GreenPan Electric Indoor Stainless Steel 6-in-1 Contact Grill & Griddle - Healthy Ceramic Nonstick Coating, Dishwasher Safe Reversible Plates, PFAS-Free - Perfect for Panini Press, Sandwiches, Burgers & Breakfast Cooking - Dual Temperature Control for Gourmet Results

We had an old Cuisinart panini press that we mostly just used to make grilled cheese. One of those meals the kids can make themselves when Mom or Dad aren't around to provide more elaborate sustenance. However, it was a pain in the butt to clean. The cooking plates were not detachable, and you obviously couldn't submerge the whole thing. So it was mostly just trying to wipe the surface as clean as possible...which was never completely clean. And after 10 years or so of good use, I noticed that the non-stick surface was starting to peel. In the trash it went and onto Amazon.We've been trying to cut back heavily on the non-stick, teflon type cookware in the house. I figure it's probably not good for you. And we've mostly gotten rid of anything "non-stick" and replaced with glass, stainless steel or cast iron. But something like a panini press is so darn convenient, vs a stove-top cast iron press, I was willing bend the rules. Then I saw that this GreenPan press has a ceramic non-stick coating, which is likely less toxic than some variation of plastic. So I gave it a try.It's a solid piece of equipment, fairly heavy and seems well made. Good first impression. You can set a custom temperature and select whether one or both plates will be heated. It lets you know when it's warm and then invites you to set a timer for the cooking process. This is all in the "nice to have" category for me. I wanted something that did a good job of making a hot sandwich, without much thought. It definitely does the job there. The ceramic plates are a game changer. No fat needed. Honestly, you have to make sure the plates are balanced around whatever you are cooking, or the tendency is for your sandwich to slide itself over to one end or another when you bring the top plate down! My son immediately commented that it makes a much better grilled cheese than the old one. Cheese melted before the bread starts to get too dark. My daughter has switched her favorite meal on account of this thing. I've done burgers a couple times as well, something I wouldn't have even considered on a kitchen gadget like this. It cooks a great burger, and super fast!So, how about cleanup? Well, the plates pop right off and everything comes off super easy in soap and water. It's about as easy as you can ask for, in that sense. Cleaning the rest of it isn't quite as much fun. The grease tray in the back is long, deepish, and narrow, so it's kind of a top-rack-of-dishwasher sort of item. And wiping down the machine itself, well, it's a piece of electronics, so you have to be fairly careful. Perhaps the burgers weren't the best idea...but cleaning up after a sandwich is a 2 minute affair, including toweling the plates dry and putting the thing away (my wife hates when kitchen "gadgets" are left out on the counter).Anyway, very happy overall! Yes, it's a bit pricey, but in this case, I feel like you get what you pay for. The ceramic coated plates are a game changer, it actually cooks quite well, it's well made, has a good feature set and it's better to clean up than similar devices I've had in the past. 5 stars for me.