Customer Reviews

Presto 07045 Family-Size Cool-Touch Tilt'N Drain Electric Griddle

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I purchased this griddle intending to use it to cook pancakes, bacon, and to heat torillas.
First of all, the aluminum surface of the griddle is not as thick as I was expecting. I haven't measured it, but I'd estimate it's between 1/8" and 3/16" thick across most of the surface. As such, it does warp under high heat. It was set on top of my smooth top range (range was off and cold, of course!) and when I turned it past 450 degrees, I found that one of the 4 legs would be off the surface. There is a raised lip around the outer edge which would prevent liquids (pancake batter, beaten egg, etc) from spilling off. This is useful and well executed.
Previous reviews noted that your pancakes can come out "striped" due to the heating element. I underestimated this. Though made of aluminum, there definitely are vast differences in heat from one area of the griddle to another. I think this griddle would perform much better if the heating element covered more of the surface of the griddle, kind of like the design of an electric oven's broiler element.
For heating tortillas, I've got no complaints. And this griddle can get hot, as I've done chicken stir-fry and fajitas all on the surface of the griddle.
Overall, I think I paid a fair price for it, but I'd look for a more expensive, higher quality model next time around.

Having gone through several electric griddles over the years this one is the pick of the litter. The tilt feature is nice to keep your bacon from deep frying in its own grease and makes clean up easier. The size is great since you can actually feed a crowd (thats why you bought it right?). There are some hot spots as usual with this type of item but nothing real serious. I would recommend this item if you want to cook up a pound of bacon at a time, a mess of pancakes or 6 grilled cheese sandwiches.

I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS GRIDDLE. We bought oversize to make more pancakes and thought the cool-touch edge was a great idea. The Tilt'N Drain sounds great, but a mere bump of the cool-touch edge and the griddle falls into the drain position. Not what you're looking for when pouring pancakes. First of all, it still only accommodates five normal size pancakes (four corners and one in the middle). The surface is not level, and all the pancakes run towards the center giving them a distinctive oval shape. The biggest disappointment is the heating element. I purposely pour the center one first, and the one closest to the heating source last. Despite my efforts the one closest to the heating element source turns dark brown in no time flat, and the one in the center is barely ready to flip. End result...I'm shopping for a new griddle.

This griddle is BIG, which is what I wanted. If you want a big griddle, this is it. Keep in mind, the size makes it difficult to clean. It does not fit in my sink, so water often drips on the floor (without me knowing) when I clean it. However, this is not a problem with the griddle, just something to be aware of.

Unfortunately, the surface does not heat evenly, nor does the thermostat appear to be accurate. The middle of the griddle is about 15 F warmer than the setting on the thermostat while the sides were 50 F warmer, as measured with an IR thermometer. This is the only design flaw.

The griddle is level! Pancakes, scrambled eggs, and any other items that flow will stay where you put them. Other griddles are permanently tilted to allow grease to drain. This unit will tilt when you need it to drain (when cooking bacon for example), but stay level when you want it level.

The size is great, and I have not found anything that comes close to this. Without a doubt, I would purchase this again.

This is how much my husband and I like our new griddle. Our daughter has one and loves it. We saw how easy it was to use so we ordered one for ourselves. You can make anything on it from pancakes, to sandwiches, eggs, french toast, etc.. I like the pull out pan to get everything out, that's a nifty feature. Any of the other griddles I have ever had in the past never had that. It is easy to store too, and light weight.

The 07045 "Family-Size Cool Touch Tilt'N Drain" griddle does what you hope for. It's larger, rectanglar shape handles numbers of pancakes to beat any round pan and the easy to handle Tilt feature does a great job on a package of bacon. The "shortish" cord might limit placement on a counter - it needs space, both to use and to store. Works Great!

I use this griddle to make pancake, eggs, bacon.. It's so easy to clean up with the non-stick surface.

I also use as Japanese Teppanyaki to make thin slice teriyaki steak, fish, tofu & chow-mein. It's great!!

The only thing is that it makes smell all over your house.(any griddle/stove does that) Therefore I recommend using it under the range hood in the kitchen.

I bought this griddle yesterday and returned it today. The cord is very short. This is one LARGE griddle and it takes up space. A little longer cord would have allowed the griddle
to be placed as needed on the counter for safe cooking. I would have kept this griddle IF the cord had been longer.

The grill works well for a large breakfast - although since it is so big - difficult to find a good storage place for it and washing in the sink.

But works well for what it was made to do!

I absolutely love this griddle. Pancakes come out perfect. I grilled boneless chicken on it; it came out very tender and didn't dry out. It's so easy to clean. Definitely worth the money I spent.