GreenPan 6-in-1 Multifunction Removable Plate Indoor Grill & Electric Griddle, Diamond Infused PFAS Free Ceramic Nonstick Reversible Plates, Opens Flat, Adjustable Temp, Panini Press, Black

I bought this specifically to make paninis, but didn't realize how much I needed this press in my kitchen. I use it all the time now. I even bought the add-on waffle plates and waffle just about anything that will fit. The double-sided plates are excellent with the raised grill lines on one side and the flat plate on the other. I use both sides regularly and they were great for their desired results. I keep coming up in new ways to use the thing and now put it to work three or four times a week at various meals. The removable trays are one of the marquee features of this device and one of the key decision points I had for getting it. I've had similar cooking devices (like waffle makers) with fixed plates and they're a nightmare to clean up. The ceramic coating on the reversible cooking trays sweat off everything. Add that to the fact the cooking trays are removable makes for ridiculously easy cleanup. Just don't use metal utensils as they will scratch the coating and destroy the non-stick surface. If there was one criticism that I would have, it's that the drip tray fills up really quickly when you're trying to fry bacon or doing something else with a lot of fat content in it. If it does start filling up, it's not practical to pull it out and empty it mid-cook if there's still more fat running out. You'll end up with this huge mess all over the counter with the drip tray out. This is manageable and you just have to be cautious about the quantity you're cooking when prepping something particularly fatty (again, bacon). Definitely not worth downgrading the score over this as the drip tray is more than sufficient for most uses, but something that almost caused me a problem. Okay, one other thing: there's a mandatory timer you have to set every time you turn the heat on. I understand the purpose of the forced timer - it's to protect against you walking away and forgetting the thing is on - but the timer is kind of a nuisance if you set it too short and the machine shuts off before you're done using it. I only did this once. Now I just set the timer at 45 minutes so I've got plenty of time to finish cooking whatever. This way I shut it off manually before the timer ever runs out. The device always remembers the last used temperature and timer setting which is super convenient, so it's kind of set once and don't worry about it. Again, not worth marking down the score over it, just worth a mention in case anybody else is running into same problem. Overall, I'm deliriously happy with this press and can't recommend it highly enough.

I was not sure about this grill, but I thought I would take a chance. It was a well made decision. With separate heating decks, you can make different products on each grill surface. The non-stick grill surfaces are easy to clean and simply attach to the heating elements. No major processes to go through to remove or replace the grill surfaces. The grill surfaces have two (2) different patterns. One as a griddle and the other with raised surfaces where you can do steaks, chops, hot dogs, etc. Very flexable configurations. Gary in CT.

Great machine. i hope the ceramic is a safer alternative surface. The temperature is a little off. Using a hand-held infra-red gun, it varies much more than it's neat little temp reading suggests, but it works fine, and is very safe. It turns off, if set properly. And even when not set properly, it still turns off in about 30 minutes or so.

I used to have a panini machine that would heat only top and bottom and you couldn't remove the grills to wash them. This purchase is far superior because of ability to 1) lie flat and have two plates to grill/griddle on, 2) press a panini or a steak, control heating plates both or separately, 3) washable plates, 4) non-toxic and 5) temperature control. It did seem to take awhile to heat up, but I was able to cook my burgers during the heat-up time instead of waiting. Highly recommend.

I was waiting for my old contact fryer to pass on so I could get a good panini maker. I’ve this one to make sandwiches 3 times now and it works great. Very intuitive controls. Just make sure you have the pans snapped in correctly so everything is level. Pans remove easily for cleaning and it’s great that they are ceramic coated, so no chemicals. Non stick surfaces work great and cleanup is easy. I saw some reviews that things like bacon cause it to overflow grease. The edges of the plates are shallow, which is needed to get good contact on thinner items, so I could see this happening with highly fatty meat like bacon. I wouldn’t expect that to work out well, so I wouldn’t try it. I did reheat some smoked pork brisket for a sandwich, and the fat flowed into the catch tray as designed. As long as you’re not planning to make something like a lot of bacon, I’d highly recommend this. Absolutely worth the space it takes up, if you love grilled sandwiches.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Works great,most even golden, color sandwiches. Perfection. I wanted this because no Teflon. I really wanted stainless steel, or cast iron, plates but could not find one with anything except nonstick teflon. This is a great product. Made perfect grilled chicken, grilled sandwiches,grilled hot dogs and grilled veggies. Works perfect ,great size for family

Wanted to get away from the Teflon so I decided to try this ceramic grill and it's the best! Heats up fast, cooks fast and clean up is a breeze. Highly recommend!

Used about 4 times now for Panini sandwiches and really like it. The top we figured out the top tilts which is great to fit over sandwich. Cleans up easily though Panini sandwich aren’t real messy for us anyways. Glad we purchased it even though a bit spendy no harmful coatings. Should last us a long time hopefully!