Lodge Cast Iron Logic 8.25" Ribbed Panini or Grill Press, LPP3

I've only used one time, but combined with the Lodge grill pan it makes fantastic grilled cheese sandwiches. I added a bit of cooking oil to both before using. I buttered the outsides of the bread and placed the cheese between them. Pre-heated the pan and press. Cooked on medium heat, checking frequently as it was my first attempt at this. Great tasty results.

I actually use this for steak, grilled cheese sandwiches, all kinds of things I put it in the oven to preheat while I prep whatever with the top grid and then take it out to put on the burner perfect grill marks and every clean up every time! I love this pan

These work for sandwiches and steaks, especially if you run into the rare person that likes a well done steak or to cook a rare or medium-rare steak really quickly. They're heavy duty cast iron, so a light wipe with olive oil or bacon grease when you're done keeps them ready for the next use.

This lid is a perfect fit to the 10 in lodge grill pan. Works great!

I recently discovered this product by accident. I have thought about purchasing a Panini press for a good while and when Lodge released this press I jumped at the chance to purchase one. I also purchaded the grill pan to go with it. Now I can make my own high end hot Panini;s at home easily and affordable. While experiementing with sliced deli beef for Philly Cheese Panini's I ran accross thin cut beef on sale. I bought up several packs and had to use my Press on a flat griddle to cook the meat to keep it from curling. Anyone using this panini press, like any other Lodge products will not be disappointed. Clean with hot water only, no soap. The Lodge preseasoning is outstanding on this product and proper care will result in a life time of enjoyment for you and the next generations!

Excellent quality, solid product. We love our sandwiches even more now. With grill marks and well toasted

I absolutely love this press. It fits my existing compatible grill skillet perfectly. I use them both all the time and I love have grill lines on my food. It is healthier than frying and I just love it.

Very heavy, great for pressing the bread. I have the grill pan and I am just thrilled with both. I have been and continue to be a USA made fan-always looking-this is made in USA.

I purchased the ribbed pan to grill meats which need to be seared before final cooking. Also wanted to be able to put the pan in a hot oven to finish and not worry about the handle etc. suffering from high heat. The pan works as intended and the Press is a perfect addition. I place the Press in the pan when I preheat and let the two come up to heat together. Then it's a matter of placing the meat in between and letting the pan and press do t heir magic. Don't be afraid to let them get rocket hot before introducing the meat they can take it. Haven't made paninis yet but expect the process to be simple. The weight of the Press is sufficient to hold the meat in place. Only reason for the 4 not 5 stars is the price of the Press which is more than the pan itself. Find that quizical when considering the mass of the pan but maybe lower volume of manufacture is the answer. Buy it you'll like it!

I bougth this wrought-iron topper press for my Mom as a present. We used it yesturday, right out of the box and it work pretty well. Its already somewhat fully pre-seasoned from the manufacturer, as the instructions stated so, and it was, for the most part, ready-to-go. The weight of the lid is great and the sandwich was well browned, just like the speciality restaurants would of made. However, the sandwiches top piece of bread did stick abit to the lid, until the butter melted. Nexted time, I'll heat heat the lid, in the dry pan first, for about acouple seconds, and then lift the lid and add the sandwiches. Well worth every cent spent and we were both tickled. You have to watch the pan and the lid - every min. to avoid burning the bread. (I bought the Panani recipe book also, which was nice - but the only thing I would change about the book would for it to have more pictures of the sandwiches). The sandwiches we made were: sharp cheddar cheese, bacon, with sliced fresh pear, on white pot. bread. A good combination and tasted wonderful. My mom is using this lid to press bacon so it stays flat in the cooking pan, to press steaks for great sear marks, and so-on. I'm nexted to purchase one of these lids for myself and my family. My sister also owns this lid and is also quite pleased. Makes a great gift and works well with any pan, we've found, even a huge flat grill, or griddle. The lid can cover two big sanwiches at a time, or one huge steak, or twelve pieces of bacon, which is great!