Cuisinart Panini Press, Stainless Steel Griddler, Sandwich Maker & More, 5-IN-1, GR-4NP1

I mainly purchased this Cuisinart GR-150P1 Deluxe Electric Griddler for searing steaks that have been sous vide cooked.This Griddler does a very good job of searing steaks.I have also used it to make Paninis, grill cheese sandwiches and other sandwiches.This Griddler has a lot of cooking area.With the removable cooking plates, cleanup is a very easy.I need to use this Griddler more.The only issue that I have is that the cooking plates do not always lock in place, so I make a point of looking to see if the plates are secure within the retaining clips.You press a button to release the plates for cleaning and sometimes the plates do not snap in place at the clips when the plates reinstalled.You may have to press the release button and install the plates to make sure the plates are securely in place.Here is the review ranking basis that I have adopted:⭐️1 star - I don't recommend it at all, poor quality.⭐️⭐️ 2 stars - I don't recommend it, it has multiple faults.⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars - It's passable, It has some faults but the quality is ok for what it is.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars - Product quite acceptable, it does what it promises.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars - Product that I totally recommend.

We love this grill. We had a George Forman grill. We gave it away. We love this grill because it has plates that have two sides. It has 2 temperature controls, so you can control the heat for each plate. Do NOT put the plates in the dishwasher as the cleaning material eats at the coating on the plates. We easily clean the grill with two connecting sheets of paper towels in a layer of 4 of these together which we make wet and wring out the extra water. After we are done cooking and while the plates are still fairly hot, we clean the plates with these, which does an excellent job. This makes cleaning a breeze. You can use both flat plates or both grill plates at the same time or use one of each at the same time. The grill has never smoked for us. When you make hotdogs, you can smell the grill smell of grilled hot dogs. You can make all kinds of things, such as grilled cheese, eggs, pancakes, grilled sandwiches, burgers and all kinds of paninis. You can make many things as we also ordered the cookbook with it at the same time. The grill is made so you can adjust the height for the thickness of the food you are cooking. It is amazing what this can do! We highly recommend it. You have to use it fairly close to an outlet just like anything else because the laws demand how long the cord can be. The grill is worth every single penny. Always of course use utensils that will not scratch the plates. It says you can put the plates of the grill in the dishwasher but understand that dishwasher detergents pods or powders etc. will damage the plates. You can wash them by hand. We always just use the wet paper towels, and the plates are the same as brand new. Since it has dual temperature controls, you can put each plate on the same temperature or on different temperatures. You will not be disappointed with this awesome grill. We love it. We checked a ton of reviews of different grills sold and chose this one even though it cost a little bit more than some, but we chose it because we feel you get what you pay for. This grill is definitely worth the money. Don't waste your money on cheaper grills that don't have the dual controls, dual sided plates and all the things you can do with this grill and the fact it does NOT smoke! Also, it is so easy to clean. The food tastes like grilled food. We love it and highly recommend it to everyone. If people say the coating comes off the plates, then they put it in the dishwasher. It states you can do this, but understand if you do, the chemicals in the dishwasher cleaning ingredients eat at the coating and therefore it will definitely take pieces of the coating off which defeats the purpose of having a coating to keep food from sticking. Personally, they should say they are NOT dishwasher proof. The plates are so easy to clean, it is not an issue whatsoever. I clean the outside of the grill with a product called "Krud Kutter" which takes all the grease and brown discolor from the outside of the grill off of it and makes it look like brand new. I use the Krud Kutter and paper towel to clean the outside which is such an easy way to clean the outside. Using 4 layers of two paper towels connected with water on them and squeezed out to get most of the water out and roll them up into a nice roll, I use them to clean the inside of the grill while it is still hot. It makes it easy to fit in between the grill side and also keeps me from burning my hands and fingers. It makes it so easy to clean. I do NOT put the griddle pieces in the dishwasher as the detergent whether it is powder, liquid, or packets will slowly eat away at the coating on the plates. It is so easy to clean the grill the way I do. I love it as it is so easy to clean it this way. We love also that this grill does not smoke whatsoever. The hotdogs we grill tastes like grilled hot dogs and the kitchen even smells like grilled hot dogs. We love this grill for all kinds of things such as for eggs, bacon, pancakes, grilled cheese, grilled ham and cheese, hamburgers, hotdogs, salmon patties, fish patties, and we also purchased the cookbook for it which has so many amazing recipes for it! The possibilities are endless! We love it and highly recommend this grill. I also love that you can regulate the temperature on each grill separately. This would make an awesome gift as well. We use it all the time, so it stays out as we use it at least 5 times or more a week. It does not heat up our kitchen either which is a big plus! You won't be disappointed!

