Great grill. Switched from George Foreman mostly due to the replaceable trays available for Cuisinart. I use this grill almost every day so the plates will wear out. Now that I have purchased my new grill, I love all of the extra features and hope the quality holds up. So far it has exceeded my expectations.
I have several Cuisinart products, all of which I love to use. The Contact Griddler looks sleek, can cook as a press or an open grill and does a great job. It’s also easy to clean. The reason I didn’t give it more stars is the choice of settings doesn’t include all types of food I cook and the digital display is not the easiest to utilize, but I’m figuring it out.
Got this for my Husband for Father’s Day. I hated seeing him grilling in 100 degree temperatures and getting eaten up by mosquitos. So because He loves to grill, I thought this would be a great alternative. He loves it so far. The first time it took a while to figure out how to fold it over while cooking. It also leaked a little grease onto the counter, but nothing serious. We started with burgers and they were the juiciest burgers he’d made in a while. He really liked the timer and the settings also. I believe this is going to get a lot of use in our house.
I've only used it once so far, to make pancakes. It works much better than the griddle that I had. There is a little discrepancy in the heat of the two griddle plates, but I can work with it. Overall, I really like it and it will take the place of another countertop grill and a separate griddle, so it is freeing up some space for me. The only thing I don't love is that I do not find the controls to be intuitive. I will have to keep the instruction booklet handy until I get the hang of it, but I'm looking forward to using it more!