Quickly ready for use, he is also. Just plug in the well 75 cm long power cord and the Left Front-mounted red warning light will come on. If the maximum temperature is reached (on the bottom side is a wattage of 1650 to 1960 watts specified), the green thermostat lamp is next used. This is good for 2 minutes, the case, and you can already the desired food to the respective RD. 24 cm x 24 cm large, non-stick grill plates hang up, close the lid, and occasionally open for inspection. The spacers hinge the upper grill plate adapts depending on the thickness of the food, one (or more) for example. average large peppers fit perfectly in between.
If you want to achieve double the grilling surface, simply pressing the right rear push button and unfold the grill into a horizontal position. Practically this are two fold supports under the front panel in common use. These allow a sufficiently low slope for easy drainage of excess fats that accumulate in the visible 24 cm long, 6 cm wide and 2 cm to 3 cm deep tapered drip pan in the center below the two grill dishes of the device. They will forward inserted or removed, no wobbly little but very stable is made in hard plastic. I let them fall to the ground several times (linoleum) without the slightest trace determine it - no scratch, crack or crack. The slightly slant to the fat drainage is already automatically adjusted at the rear panel.
The security is serving on the one hand a section of the power line - which both plates evenly distributes the heat - wrapped in a spiral spring in order to prevent scorching of the line, on the other hand the generously mounted handle. It provides enough room not at the upper stainless steel lid (getting hot) to burn, but is not well suited for easy handling of the grill, which I mistakenly assumed initially. It would be nice, you could wear it as connect or remove from the drawer. A vertical displaying for stowing also does not work, so it will take some space away (Dimensions: W: 31.5 cm, T: 33 cm, H: 14 cm).
Light There are departures due to the meager but cable length, especially if you eg. want to prepare something right on the kitchen table. Since the 75 cm cable length does not really suffice without an extension set to go to the next outlet.
Also, it has only one temperature setting - ie plug in and wait until the highest heat is reached - convinces me not really, but makes the operation very easy without having to tamper with any switches yet.
But all in all, the Russell Hobbs 3-in-1 Panini Grill is a reliable, immediately operational supporters in the kitchen. Be it between the small vegetable snack for home baking to prepare main dishes of meat, etc. - the imagination knows no limits. The concept of the grill so go on, the food is due to the small addition of fat / oil (if necessary plates rub lightly) gently cook, clean by wiping them down / brushing works well, although this does not diminish the two griddles. The build quality is solid, nowhere sharp edges, the device is safely on his feet and does not wobble.
4 stars for us amateur chefs = I like that.