We love kitchen gadgets and this one is more useful than most. Does a great job when you are in a hurry and/or can’t cook outdoors. Does a great job on hamburgers, pork chops, grilled cheese, etc. Easy to clean and cooks very fast. Compact and easy to store

I am really surprised by some of the negative comments. I love this thing. Everything about it says quality.Period. Buy this before they stop making it.

I carefully read all the reviews and choose this model and I am so happy I did. I use it for paninis, quesadillas, and pancakes. It works really well for all three. I am glad the griddle surfaces can be removed, and the flexibility in being able to flip them over for flat or ridged effect is really more useful than I thought. The drip pan collects extra oil well (as when experimenting with an oily olive tapenade on a sandwich that was too greasy). It heats up quickly and gives a nice crunchy exterior to everything I have tried, regardless of type of bread. It makes ten pancakes at a time, and for my family this has been great-I get to enjoy them instead of sitting at the stove the whole time to make small batches. The sandwiches cook quickly enough and making two large ones at a time makes it easy enough for everyone to have a hot sandwich. It automatically adjust for flat tortilla sandwiches and quesadillas to really over stuffed sandwiches. I highly recommend this panini maker and can’t imagine anything in its design that could be better. Its price is totally reasonable for this quality.

We use this little performer to cooking eggs, grilled cheeses, sausage & onions at a farmers market using market products. Compact, tough and we particularly love the high capacity drip tray and ease of cleanup. I’ll edit this later with a longer-term report.