Nordic Ware 365 Indoor/Outdoor Cheese Melting Dome

This is perfect for melting cheese on burgers. The only downside is that it only fits one large or two small burgers in it. Good for finishing off fried eggs. Can get hot quickly via conduction on a plate grill so use an oven mitt. Overall very pleased, no surprises here. Mine did get scratched in transit.

Pros: It's small, light, extremely well-built, and dishwasher safe. Most importantly, it lays flat when placed on a flat grill, unlike others on the market. The most popular use is for melting cheese on a burger: Once your burger is cooked, throw on a slice of your favorite cheese and cover it with the this melting dome for 20 to 30 seconds. The steam from the burger is trapped in the dome which makes the cheese melt faster.It can also be used to firm up eggs, stir fry, or for just keeping things warm off to the side while the rest of your meal is cooking.Cons: The handle gets hot if you leave it on the grill too long. It's a trade-off though as I prefer all-metal construction instead of having a separate wood or plastic-coated handle that would likely break over time anyway - just something to be aware of. Use tongs to pick it up. It's also on the small side. This one is about 9 inches in diameter, which is plenty big for one burger, but two big burgers is a squeeze. Nordic should consider making a larger version that's 12 or 14 inches in diameter as part of a matched set.

I've used metal bowls to cover burgers and grilled sandwiches to help the cheese melt and used tongs, pot holders, dish towels, wash cloths, whatever I could grab, and usually ended juggling hot bowls to keep from getting burned so when I saw this "cheese melting dome" that had a handle on top, I bought it. Nice price helped of course. I have used this dome on my barbeque, on my indoor electric grill and on my stove top griddle. It works well on all of them. It is so much easier to just use a pot holder or dish towel to lift the dome by the handle than using the old mixing bowl to cover your burger or sandwich. I love my indoor grill because the weather where I live is "damp" and I love chicken wings. I discovered that this dome is very helpful in speeding up the cooking time on the wing sections, once I've grilled all sides and the wings are nicely grill marked, I cover them with this dome and turn the heat down a notch and the wings cook much faster without burning. If you cook for a lot of people you might want to buy more than one. 2 burger patties fit under this dome if they are close together, a large size sandwich fits, and 12 chicken wing sections will fit if you snuggle them close together after grilling. Hope this helps you decide.

It's lightweight, and tall enough that a large item can fit under it. Can be used to melt cheese on a burger or sandwich. Simply cook your burger as usual, then put a slice of cheese on it and place this lid over the burger for 30 seconds or so. It traps the steam which makes the cheese melt much more quickly. It can also help cook eggs more quickly, and can be used as a lid for a small frying pan.It's light weight but still fairly sturdy, and it is very evenly shaped, so it sits perfectly flat on a griddle, unlike some other lids I've seen.

Got this, because I'm tired of burning fingers on bowls or lids, and of discoloring nice metal bowls when I used them for this purpose. Frankly, given the cost - I'm a bit embarrassed to have wasted so much time and effort making other things work- when this tool works perfectly, is durable, and so cost effective.Want a perfectly melted cheeseburger, without over-cooking he hamburger? Put the cheese on the burger, cover for 2 minutes and the cheese is nicely melted. Like eggs done over-hard, without being dried out? Want an open face toasted cheese sandwich? The more you use it, the more you will keep this close at hand.Think my NEXT one will be the Stainless steel variety. Yes, they cost more, but that's my preference.

Use for steaming onions and mushrooms, making cheese burgers on flat top grill

I'd been looking for something like this in stores but couldn't find one anywhere. So far I've mainly used this on an indoor griddle. I've use it for melting cheese on sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas. It gets the job done and love that it has a handle. I've also used it to steam hot dogs on the griddle. I put the hot dogs on then used a squirt bottle of water to spray some water down then covered and let them steam. Worked great. It helps to put a little water down before you cover to create steam when melting cheese on things like burgers also. I can't wait for it to warm up so I can also use this outdoors on the grill. Its a well made product.

Arrived with a crease in it and a flat spot on the rim from being smashed. It will still do what it’s supposed to do but a little disappointed that a damaged one was shipped.