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The original thing I want to tell you after attempting out GR-4N Cuisinart griddler grill for two weeks is the fact that a lot of data when it comes to this grill can’t be found in the description or manual. I’ve even had to solve a couple of tricky situations by myself, but besides this, it is a actually good piece of kitchen appliance. The cooking plates have anti stick surface; may be flipped, employed on both sides and cleaned easily. The device showed itself as a well-balanced machine that is heating up fast, so you may commence cooking almost immediately.

Controls are easy to use and you don’t need to read the manual each time you accessing the griddler machine. It was a surprise for me that both control knobs on the sides does the same. The left is applied to set cooking temperature when working in “Griddle” mode while the right one is setting the heat in “Panini” mode. Why would Cuisinart provide it is griddler grill with just one temperature control rather of two? Maybe the answer is that cooking device with a lot of knobs and buttons looks more professional? But the truth is that GR-4N Cuisinart griddler is just a simple kitchen tool with two grilling plates, temperature setting and not one thing more.

Because there is a lot of the info missing with regards to the Cuisinart griddler grill, I’ve had to learn a lot on my own mistakes. I’ve came upon a lot of interesting facts and I hope you’ll find them handy:

  • actual cooking space is when it comes to half an inch littler from each side than stated in the manual. Keep that in mind when using Cuisinart griddler grill to prepare huge stakes
  • the lid pivots are entirely adaptable in the area where the handle is attached. This allows you to cook meals with dissimilar heights. You may even set it up to cook tall feed on one side and the short on the other
  • the minimum space among cooking surfaces is regarding half of an inch. You can’t grill anything thinner than that from both sides simultaneously
  • do not be affrighted to get burns from handles as they are made from a great deal of sophisticated material that does not heat up
  • the side controls lights up in green at the precise moment when cooking surface reaches the desired temperature
  • when the grilling plates temperature drops for in regards to 20 degrees, green light is being turned off, heat sensor triggers and Cuisinart griddler grill starts heating itself again
  • there are little grease outlets on the sides cooking plate. Those designed to have a tiny slope of a few degrees to let grease flow to the drawer. You have to keep them clean as much as possible, other than as supposed or expected grease will stay in the cooking area
  • the power cord is with regards to one meter long so keep in mind that you might need to use an extender to reach the electric socket.

I am a curious person, so I’ve employed digital thermometer to measure the temperature of cooking plates. It turns out that Cuisinart griddler grill might not be the best choice for grilling beef, because the surface temperature goes up and down for the duration of the cooking time. In the low part of the cycle temperature drops down too much and grilling plates are getting too cold for meat to be fried in best conditions. I guess it is depends on the sensitivity of the thermostat trigger and this may be the feature of the peculiar griddler grill.

Another bit of data I’ve got while using thermometer on my GR-4N Cuisinart griddler grill is that there are cold and hot spots all around the grilling plates and the heat passed around not evenly. There experiments forcing me to rate Cuisinart grill with only 75 points out of 100 possible.

Other than a few issues with temperature distribution uncovered with my scientific approach, GR-4N griddler grill is a good kitchen device which I am sure suits fine for cooking a lots of dissimilar meals and originative sandwiches.

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539 of 544 humans found the following review helpful.
5Cuisinart upgraded the Griddler, and it’s better than ever
By S. Harrison
I purchased a G4 Griddler from Amazon in 2005, and used it a couple of times a week (at least) until it had to be put out to pasture in 2010 due to failure of the non-stick coating on the plates. (The coating started to bubble and peel, and no one wants that in their food…) I loved it. (See my review of the Cuisinart GR-4 Griddler Stainless-Steel 4-in-1 Grill/Griddle and Panini Press) It was still working great, but substitute plates were not available.

155 of 159 people found the following review helpful.
5Great Griddle
By Byron Butters
Improvements over former model are the reversable grill plates that snap in and out very effortlessly and now you do not have 2 extra plates to store somewhere. The grease catch pan is integrated into the bottom and removes very without apparent effort for cleaning. Cleanup is a snap: take off the 2 grill plates and they wash and cleanup so easy I don’t bother putting them in the dishwasher. Clean the drip tray and you are done. Fast & easy.
I disagree with those that say it is great for cooking little meals or for a little family. It cooks the meat so fast, you better not walk away. First thing I cooked were good sized hamburgers & they were at 180° in 5 minutes. The next 4 were utterly cooked at 4 minutes. Used the Sear setting per the instruction book with the grill preheated. New York Strip sirloins were done in 3 1/2 to 4 minutes on the Sear setting. Fast cooking & the meat is eye likeable with the grill marks on both sides. Batch number 3 will be pork chops tonight.
Granted, it doesn’t rather do the occupation my Weber grill does outside, but when it is 15 underneath zero, the Griddler is very nice to have for indoor winter usage.

Great indoor grill, cooks fast, easy cleanup… I highly commend it.

108 of 110 persons found the following review helpful.
5Cuisinart makes high quality productions & this is another one!
By MaryB
I have been looking for a quality multifunctional griddle and was ecstatic when I found this one! A lot of choices packed into this griddler and getting 40% off sealed the deal.

Pros:
-compact when closed accordingly easy to store.
-heats speedily and evenly.
-makes the best paninis I’ve ever had; crisp on the outside.
-grilling inside when the weather outside is bad is a huge plus.
-can grill open or closed depending on how much I need to make and the type of food.
-the lid conforms to the thickness of the food.
-easy to clean.
-drip tray catches each bit of grease.
-because of the multiple choices it replaces assorted older and bulkier appliance I had.

Cons:
-can’t think of any.

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