This little sandwich maker has become one of my favorite “quick meal” gadgets. It heats up fast, cooks evenly, and makes perfect grilled sandwiches, quesadillas, and even little pizza pockets in just a few minutes. The size is small, but that’s exactly what makes it convenient — it fits anywhere on the counter and stores easily. The nonstick plates really are nonstick. Clean-up takes about 10 seconds with a damp paper towel. I also love the mint green color — it gives off a fun retro vibe that looks great in the kitchen. Pros: • Heats up quickly • Truly nonstick and super easy to clean • Compact and adorable design • Great for sandwiches, snacks, and late-night cravings Cons: • Small capacity (but that’s expected for a mini maker) If you want a fast, easy way to make warm snacks without using the oven or stove, this is a great little gadget. Perfect for dorms, small kitchens, or anyone who loves convenience. Read more
This is a fun little appliance that gets the job done. I bought this when I lost the electric circuit that my microave sits on. Until the electric company can come out and go up their pole to replace their equipment, I needed something electric to heat some small things in. This appliance fits the bill. I use it to prepare Mac n Cheese cups, the kind that you add water to the fill line and put in your microwave for a period of time. Instead of the microwave, I put the contents into this little pan and heat it that way. Comes out perfectly. I also heat water, and have cooked Klondike Flap Jack cups in it, same way. It all works out great. I have heated chili in it, too. This little appliance heats stuff rapidly, much quicker than the microwave. So far, I have no issues at all of getting the food out of the pan, and the cooking surface stays clean. Even if it appears that something is cooked on, it's not. Just fool with it a little, and the whole bottom will come out intact, at once, and you can eat that, too. This appliance is small. It isn't going to cook a lot at once, but for spot meals, or tiny meals, it works. The one thing that I would caution on is the heat. This thing gets HOT. The lid has a steam vent which it would behoove you to rotate away from the tab handle in order to keep the tab from cooking your fingers. Which is not to say that the tab doesn't get hot. It does. You may have to employ a hot pad, or some cloth something that you can use on the tiny tab to pick the pan up. The pan is easy to lift off of the heating element. There are no other handles to move the pan around, and none on the body of the unit itself. You have to teach yourself to move slowly and carefully around the appliance, and make sure that the body is not touching anything lest it melt a cord or something. Do not let paper products touch the body while in use, for safety. The 260 watts heat up quickly and impressively. There is no on/off button. Your on/off button is the electric plug. This is okay, because you have to remain with the appliance while in use, and you will be forced to unplug it when done cooking. So, that works out. The only criticism I have is the little blue light which indicates that the appliance is on. It can barely be seen, and you have to cup your fingers around the light to see it working. You have to be careful not to touch the body of the appliance in order to avoid a burn. One feature I especially like is the fact that the lid is clear glass, which enables you to see the food inside and what is happening to it. It is very easy to clean. There are actually TWO cooking surfaces to use; I do not plan to use the lower level one because I think you can only use one at a time, anyway, and the top one is sufficient. The lower one is not detachable and underneath that is where the electronics would be, so I don't plan to use it. But, I could. The surface on the top is deeper but a tad smaller. No big deal. All in all, I am not sorry I bought this appliance. It is getting me through a hard time, and every little bit of convenience we can get is important. Read more
I bought this little cooker for a couple of reasons, primarily to cook an egg for my young granddaughter when she wants one and to cook simple ramen without having to get out and then clean a bigger pan. It seems to work well for both of these applications and many others. The specifics include: - takes about 4-5 minutes to heat up in the "grill" mode and the blue indicator light will go out when it's at full temperature. The grill looks like it's non-stick, but it's not really. Just add a quick spray of cooking spray and it works great. You can make fried over eggs, sunnyside up eggs, or scrambled eggs easily. I suppose you can also make easy poached eggs with the pan mode, but I haven't tried that. The unit is too small to immerse a full egg to make hard boiled eggs. - the pan only holds a bit more than one cup of water to cook the ramen in when the ramen is added, but that's fine for my tastes. It takes about 9-10 minutes to heat the water to boiling, but it develops a rapid boil from then on and cooks the ramen well. Note that: - there is no on-off switch, so you just plug it in to cook - the cord is less than two feet long, so you'll need to be near your electrical outlet - there is no temperature control adjustment, so once it's fully hot, it's going to stay there. The heating will cycle on and off itself when it reaches full temperature, but I'm not able to tell how hot that is. Based on the speed that it cooks eggs, I would say the full heat temperature is probably nearly 350-400 degrees F. Overall, I think it's a versatile simple device that saves cleaning bigger pans when they are not necessary and I look forward to trying new things to cook in it. Read more
I got this when it was on sale for $11.99 during the holiday season and then had discover points to pay for it with! Couldn't say no! I was thinking it would be good for the office. I finally got around using it, I wanted to test at home before taking to the office. I feel like the skillet could be a little deeper. The whole reason I bought it was to make ramen noodles in. The skillet was filled with the 3 ozs of noodles and water. I wasn't sure it was going to work, but it did. Now, I won't take it to work, it bubbled over a little bit, but I will use it at home. Once the grand kids get a little bigger they will be able to use it when they visit. I gave it 4 stars because I would prefer the skillet be a little deeper, other than that it's going to do what I want it to do. Oh, let me add that the manual that comes with it has a couple of recipes in it to start off cooking for one. I think this would be great for college kids and single adults. Read more
This is my kids favorite kitchen appliance. Easy to use and clean. Great for the whole family. Read more
