Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 Electric Indoor Grill + Griddle, 8-Serving, Reversible Nonstick Plates, 2 Cooking Zones with Adjustable Temperature (38546), Black

Works better than it stated. Love having a place big enough for me to make my family pancake to steaks... The only problem is my husband cannot see the temp gage due to it being so little and blends in with the dial. Cooking time is cut in half because I can cook multiple things at once. Easy to clean

I really dont care if it only lasts a year. Who cares? For the price I can buy a new one every year. I realize it is not a fantastic gourmet kitchen appliance. I already have those with many drawbacks.I have the DeLonghi which gives a fantastic performance. heats up so quickly, sears and cooks steak to perfection in no time at all. However I dont have a large family anymore. There are no options to just heat up one side of the grill for a grilled cheese or one burger which is a big deal to me because it turns my kitchen into an inferno for days. Way too much heat for a burger. Fine for chateaubriand.I have a Ronco Rotisserie. great performance but bulky, takes up a lot of real estate and also the heat problem.I have the Todd English ceramic grill. It is lightweight but also to cook one item you have to heat up the whole grill and deal with the heat.I see many complaints about drip pans. I hardly ever empty or clean my drip pans. What the devil are people putting on these indoor grills that they need gigantic drip pans?I have a George Forman indoor / outdoor. It takes forever to get hot and forever to cook. Not a fan.This one allows me to cook two steaks on one side of the grill and not have the entire grill blazing. I got nice grill marks.I have found that grills are mostly good and cook really well. What I have also found is they may be very good but they can be really hard to live with because of the heat, the bulk and the maintenance. I no longer use the DeLonghi, the best, because it is so difficult to clean. Too much. The TE was looking good for a while but even with ceramic cleaner and special sponges, its not coming clean anymore and I can't stand it.I was looking to the HB Searing grill but sacrificed the sear for the easier cleanup and just grilled two big fat boneless chicken breasts on one side that were done in no time at all, crispy on the outside and juicy inside.The Winner and New Champion.....Don't overlook Hamilton Beach for sexier brands.This does not turn my house into an inferno. Are the clips a little tricky? Yes. But the plates are really nice and pop right into the dishwasher.For under $50, this is a no brainer. I also have the HB pannini grill which I highly recommend. It is smaller and really gets smokin' hot.

Purchased this to replace our current electric griddle, which was on its way out. This one works perfectly for what we need. It's small enough for just doing a quick breakfast. But it's also large enough that it can make a full breakfast on it. I do like the fact that it has interchangeable. Griddle plates, which allows you to use the smooth side for eggs or French toast, or even doing a quick quesadilla. The raised griddle plates. A great for getting a little grill marks on like burgers or a small steak. Extremely easy to clean up. I really like the fact that the griddle plates can be placed in dishwasher for easy clean up. However, I prefer to do mine by hand just because we use it pretty much every morning. Initially we did have some issues with it. Sticking at first, however, that's easily remedied by making sure that the grill plates are up to temperature. Before you place your food on it and also using just a little tiny bit of either non stick, spray or vegetable oil or you know all of oil. Any kind of a lubricant? And you don't need very much just tincy. Bits spread on the grill plates easily stops the sticking. Found clean up to be extremely easy. The only downside on it for cleanup I. Would say is when you take the griddle. Plates off with a drip tray? Goes, the portion of the base plate with drippings go into is extremely sharp. I've sliced my hand when I was trying to clean. That portion of it a little bit, not badly, but just something to be aware of that. It is sharp so be very cautious when you're cleaning off the drip. Trasection of the base plate other than that. It's a great little griddle, perfect for small family or just 1 or 2 people. We've done burgers on it and they came out beautifully. Done a stake on it and it came out great as well. I like the fact that when you use the raised griddle. Plates leaves those little grill marks on there. Similar to if you were doing it out on an outdoor grill. Highly recommend only giving 4 stars because of that little safety concern with the clean up, but other than that. It's, it's a great little grill.

Love it. Easy to use, clean and store. Great product