Do you strike while the iron is hot?

I pour the batter for waffles when the iron is hot, otherwise they’ll stick.

best time to do it!

If I'm awake I do...

Strike when the iron is moist

Nope, doesn't matter. When One has the "Touch of a Blacksmith," One doesn't simply need heat to shape metal.

That can be dangerous, I try not to.

I wait until it has cooled a bit so I don’t burn myself

Yep, and it burns me every time. Gotta remember to unplug the damn thing….

I strike when they least expect me to. Then I kick them in the balls.