I have made crumpets, English muffins and other stovetop breads in skillets and manual griddles of various types and after watching another person make a batch of crumpets on a similar electric griddle I decided to order this Cuisinart Electric Griddler Five to see if it would be easier as well as have multiple use features such as an open or closed grill, and panini or sandwich press that can be tilted to apply very even pressure. The unit is compact and attractive enough to earn a permanent place on my kitchen countertop and is simple to move to wherever I want to use it. In the fully open flat position I can easily pour and bake a variety of pan breads. Although the griddle plates are not perfectly level so as to facilitate drainage of oils produced by non bakery products, on my countertop I was able to level out the plates by setting the unit’s four legs on a thin bread board and then resting the wide cool handle of the opened top on a potholder. When using next to my smoothtop electric stove, I place the legs on the adjacent countertop and lay the handle on top on the cold stovetop, which is 1/4” lower than the counter. Either method achieves a fairly level result for both halves of the open unit. Just be sure the unit is cold and not plugged in when trying to find the best way to level your appliance. By getting both halves of the unit fairly level, good quality silicone egg rings as well as metal crumpet rings remain flat enough not to leak their contents and the nonstick surface of the griddle is very easy to clean. I prefer to wash all of my nonstick bakeware by hand but the removeable cooking plates for this Cuisinart Griddler can also be popped into a dishwasher.This Griddler is easy to set up and use. Instructions are simple. No matter the heat setting, the unit maintains the chosen temperature well enough to do the job. Grilling burgers and pressing patty melts took some time but worked well and didn’t create a mess. After the grill plates cooled down I wiped off most of the leftover grease and charred bits with a paper towel before removing the plates to soak in soapy water. There was no need to use the hard edged grill cleaning tool that came with the Griddler. After soaking, a soapy sponge took care of the softened residue and a simple rinse made the grill plates look new again. I did wipe the grease from the slide out plastic drip tray and popped that into the top rack of my dishwasher which worked perfectly to restore it to grease free cleanliness without any warping.My Cuisinart Griddler Five arrived extremely well packaged to protect it from the inevitable tossing about during the shipping and delivery process. I am glad to report that Cuisinart no longer applies sticky labels to any part of this beautiful appliance. The outer stainless steel surface wipes clean with a damp cloth, leaving it free of fingerprints. After unpacking my new appliance I simply washed and dried the grill plates, tested the heating coils to make sure they worked and then started pouring my first batch of crumpets within an hour. I use 4” (extra large) stainless steel rings to make my crumpets because they are a perfect size to also make English muffins and double as hamburger bun rings in my regular oven, too. As shown in my attached review photos, eight of these big rings fit comfortably on the two griddle plates when the appliance is in the fully open flat position. Using this Griddler has been much easier than cooking with any of my skillets on the stove. I have yet so see any damage to the nonstick surface of the griddle plates that are advertised as being non-toxic. And unlike many skillets, the plates do not warp when they are heated.I like the simple to use controls for heating this appliance and have not found any problems with them. The digital display and the timer work well, too. While it would be nice to be able to control each side of the griddle separately, I know the unit would have cost much more to manufacture to supply such a feature. Before choosing this particular model I found that high quality appliances with single side capability cost at least twice as much.I chose the Cuisinart brand because I have generally gotten very good service from other types of Cuisinart appliances over the last four decades. While a couple of other brands of small appliances have been just as reliable for me, Cuisinart seemed a safe bet regardless of where its products might have been manufactured. The Cuisinart design team is still one of the best.Even using it several times a week I hope to get years of good service from my Cuisinart Electric Griddler Five. If a problem does come up I will update this review to reflect that. For now, I can only recommend this high quality appliance as a great value that is serving my needs very well. Thank you, Cuisinart, for a job well done! ?