My favorite meal is a plain, simple, grilled cheese sandwich, and I'm tired of cooking them in a frying pan - including the flip. I'm now a Type II diabetic and am not supposed to eat them, but once every two to three months I just gotta have one (generally three) and have been totally disappointed by all the little pre-sized, so called, "sandwich" grills - including the Cuisinart model. They do not fit a normal size piece of bread and especially don't fit my favorite round loaf sour-dough French bread. Even though I like several grills that I've owned for meats, they just don't work for my sandwiches. So when I had an opportunity to purchase a Meal Maker at a reasonable price, I bought one for just that purpose and figured if I didn't like it, I wasn't out a very large amount of money.

Much to my surprise, the Meal Maker not only makes a great grilled cheese sandwich, it also holds the largest center slices from the large sourdough rounds with no problem at all. No cutting to fit required. I like my sandwich with a browned, toasty, surface, and the Meal Maker delivered. I butter the exterior of the bread before cooking and the Meal Maker delivers a beautiful brown at the same time that all of the internal cheese is completely melted. Yes, sometimes a little cheese leaks out (I cut the cheese to the max of the bread size) but don't have any problem with sticking as someone else has mentioned. That lifted right out with a spatula with nothing left behind.

For what I got it for, it is a very reasonable solution.

I take this machine on vacation with me because I always get a room that has a microwave and fridge. I bring bread, cold cuts, and cheese, and we can have a hot meal at any time. At home, I make scrambled egg triangles and keep them in my fridge for egg burritos during the week. I am a teacher and bring them (I own four) to school to make pizza sandwiches. All you need is a slice of mozerella cheese, jar of pizza sauce, and pepperoni, and pizza in no time.

Works like I hoped it would. Makes great grilled sandwiches. Also great for frying eggs. No need to turn for over easy and chancing breaking the yoke. I like to put a little cheese on top while frying and it does a great job. Also like to grill tomatoes in the other side when doing eggs so I can make my whole breakfast at once.

I bought this to take to college to make grilled cheese, omellettes, and grilled sandwhiches in my dorm room. It does all three better than a toaster oven, however it is very hard to clean! If just a little piece of cheese goes over the edge its very difficult to clean. also, if you don't use cooking spray or butter, stuff sticks sometimes. When cleaning the "non stick" cooking surfaces are difficult as well, they also seem to be coated in butter or spray no matter how many times you wash them. I gave up on this product and get a skillet.

This works great! It is easy to clean and heats up quickly. I think it was a great purchase for a good price!