| Grilling burgers, chicken, fish, steaks, and Italian-style sandwiches (panini) with no fuss or mess is easy with this handsome, chrome-clad, countertop grill. The top and bottom grilling plates make cooking twice as fast as in a pan, impart appetizing grill marks, and, with their nonstick coating, release food easily and wipe clean with a cloth. Key to the grill's professional performance is a floating hinge system that automatically adjusts to a food's thickness for even grilling top and bottom. The grill's handle stays cool during operating, indicator lights show when the grill is on and when the proper cooking temperature has been reached, and the latch locks for compact, upright storage. The grill carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack |
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 PANINI PERFECTO |
| Review Date: July 17, 2002 |
| Reviewer: Gail Cooke, TX, USA |
| Undoubtedly, the Earl of Sandwich never dreamed of these mighty little morsels that have crossed the ocean from Italy and are now found here in bistros and take-outs. Another good place to find them we've discovered is at home - if you have this Krups grill. Panini, as most know are delectable cheese and meat sandwichs (think prosciutto and mozarella) that are toasted on a grill, flattened to a slim configuration. This Krups grill has nonstick plates on both top and bottom, so it's easy-clean. Very much like all of the other Krups products I've used it is well made - no wobble (we have a waffle iron that appears to dance). And, it's multi-purpose - great for burgers, chicken breasts. Kudos to Krups for this one! |
If you like paninis or even just a
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| Review Date: May 23, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Andrew N. Mansfield, Goose Creek, SC USA |
| I love paninis, I really do. Always have. And when I saw this item I -had- to have it. Given that it has the free-pivoting top grill piece that most indoor/sandwich grills of its type don't, it wouldn't create paninis compressed at an angle. It also seemed big enough to grill two sandwiches at once. Unless I missed my guess, this was a very reasonably priced grill that would do all that I needed. Nor was I wrong on any counts. This unit is wonderful, and easy to operate. You plug it in, and there's a red and green light. When the green light turns off, you're ready to go. Create the sandwich, spray both sides with a little olive oil, center on the grill, and within two mintues you've got yourself real, savory panini. Unplug it, and it turns off (a roller on/off switch on the cord itself might be a nice feature for future models). I especially like that the clean-up is so easy, and the cord wraps nicely into cord hooks on the bottom of the unit. A couple of safety tips... If you're like me and like an even panini, just make sure to center the sandwich--and the top grill surface on the sandwich. If you are planning on touching ANY other part of the machine while it's on (e.g., the top part to center the grill, the part of the handle that's not the plastic grip part, whatever), use temp-safe gloves or a pot holder. It gets hot all over. I might consider that a design flaw that calls for more insulation on a future model, but I just love the machine anyway. It is -so- worth the cost. Now I just need to experiment with different kinds of breads/meats to come up with the perfect combinations. *grin* Enjoy! |
This Krups Panini machine is the Greatest!!!
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| Review Date: January 4, 2003 |
| Reviewer: JANICE LAKE, Calabasas, Ca United States |
| I love this machine. It's hot, it's fast, and it makes the crunchiest thin sandwiches in minutes. I use the olive spray on the outsides, and either ham, turkey or chicken slices, or grilled veggies, all with a little cheese on the insides. Thin tomato slices with some mozzerella and basil leaves are also great as well as a little brie with just about anything. Use your imagination. I like the idea of the small, gourmet style sandwiches for today's eating. The flatter the bread, the better but the pain rustique bread at Costco works quite well too. Just measure each slice about 2 1/2 inches wide, cut it in half horizontally and fill. Or the straight grilled slices make great crostini and I just top it with an olive spread or a tomato, garlic and basil bruschetta, or a tuscan white bean spread with rosemary. Make them any size you wish. Guests love them with a nice Chianti either for an appetizer or a snack. I will keep my grill for panini and not use it for meat. It's easy to clean; I usually wipe it with a paper towel. It's truly a quality piece of work and I'm totally satisfied with my purchase. |
2 Steaks, 7 minutes.
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| Review Date: January 1, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Jdubb, CEDAR FALLS, IOWA United States |
I got my Krups grill for Christmas, I have wanted one for quite awhile. It makes perfect panini, and grilled cheese, but last night for New Year's eve we tried 2 bacon wrapped (1 1/4 inch thick) beef tenderloins. My rule of thumb with steaks (rare to medium rare)is about 3 minutes per side at VERY high heat. I have a Weber Genesis grill (outside of course) and in about 15 minutes it can reach over 500 degrees. Unfortunately this Krups does not come with any recipes (Other than the non-Krups, but delightful cookbook that does come with it.) so there is some guess work involved. But since it does also get VERY hot, and since the lid (Unlike George F's plastic) is HEAVY, I figured
about 3.5 minutes for the steaks. They turned out perfect!
Perfect crossed grill marks, just make sure you preheat until the light goes out.
I highly recommend this product, even considering the one
voice that expressed concern about the lack of a grease drain.
I will just not cook foods with high grease. Simple. |
Great Panini for a good price!
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| Review Date: January 2, 2003 |
| Reviewer: dndnd, Seattle, WA |
This really is a great machine. I bought it to make "Turkish Toast" (Melted Cheese between two slices of bread) and Italian Panini (limited only by your imagination.)
It works great, although it is advertised as a universal grill I do not think the primary intend of the producer was grilling meat. Let's leave that to George Foreman or the BBQ in the garden.
Important attributes of this grill:
- It is heavy like the commercial ones, hence really creates the panini without having to press it down.
- It adjusts to the thickness of the sandwich you put in; hence creates less mess and great presentation.
- It really gets very hot very fast and you can see follow the progress of your grill through the light on top of the unit.
- Looks nice.
- Easy to clean.What more can one expect from a countertop grill for such a low price? Great deal! |
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