how many grill pans do you have?

I had 2 heavy as heck CI & they smoked up the house no matter what.I gave then to DD.she has the same prob & won't use them either.

So I decided I wanted a less heavy one.what I see is a couple ,,,much lighter,BTW.However one has very small ridges & the other one has higher ridges.They are $40.Yet CI lodge are only $20.

Oh & I saw one that was enameled.???

 

I have Zero....

Well, wait, I have one but it's only used on my gas grill outside, flat-top type for butter burgers I can squish on the hot griddle for that diner like crust.

Inside grill pans spatter all over my stove top and I hate all that mess. Not worth the mess to me.

I am getting one for making grilled sandwiches. Panini's..
My electric one is hit or miss.it has to many hot spots too.I am not spending over $100 for another one.I have a George F but it is just ok nothing like a real panini maker.

I did grill on my weber q but whoa I had to stand there & watch it get burned lol. I need to more pay more attention to that.

CI or ? seems the better way to go.

I would think cast iron would be the way to go - even heat and holds the heat well.

lol after reading reviews & from my own issues of all the smoke I may just forget about it & get another panni maker.. 

 

I have 2 reversible ones (grill/griddle), 1 Le Creuset which I absolutely love, and several Cuisinart Panini presses. Depending upon what I need to do, I love them all.

The reversible ones do smoke more than the others. Your kitchen vent fan should take care of that.

As far as the Panini presses, they smoke a little, too. Not much. I only use them for paninis but I know of people who use them for indoor grilling.

I have the cuisinart & it really is not all great.I have had my eye on the Breville but it is kinda overpriced for sure.
I know the big mixer has really really bad reviews.

I see one at Sur la tab,priced much lower then William & Sonoma.I need to check out amazon..


http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-648584/Breville-Panini-Duo-Press

I have a square non-stick All Clad. When I want a panini I just pull out my bacon press. It isn't a good way if you have more than one sandwich. Someone out there makes a grill pan with a press that fits the whole pan. I owned the griddler and thought it was a PITA, so I gave it away to my sister who, after a while, gave it to her daughter.