The Kodiak waffles have extra protein in the mix, giving you that added boost in the morning. The brand's pancake mix is one of my favorites when I want to use store-bought pancake mix in new ways like muffins and cinnamon rolls, so I expected the Kodiak waffles to end up pretty high on my list. But at $7 for a box of 8 waffles, they really needed to impress.

There was one very specific but important reason that these waffles fell toward the bottom and that's simply the lack of blueberries. The first waffle that I popped in the toaster only had one lone blueberry in the entire thing. I thought it may just be a fluke, but the next three that I pulled out of the box weren't much better. 

Putting my yearning for blueberries aside, I gave the rest of the waffle a good taste test and it was pretty good. It was a little bit denser than some of the standard versions, but I was perfectly okay with that given that it filled me up better as well. It had a nice crunch right out of the toaster that worked well even when drenched with syrup. If I was looking for a regular frozen waffle, these would be a top choice. Kodiak has a thick and fluffy blueberry version that would be worth trying, but for the standard blueberry, these have to end up at the bottom.