Hamilton Beach Panini Press Sandwich Maker & Electric Indoor Grill, 10" x 8" Nonstick Grill Plates, Chrome

I purchased this item for my husband (who loves to cook), and he was first of all very surprised, then secondly excited to have a panini maker. No more placing something on top of a sandwich in a pan to give the effect of a panini. The panini press is light weight, easy to clean and an excellent choice for a quick meal. The price was great, the color was exactly as shown online and I will absolutely recommend this item to friends and family.

Really easy! Started on grilled cheese on wheat bead as a novice. Worked up to ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and horseradish sauce on Italian rolls. All came out great! This Panini Maker gets hot fast. Less than three minutes. The grilled cheese took three minutes to cook. The ham and cheese was thick like a Dagwood. That took nine minutes. Just peek and if the cheese is starting to melt onto the bottom grill, pull the plug. Clean up with a moist wash cloth is easy. Tip-if the recipe calls for butter on the outside of the bread/roll, don't do it. The teflon on the grills makes for no sticking. Though a plastic spatula help to get the Panini out. So, if you want, some extra virgin olive oil inside the bread/roll works fine. Small for storage also. All in all, buy one, you won't regret it. Ideal for two people as it makes two Panini's at a time. Plus, the price is right. P.S. Made a sliced steak, romaine lettuce, heirloom tomato and extra virgin olive oil on wheat bread Panini for my adult son to take to his apartment for lunch tomorrow. Three minutes to cook. He'll just microwave it and let me know how that works out.

using the panini press puts a new meaning of a sandwich. It is fast to make and easy clean up. After using this can't just eat a sandwich again without putting on the Panini press. This is like getting a restaurant specialty sandwich. I liked the one we got for Christmas so much that I went out and got my daughter one too. My husband is so happy now cause he gets his reuben sandwich all the time now.

This Panini maker works great, heats up perfect and for the price you cant beat the quality of your Panini sandwich. Will definitely buy again for a gift. I specifically chose to buy this one because of the great reviews I read online about this product. Thank You

I love this panini maker! I thought I might use it once or twice and then put it away and forget I even had it, but I was wrong! We have used it almost daily. We used to make grilled cheese sandwiches occasionally, but this panini maker makes them so much faster and and more easily that we now eat them much more often! It accomodates many thicknesses of bread because of its floating lid (my favorites are hoagie rolls and baguettes!) It says it takes 6 minutes to heat up, but in reality only takes about 2 minutes. It is attractive enough to leave out on the counter. You can't go wrong with this great little appliance!

My boyfriend was thinking about getting a panini maker, so for our anniversary I got him this one. It works very nicely, takes only about a minute to make a sandwich, and clean up is easy. It is non-stick so anything that you put in there comes right off. It does heat slightly unevenly, but not to a point where it ruins the sandwich. Overall very good product.

I had a panini at a local bagel place one day, and I was so impressed that I decided to buy a panini maker myself. I chose the Hamilton Beech Panini Maker because it was cheap and had good recommendations. I had no idea how much I'd end up using it. Sandwiches are boring, but this panini maker turns them into something exciting. My kids love grilled cheese paninis better than grilled cheese sandwiches on the stove. It cooks quickly and evenly every time, and is very easy to clean. I barely use the toaster oven or the microwave anymore now. I can't recommend this panini maker highly enough!

Delivered brand new in original box assembled. Everything was perfect --- unlike some of the reviewers who had broken handles. Love the red color. Stands up out of the way when not in use. Takes less than 6 minutes to warm up then melts cheese on regular bread within 2 minutes. Followed one of the enclosed cookbook recipes for turnovers from crescent rolls and it worked. Grilled sliced zucchini in 5 minutes. Tortillas and pitas were too crisp in two minutes so we had to try different times with them. Thick whole-grain breads do not crisp and take more than 2 minutes to melt cheese or heat deli meats. But still warm and tasty with a great fresh-baked aroma. Cleaning is OK. Only downside is the dial knob that controls the height of the top burner. It's not exact and there's a lot of wiggle room. Had to try different times and items. Don't know how long this unit will last. Our GF only held up for one year.

I really like it. It gets super hot in a short time. But it does not have an on/off button which I don't like. When it gets too hot, I want to turn it off and then maybe turn it on again after some time so I keep unplugging it in order to do that which is not practical at all. Also, the handle was broken and I feel like it can happen again...

The item was delivered after the promised date. The item was shipped on the original box and the box arrived damaged, and inside dirty. The item itself looked fine but it has two little scratches on the plates. I've decided to keep it because I needed it right away.