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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:57 am 
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You're wise not to trust me. The CI one is yummy, but they could have called it an authentic cioppino and I wouldn't know the difference. :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:02 am 
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Amy wrote:
marygott wrote:
What about something like a panini press
P.S. Panini press recommendations?

I have Wolfgang Pucks with the floating lid and like it alot. Bought it about 4 years ago so not sure if its still around.
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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:19 pm 
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I haven't tried any other panini presses, but I LOVE my Cuisinart Griddler. I love that I can use it for panini, but also open it up and make pancakes on it.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:55 pm 
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Nancy,
Is this the same press that you have?
http://www.google.com/search?q=wolfgang+puck+panini+grill&hl=en&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=0&oq=wolfgang+puck+panini#q=wolfgang+puck+panini+grill&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=shop:1,cat:759,pdtr0:710548|712834,p_ord:p&fp=4824b41ba0d4cfd8


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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:38 pm 
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Todd,
The link you sent takes us to various links but the one I have I believe is WPGPP10. Its ss with a floating lid.
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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:18 pm 
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Like ryansnurse, we have and like the Cuisinart Griddler (model GR4). Looks like the price has come down over the past couple of years.

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:15 pm 
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Personally, I'm in the grill-pan-and-bacon-press camp, but then you're not shopping for me.

One thing I will recommend is stay far away from anything with "interchangeable plates" which come off the machine. In an panino press, those plates inevitably fall off when you're using them.

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:46 am 
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Fuzzy is right. Stay away from interchangeable plates. They don't always make proper contact. We had one and had to return it. First waffle was fine, took about 20 minutes to heat up again for the second. Same for the panini plates. Apparently we weren't the first or only unhappy customers because there was no argument for a return with full refund.
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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:07 am 
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Dang. I have a panini press (Cuisinart) and a waffle iron (CI-recommended Black & Decker) with removeable plates. Guess I'm not in the cool kids group...

I haven't had the problen described with either. Removeable plates are arguably easier to clean.


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 Post subject: Re: Christmas gifts
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:27 pm 
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Pete,

You got lucky. Just don't bother buying the same model when that one dies.

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