Customer Reviews

Norpro Enamel Cast Iron Panini Press

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The Norprp cast iron panini press is a very good and useful gadget. I had really gotten tired of using a filled-up tea kettle as the top weight on my grilled cheese sandwiches. The press has just the right amount of weight, covers a wide area on my 11-inch calphalon grill pan, and is easy to clean (just a quick wipe-and-dry). The reason I gave it four instead of five stars is that the ridges on the underside are pretty useless. You can't really heat this thing up enough on the gas burner to use it to simultaneously grill the top-side of your sandwich as the product lit promises. It never gets hot enough and loses heat as soon as it comes off the flame. So for me it's just a fancy weight -- but that's what I bought it for.

I found this exact panini press at Marshalls for $10...what a steal!

When I got home, I could not wait to use it with my Le Creuset skillet. When I bought the skillet, I did not spend the extra money for the panini press. I had seen this panini press on Amazon and toyed with the idea of buying it there and saving some money instead of spending $70 on the Le Creuset equivalent.

The panini press is a heavy cast iron and is excellent for making paninis! My tuna melt came out beautifully and clean up was a breeze. I highly recommend it, especially if you have the Le Creuset square skillet--it fits perfectly!

This is a great product. it does everything those fancy Panini grills do. It makes a perfect crust with gooey cheesy inside. Easy cleanups-nothing sticks to it. Love it

This item is good but not as great as it's advertised. It works very well as a heavy press but you'll still need to flip the sandwich since it doesn't stay hot enough for you to get the pretty grill marks on the top side. It's useful and definitely great if you don't wanna spend a lot of money on a fancy Panini Press!

I use this with a 9.5" square grill pan. It fits perfectly. With this combination things cook more quickly and still have the grill marks on both sides. I like it for panini too. Good for hungry people with little time for cooking.

Was so psyched to get this & what a disappointment to see the enamel coating chipping, flaking, & rubbing off with my hand. Didn't require much effort too.

This product is outstanding for the price! I checked several other places and this item is sold here for half what other vendors offered it. It's good quality and does the job.

I bought this press because I already had a grill pan and didn't want something that would take up counter space. The directions are excellent and the product works as described. I love it!

Nice panini press. I use this for cooking grilled food in my grill pan and it is wonderul. You can pay a lot for other products but this one does the job just fine. If used for chicken breast it works to keep the chicken nice and juicy not dry as with regular grilling with out the press.

Quality Heavy Cast Iron but Doesn't Work Like an Electric Press. We have the cast iron Caphalon grill pan and this Norpro Panini press fits perfectly. My husband is strong enough to make a (not so flat) patty melt with it but I can not. Also, I found that it does heat up with a gas flame so you can make the grill marks on your sandwich but it takes about 5-8 minutes on the flame to heat up enough. I believe they advertise that it takes about two minutes which is not the case. The press works fine for grilled cheese sandwiches but not for meat stacked panini sandwiches. Husband likes it okay, but I don't care as much for it since I already have a Krups sandwich maker for grilled cheese, peanut butter/jelly sandwich, etc. If you plan on using the press for something light weight it is a quality heavy press. I'm still going to have to buy the electric panini press.