confirm it is safe to cook our waffles this way and it doesn’t compromise on taste either – you can still expect the same delicious taste that is crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle!"
