Title: Quality Heavy Cast Iron but Doesn't Work Like an Electric Press
Review: Quality Heavy Cast Iron but Doesn't Work Like an Electric Press. We have the cast iron Caphalon grill pan and this Norpro Panini press fits perfectly. My husband is strong enough to make a (not so flat) patty melt with it but I can not. Also, I found that it does heat up with a gas flame so you can make the grill marks on your sandwich but it takes about 5-8 minutes on the flame to heat up enough. I believe they advertise that it takes about two minutes which is not the case. The press works fine for grilled cheese sandwiches but not for meat stacked panini sandwiches. Husband likes it okay, but I don't care as much for it since I already have a Krups sandwich maker for grilled cheese, peanut butter/jelly sandwich, etc. If you plan on using the press for something light weight it is a quality heavy press. I'm still going to have to buy the electric panini press.
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