Sales Rank: 2103


Features:

Dishwasher safe; nonstick coated plates make clean-up easy

Multi-function with interchangeable griddle plate; ideal for breakfast cooking

Adjustable thermostat allows full cooking control, from warming to grilling

Removable water tray allows excess fat to drip away, providing year-round smoke-free barbecues

Direct contact cooking on cast aluminum grill

Average Rating:
Rating: - Grill cooks great, Griddle needs thermostat.
I bought this primarily for grill to replace my Forman which did not cook certain foods well and was difficult and messy to clean. I was attracted to the compact size and how everything stores easily within the unit - great for small kitches. The ready indicator is just a liquid crystal tag but it is accurate. When bright orange it is hot enought for grilling, and grill it does! The crowning test was a 4 pound London broil which my guests devoured. Amost as good as on the Weber! Unfortunately it doesn't work with the griddle and the control has no temperature markers - just low, medium and high. The instructions don't help here, simply telling you to set to the "desired temperature" which is hard since you don't know what it is. Once you do get it right, however, it cooks pancakes and french toast very evenely - much better than my old griddle that had hot and cold spots.

Despite some weaknesses, the bottom line is the grill does a superb job and that's what I bought it for. So I'm very happy and would not look to another.

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Rating: - IDEAL Grill!! EASY TO CLEAN!! EASY TO USE!!!
I just received my grill/skillet today... I have only had the occassion to use the grill tonight for dinner. I thought a new review was necessary to be fair to this product.

We used it to make grilled vegetables and thinly sliced meat in a Korean style BBQ (yakiniku). The grill was PERFECT. The meat prepared extremely quickly and everything worked fine.

To be honest, I had some doubts about this product after reading one of the reviews. It talked about the smoke rising as well as the "non-punched metal holes". What smoke?? There was a very thin mist that rose slightly (from the water we used underneath the grill tray). It was very hard to see. And our smoke detector, which literally goes off about 10% of the time, that I use the oven or stove DID NOT go off. (It continuously went off with our previous grill...)

The holes were very well-punched...Actually the holes are probably about centimeter wide (two or three of our bean sprouts fell through, so we placed a small bit of aluminum foil on top of the unit and put the bean sprouts on top.)

Furthermore, the unit does not omit any strange smell. (Maybe
the bad smell was from the bacon and eggs the other rater cooked....)

Our drip pan was useful. A fair amount of fat accumulated there. It was very easy to clean out-- a single swipe of the sponge took care of it.

The surface is completely removable (since the grill/skillet can be changed out), and it can be taken off after use, immersed in water, and lightly scrubbed with a sponge (used one with a soft surface so as not to scratch). Clean up was EXTREMELY EASY!

Furthermore, the manual has easy recipes that are easy to prepare and seem very good. You could make kabobs, baked chicken, fajita meat, grilled fish, etc...

Cooking is quick, and will come in extremely handy after a long day at work...More over the unit can be set in the middle of the table and you can actually sit down and talk with others and enjoy your meal as some things still cook.

No complaints about this product, design fantastic, easy and fun to use. Highest recommendations!!

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Rating: - Highly Dissapponted!!
I received this griddle/grill for Christmas and was so excited....at first. My old grill was made of steel and aluminum and was a total pain to clean. So, I thought this TFAL, with non-stick surface would be the answer to my prayers. I was wrong. Not only did the chicken breasts I was grilling stick to the grill, but the marinade literally burnt onto the surface. After soaking the grill for hours, and with A LOT of elbow grease, I was able to get the darn thing clean. I called TFAL's consumer help line, and they told me that grilling with marinades was not recommmended, and that I should soak the grill in vinegar for a couple of hours to remove the burnt on mess. What is the point of having a non-stick grill if things stick to it? And whoever heard of grilling chicken without some kind of marinade? Save your money and pass up this loser. Mine is going back to Amazon and I will stick (pun intended) to my old grill!