Cuisinart Smokless Contact Griddler

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Cuisinart Contact Griddler with smokeless mode is perfect! The design is very nice and looks fancy, I like the blue screen. The grill/press is very sturdy, I like how the top can adapt itself depending on what type of food is underneath it, when you close it. You have so many options! You can use it open with both grill plates or open with one grill and one griddle or with both griddle plates and same when closed! The plates are very very easy to put on, take off and clean. I really like the scraping tool to clean the grills. So far I am using it everyday! With grilling you can make your own indoor BBQ, panini press, pizzas heater, breakfast maker, etc. It took me a little time to understand how to use the control panel with so many options but with the instructions book in 5 min it was a go! I like the recipes that they give at the end of the manual. The smokeless grills are really working, first time for me that I made bacon without having smoke everywhere in the house. I love the drip tray, it collects fat and water from the meat. I made a wonderful breakfast with a combination of grill and griddle plates. One side was cooking pancakes, eggs, and cheese while the other was cooking bacon! And the bacon wasn’t bathing in fat because of the drip tray. You can adjust the temperature on both sides. The grill goes from 175F to 425F and the smoke less grill lets you choose between the type of meat you want to cook (fish, pork, beef, etc). You can even cook on one side and have the other one off. I made panini's too, with veggie or meat versions. Loved that it made a crunchy bread without burning it. For me, there are 2 down sides; The first one it that when you set the temperature on either side you cannot adjust it. You have to shut it down and restart it to do so. The other issue it that when you open both side the appareil makes a V shape (perfectly stable for sure) but if I was putting my egg to close to the edge it was going a little bit overboard. You can also set a timer but when the timer is done the grill stops working/cooking. I like using it without the timer. I really enjoy cooking with it. I had an old one and this one is far better and fancier. Love it, recommend it, look at the pictures!