Dash Mini Maker Portable Grill Machine + Panini Press for Gourmet Burgers, Sandwiches, Chicken + Other On the Go Breakfast, Lunch, or Snacks with Recipe Guide - Aqua

I wasn't sure if I'd like this but it's one of my favourite appliances. I bought the grill instead of the waffle maker (looked too hard to clean) or the griddle (which looked too plain) and I'm glad I did. I think the grill lines help food cook quicker and more thoroughly and it's fairly easy to keep clean. I mostly have used it for cooking omelets and recently to make a single cookie using cookie dough. Yum to both! Having a warm cookie on a cold day is so comforting. Like some people have said, it's very small but it's perfect for one egg or one cookie and doesn't take up much space in the cupboard. It heats up quickly and it's easy to check if the food is done. You have to stand and watch it since there's no dinger to tell you when it's done. The cord is a nice length. I was able to buy mine for under $10 since the packaging was damaged. The grill was in new condition, not even a scratch.

Pretty good.

I bought this to keep in the office and make my cheese melts for lunch. It's a perfect size, easy to clean and easy to use. I have used it to make hot sandwiches at work. Use cold cuts and cheese on a tortilla and fold it and grill it, perfect easy and delicious.

This is very small, but perfect for one person. I've used it for burger patties that I size myself, not pre-shaped so that it will fit. Also, for small breakfast patties, grilled cheese with firm bread, cut to size, or English muffin. Also good for panini style sandwich with small thin chicken cutlet, and firm bread cut to size. Can't get a lot of ingredients on there, but otherwise handy to use. The recipe included for grilled pineapple with cinnamon and nutmeg is very good. I've also found it easy to clean.

OK, I mainly bought this because it was cute. And I have a Dash mini rice cooker that is terrific for use in my travel trailer (I'm cooking for two.) In testing the panini press, I tried three tests: 1. Reheat a leftover piece of a muffuletta sandwich: While this fat sandwich is admittedly way too thick for the press, it did a credible job of heating the sandwich through and crisping the bread, the bottom of which had become rather soggy. 2. "Taco" with ricotta, mozzarella and marinara. This was obviously not the best use for this machine, or probably any panini press for that matter. The ricotta melted and oozed out with the marinara before the tortilla was adequately toasted. I'd consider this one a fail. 3. "Quesadilla" with chicken, poblano, and jack cheese. This one came out a little better since the ingredients didn't start out liquid, but again the cheese melted and oozed out before the tortilla was as toasty as I would have liked it. I'm going to assume that generally, this machine isn't great for toasting stuffed tortillas. SUMMARY: I will try a few more tests before giving up, but I'm not sure how much I'll really use this machine. The capacity is really small, so heating up a small sandwich for 1 is probably the optimal use for me. I wouldn't use it to cook burgers or meat or eggs--I'd always use another method for those applications. And if I need to heat up two sandwiches, I'd probably use the stove top or oven so they are done at the same time. I didn't find the functionality great enough to get a second one in order to heat two sandwiches simultaneously. I also did not find it all that easy to clean anything that oozed off the non-stick surface.