🔥 Cuisinart CGPR-223 XL Cast Iron Griddle Press: The Ultimate Tool for Perfect Grilling Review

We've used this a few times on Blackstone for homemade Smashburgers and it does the job. I cover loosely wrapped meatballs with wax paper, then press down (hard) and hold for 10 seconds, metal to metal. It's easier if the meat isn't straight out of the fridge. Its inner diameter is 6 inches (for comparison, an audio disc is 4.7 inches). I think the depth is where it should be a little less than the advertised 1/2 inch. If I use 1/4 lb of beef, it will shrink as it cooks and appear thick; but if

As this is a relatively simple product with no real weak points, I have two problems with this model. One of them is mostly my fault for not measuring accurately, but it also looks like some kind of oversight. The press may be 1/8 inch too long to fit a 10 inch round pan. The standard 2-pack cast iron LL pans are 10 inches, and even the curved kalfalon pan and rim are barely enough to prevent the press from fitting evenly. I was thinking of using a burner to round the edges of the iron a bit to

I love Cuisinart. I have a Cuisinart panini press but since I don't use it every day it has been removed along with other seldom used electronics like the waffle maker. I have a massive amount of cast iron and I am all lodge cast iron. I decided to buy a square grill pan and press so it was easier to get and use than lugging around a panini press for just a sandwich. I broke my lodge just because of the cast iron ruler and went with the Cuisinart cast iron press because of the lighter weight. I