588940 Sun Jan 18 18:21:48 -0800 2009 5 41 Cookware 0 4337561 Was at Williams Sonoma and hubby saw the All Clad Electric Grill for $299.00. He's really interested in it, so he can do more cooking without going outside. Does anyone have one, and how do you like it. My concerns are cleaning it, because you can't clean the underside, and it would have been great if it had a removeable grill and be able to a griddle on it. TIA Sun Jan 18 18:21:48 -0800 2009 62097 paprkutr 1 4338333 I don't have any experience with this grill but I can share this... Cook's Country (America's Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated) did a testing of electric indoor grills a few weeks ago and said they are all pretty much worthless. None of them came close to replicating the real thing (being a grill). In the event they actually get hot enough to sear and grill, which most of them did not, they smoked up the kitchen... which is why you should grill outside to begin with. Of the ones they tested the Sanyo Smoke "less" grill ("less" meaning it's not smokeless, but that it smokes less than other grills like this) won the testing. The good news is that this grill only costs $40.00 on Amazon.com. Be very well aware that there are two factors here that drastically increase the cost of the All-Clad you're looking at. #1 The brand name All-Clad. #2 the store Williams-Sonoma. Both of those factors put together usually = high cost, mostly because of the brand name(s). So long story short, unless you have $300 to drop (versus $40) and you like paying extra for a shiny stainless steel brand name, and you really can't walk outside a few times to a real grill, I would suggest going with the Sanyo. Read the reviews on Amazon too. http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-HPS-SG3-200-Square-Inch-Electric-Barbeque/dp/B00011HH22 Mon Jan 19 07:04:27 -0800 2009 4337561 42270 HaagenDazs 2 4339049 From my research, the Sanyo 3 is the way to go. It is good to use out on the patio for apartments and such where gas and charcoal is forbidden. Mon Jan 19 11:34:34 -0800 2009 4338333 255117 EscapeVelocity 1 4339165 If you're set on having an indoor grill, I'd consider the Cuisinart 4-in-1 Griddler & Panini Press. They have interchangable plates for both grill and griddler and the plates of course can be removed for cleaning. You can also open the entire clam shell flat so you have double the working space if you don't need to cook both sides of the product simutaneously. Great for having a crowd over for pancakes, bacon, etc. Otherwise, Le Creuset also has a stove-top reversable griddler and grill. Just put it on your stove top and away you go. Mon Jan 19 12:11:22 -0800 2009 4337561 248967 moreana 2 4339208 i was just going to recommend both of those. I sell a lot of the Cuisinart Griddler and would not be without my LC reversible grill/griddle Mon Jan 19 12:24:30 -0800 2009 4339165 10285 Candy 3 4339268 I still think these kinds of things are a bit of overkill unless you really have a use for a griddle/sandwich press like this. This is basically a glorified George Foreman grill. The cost/benefit ration just doesn't justify it for me. I'd rather buy a cast iron grill pan and pay fractions less than I'd pay for a Cuisinart Griddler. It may be fun and easy to use but there's nothing that this unit does that I can't do with a grill pan or a non-stick/cast iron/carbon steel skillet. Mon Jan 19 12:50:12 -0800 2009 4339208 42270 HaagenDazs