We are very happy with the plancha! It's easy to cook with, it seems that it is healthier for that matter! The meat cooked quickly, without fat. The plancha is sold with a handy silicone gripper but there is only one. For the friendly side, it is average. That said, the griddle is still big enough so if you want to put it in the middle for everyone to cook his food, you still have a large table, which we do not have. Cleaning is extremely easy: plancha is completely removable so that only the electrical part remains: everything else goes under water or even in the dishwasher !! Well, again, you need a big dishwasher, huh !! But if you put a little bit of fat before cooking the food, it REALLY hand alone. Please note that this is not plancha grill, as I personally thought!