And when I do use it again, once it's been heated up, I usually wipe the plates quickly with a damp paper towel to clean off any residue I might have left from the previous time

On the other hand, if you grab a paper towel and clean, then wipe down, the plates while they're warm, you'll love them

They didn't like them and thought they were a pain to clean, and those who loved them because they paid attention to one simple thing: clean the plates while they're warm

Over the years I have developed a very specific view of this: the hot plates sizzle and seal in the juices effectively

The tilted design works great to get rid of grease and the hot plates nicely sear the surface to seal in juices and flavor

Top plate has some flexibility to accommodate the thickness of the meat/sandwich

The good news is I only paid $24 so what I do is place my Hot plate ( which is 3/4" in thickness) under the 2 back legs

:I usually wipe the plates with a paper towel after removing the food while the plates are still quite hot

We have some that clean nearly as easily as they did years ago when they were new