Presto 07055 Cool-Touch Electric Ceramic Griddle, 20″, Black Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery

Works as advertised.All areas on the surface cook at the same temp.

Works great, easy clean upThe unit is just like our older Presto except this one is ceramic. Food slides off easily in fact so easily it’s a bit difficult to get the food off the grill because of the sliding, but we use a bigger spatula and that helps. Very easy to clean and we like that. The drip tray is a bit different than our older one and seems to slide out easily, but we haven’t had any problems with it falling off prematurely. Some people thought the cord to short, but for us, it was fine. Overall, a great griddle at a great price.

Used without oil it’s excellent with one reservationI read many negative reviews and was reticent but ordered this model anyway. I coated it very lightly with vegetable oil and pancakes were unevenly browned using 300 setting. Being somewhat disappointed I removed the oil with soap and water. Heated it to 300 and let the thermostat turn off the heat when it reached temperature. I let this automatic cycle happen again and then cooked pancakes *without* oil with same batter and the results were perfect. In other words let the temperature stabilize for a couple of extra minutes before cooking and don’t use oil. My sole reservation: It slides easily across the counter and you will be tempted to grab the griddle by the grease cup which will fall out! I called Presto about this and they quickly sent 4 rubber “feet” at no charge which solved the problem. 2 of the rubber feet fit easily and 2 will take some force. Would get 5 stars if it came with the rubber feet installed. Also, be sure to use an extension cord rated for 1500 watts and no longer than absolutely necessary if one is needed.

Great Quality But…I had the old model of this which was Teflon coated. It was higher off the counter and slanted to the grease cup. The old design did not have a ridge all the way around just on the back and sides. The grease would fall off the front edge and run down a channel to a hole which dropped into the removable grease tray. This design allowed grease to get under the unit and make a mess between the plastic base and the metal cooking surface. Since it was angled the juices and grease would run off the surface and into the collection tray. The new design has a ridge all the way around and an oval drain hole for the juices and grease to drop through and collect in the slide out tray. The new design keeps the mess on the cooking surface and in the drain collector but never makes a mess under the griddle and between the base and the cooking surface. The only problem is the griddle is not angled towards the front so everything does not drain off the surface and into the cup. I use wood blocks under the back legs to keep the rear elevated which allows the grease and juices to run to the front edge and slowly drain into the collector tray. Even doing that doesn’t work well because the old model allowed the grease to fall off the entire front edge into the channel then down into the tray. The new model forces you to use a flipper and drag what you want to the drain hole. Picture a rectangular cooking tray with 1/4″ high sides all the way around and not angled with a oval drain hole front and center. The only way anything drains on it’s own is if liquid fills the entire surface like a pool and then it would find the open hole. It sounds like I am unhappy with the product but I am not. The ceramic surface is fantastic and so is the price. The quality of the tempature control is not as durable as the old griddle but works OK. I would buy it again for the surface alone.

Better than the Black&DeckerThis review is based on a comparison I made vs. the Black&Decker GD2051B selling for the same price. The Presto is a lot better and is the one I kept; returning the B&D. These are the points that make the Presto a better choice for me. The Presto cord including the control element is 5 in longer; cooking length is the same at 20 in, but Presto cooking width is 1 in bigger because the B&D has a big groove to catch the grease which didn’t do anything when I cooked bacon, and the groove was also hard to clean; Presto height was 1/2 in lower make it slimmer for storing; the grease cup held 1 3/4 cups vs. 1 cup for the B&D so I’m not worried about over filling; I see no use for the B&D warming tray; Presto instructions are all detailed in English and easy on the eyes; both have a slight texture but it was a lot easier to flip bacon on the Presto, and a lot easier to clean too. Surprisingly I was unable to come up with any advantages of the B&D over the Presto 07055.