Imagine. It's 10pm and that light dinner didn't quite do the job. With this gadget you can use the last two pieces of bread, the three pieces of left over breakfast sausage and the drying grated swiss cheese left in a ziplock to make a delicious and quick snack. This thing is great. It cooks fast. No smoking. And it cleans up with a damp paper towel. Nothing sticks to it; not to the inside or the outside. And for storage, just toss it on top of the frig. This is perfect for one of two people. Get a larger unit if you plan to serve larger groups.

Brushed stainless is actually plastic but looks good.
The wattage appears to be slightly less than other sandwich makers that I have had in the past so it takes a little longer to heat up. On the plus side, this will allow the unit to last longer as it will not overheat if left on and not used immediately.
The unit is advertised as being deeper than the average maker but in fact is average depth or a little less than some, don't plan on overstuffing the sandwich with filling.
I have used this sandwich maker several times and it is easy to use and gives good results. The red/green lights make using it easier to use than some of the one light sandwich makers.
It cleans up very well, after cooling it can be wiped out with a paper towel, This includes burned on cheese and grease.
Good unit, great for the price.

This grill is the greatest! We took it on vacation and it easily warned up take-out sandwiches. When I got home I then made a grilled cheese and portabello sandwich. Heavenly! It also is very easy to keep clean. I don't usually purchase small appliances, but this one is a keeper.

Having only used it for sandwiches I cooks very nicely and the center remains very hot for longer than a pan fried sandwich would. It does flatten the food out which caused us to place the soft vegees like tomato and lettuce on after cooking.

They should rename this Sandwich Fun - because that is what we are having with it!!! Sometimes a Pannini Maker is just too much - and it is fun to get back to basics!!!

The advertising is deceiving and deceptive

I thought this appliance would take normal slices of bread and was very disappointed to learn (when I received the actual unit) that it only took 4

super

I love my sandwich grill, the only I wish it was a little bigger so I could use rye
bread with it, without cutting the crust off I use it at least three times a week
I love mine so much I have reccoended to my friends. It makes a mean pastrami sandwich,
or a real good grilled cheese.

Ok but

The grill heats up fast and the temperature settings seem just right - nice melted cheese each time. But cleanup is somewhat difficult - I used spray on non-stick and the grease dripped off the back and you can't fit anything unde the hinge in the back to clean it up. I ended up just accepting that it will be gooky back there.....

Great Deal

This is a little GEM.....Makes sandwich time a breeze..You'll love it...remember to clean it after each use and it will stay just like you took it out of the box...

College student gift

I bought this product as a gift for my niece who recently went off to college. As soon as she got it, she & her roommates made tuna melts & loved them. She said it's the best gift!!

Very convenient

The sandwich grill is very easy to use and clean-up isn't difficult. My only complaint would be that there is no control over how dark or light it toasts the bread. We like our sandwiches a bit darker & crisper than this grill toasts them. Still, it's fun to use and we really enjoy it.

For mashed sandwiches

I had a sandwich maker years ago but left it in the kitchen at work when a bunch of us got laid off. I really didn't use it but got it for coworkers to make hot sandwiches for lunch. So when I saw this one and was ordering other items I thought I would give it a try. Well, I think this product is pretty much worthless. It's so limited as to what you can do with it except to make smashed hot sandwiches that aren't very good. And about the only bread that works in it is plain old white sandwich style. Larger bread is just crushed. If a person is thinking about buying this to make sandwiches don't do it! You're better off getting something like a griddle or a paninni press for sandwiches that takes any size or type of bread.

pockets could be bigger for man size sandwiches

Great price, works great with regular bread. Larger slices of bread, it is to small.

just ok

it's really too small for us...works well but it's more for a single person than a family of 2 or more, IMHO.

Great little sandwich maker. Easy to use and clean. Great purchase - I'm totally happy with it.

I just made my first sandwich in it - grilled cheese. I love the lights and they work great. It cooked the sandwich in under 10 mins and honestly it probably should have been slightly less time. The sandwiches were good but cheese leaked out from under the lid and onto the front and back. Clean up was not difficult at all except for the few crevices that cheese leaked into. These were incredibly difficult to clean and took about half an hour with a toothpick and paper towels. Don't put too much cheese in your sandwiches or be prepared to spend some serious time cleaning it. Still, made a good sandwich and, for the price, I think was a good value.

sandwich grill

I had purchased one before Christmas I use the grill a lot. so because i like it I thought my step daughters should also have one.

I decided to have a grilled cheese maker to have in the office on days I didn't want to leave for lunch. It's perfect - we did grilled cheese, tomato & onion sandwiches. The only thing was I used a little larger bread and too much cheese so I lost some of it spilling over.

My family could never live w/o this grill by Cuisinart. I have my son's friends coming in and out all day, everyday, and of course they are always looking for something to eat. I make all sorts of different types of things for everyone faster than take-out. All the boy love it, in less than 5 minutes their bellies are full.

Nothing sticks, sandwich pops right out. It's just great.