Customer Reviews

Cuisinart GP-40SA Griddler Express Contact Grill

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This contact grill-panini grill is great! We moved into a 3rd floor condo without a place for outside cooking but since we bought this grill I can't say we miss it. This grill heats up extremely well, something my several George Foreman grills didn't do. We like it for steaks and hamburgers, my husband says the ones I do are as good as he did on the grill. It is also very fast; we grill thin steaks in 2-3 minutes; it took 10 minutes on our gas grill. We also like it for grilled sandwiches like Reubens; the bread comes out crisp and the center is completely heated through. We like the temperature choices. It doesn't have removeable plates - nothing to break! They wash off easily; I put wet paper towels in it and let it sit while we eat. I would recommend it to anyone - look for it in the warehouse stores as well.

This Cuisinart Griddler is great! I've had it for about 3 months now and I use it almost every day. As a single man I need to be able to make quick and easy meals. I use my Griddler primarily as a Panini press. Now, every sandwich I make is grilled on my press. It makes a world of difference. It's a GREAT buy!

I read reviews for practically ever grill on Amazon and after careful consideration I chose this grill. I was seriously disappointed and gave the grill away after 5 uses.

1) My biggest frustration was with the way it cooked. The burgers literally only browned on 1 side! Also they came out not very juicy or succulent even though I experimented with several different cooking times. I had a George Foreman grill in the past and burgers cooked on that grill came out much much better.

2) I found this really unwieldy to manage / clean. I knew the panels didn't come out but on a grill this large, that is a big problem.

I'm confused by all the great reviews. I had a George Foreman super basic model before and that was much better. I'm going to order that again.

If you don't have an outside grill...or the means to get one, this will do exactly what you need.

Burgers, steaks and fish in less than 6 minutes!

This item looks great and cooks great. With fixed grill plates it isn't the easiest to clean and it is quite expensive when you realize that it has no fancy controls, timers, indicator lights, etc. You can probably get the same functionality for a lot less money if you don't care about industrial design.