Hamilton Beach Panini Press Sandwich Maker & Electric Indoor Grill with Locking Lid, Opens 180 Degrees for any Thickness for Quesadillas, Burgers & More, Nonstick 8″ x 10″ Grids, Red (25462Z)

Excellent little grill
I bought this for my husband because he had been wanting a panini grill. I looked at the fancier, bigger, higher priced grills, but went with this one because it has a history of good reviews. Perhaps when he proves he is responsible with this one, I will get him an upgrade :)This one is nice because there arent a lot of settings to worry about and try to remember what settings to use for what. Just turn it on, watch for the light, and then you’re ready to throw your sandwich on there. He always uses thick sourdough bread and is happy with the way his sandwiches turn out. I told him to butter the grill, not the bread, and so now his results are much better.The non stick grill surfaces are nice and easy to clean. Even if a little cheese oozes out, it wipes right off with a paper towel. Nothing sticks to the surface at all.It is the perfect size for two nice sandwiches (on large bread), but yet not too big and bulky to have to worry about where to store it and it is not so big that it is cumbersome to move around and clean, etc.A lot of the other lower priced models that I looked at did not have the floating lid. This one does have the hinged floating lid so you can get thick sandwiches in there and the lid will lay flat and evenly on top.Aside from sandwiches, it is nice for burgers and steaks too. Nice to have something like this when it is too cold to go outside and run the big propane grill. We eat NY Strip and Porterhouse steaks a lot, so this little grill is really nice to get us through the winter months and not miss out on the beefy goodness. This sears them perfectly and we are able to get them done to our liking of “medium well.” Boneless split chicken breasts/tenders work out wonderfully as well.It feels very well made, especially for the price and we are both happy with it. I am happy to have found such a good model at such a good price and he is happy that it works so well and is easy to use. It is the perfect combination of price, performance and value. It is not lacking any necessary features and the build quality is perfect.

Best grilled cheese and panini maker
For the last few months, we have been using this panini press to make grilled cheese sandwiches and other toasted sandwiches. These sandwiches have all came out near perfect, melting the cheese just right and not burning the bread.The heat distribution on the press was great at first, though seems to have gotten worse over time. At first, all sandwiches were perfectly browned. This has transitioned to the outside facing bread being toasted quite a bit more than the insides. This is easily fixed by turning the sandwiches midway through cooking, though it is an inconvenience nonetheless.There is also no way to control the temperature, meaning that you will constantly be plugging and unplugging this device. You will also not be able to adjust the temperature to your liking, which could be a massive downside.Finally, cleaning this thing is a pain. There is no way to pull the grills off to clean, so you will need to wipe it down to keep it clean. I normally do a wipe with a wet paper towel and finish up with some dawn dish soap, water, and a dry pat.Even through all these downsides, this has still been one of the best purchases I have made for the kitchen. Every sandwich that comes out of this press tastes like heaven (and it looks cool). Well worth the asking price to me.

It does the job, simply and well!
I am now a panini addict! I purchased this panini maker because it got good reviews and was inexpensive. I was so glad I made this choice! It’s super easy to use, just plug it in and wait for it to heat up. There is no option to control the heat, but every sandwich I’ve made has come out great! I’ve been eating panini sandwiches almost every day since I got this about 3 weeks ago. Yeah, there are lots of other appliances out there that have more bells and whistles, but this one does the job and does it very well! I’ve used pita bread, ciabatta bread and sourdough bread to make sandwiches so far. You do have to remember to unplug it or it will just stay on. Also cleaning it is a chore, but I just take a damp paper towel to wipe it down after it has cooled off. Other, more expensive models may have removable press plates that can be washed easily, but for me the trade off is actually having to remove them and later put them back on….I’d rather just wipe it down. Also I love that you can store it closed and standing upright which makes it easy to put in a cabinet for storage or, like I do, to push back against the counter wall out of the way, since I use it every day. Either way it uses less kitchen real estate than most other panini makers.

Calienta rápido y facil de usar

Ok ,it’s a Brilliant Panini maker ! Cooking surface I’d 10-9 inches square roughly I cooking 4 sideways . top is well build .1000% crunch factor with a smear of margarineon bottom and Tom . “ NO NEEDOF TEMP CONTROL …ITS A KEPPER FOR DURE AND TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS .. my Grandpn loves the hotdogs on the# first cook the dogs on grill split buns and add margarine. Place hotdog back in and roast the buns with the dogs .6 buns on grill . 5 STAR 24/7