Review of Cuisinart GG45-25 GreenGourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 10-Inch

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This griddle is exactly what I was looking for it heats evenly, it's lightweight, it fits exactly over two burners, and it's got a cutout on one corner to pour out the grease. The ceramic cooking surface is very non-stick and stays that way over time. Do not use non-stick sprays (not that you need them), as they will leave a residue over time that's impossible to clean up. Using only a small amount of butter or oil, all of my Green Gourmet pans are as clean and non-stick as they were when I bought them. Cuisinart says they're dishwasher safe, but I've never seen the need to do so; they've never needed more than a few wipes with a soapy sponge to get completely clean.

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Excellent quality griddle and one of few that works well with ceramic stove top...recommend to other ceramic stove top users...these are hard to come by.

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No fan of teflon, we got a small saute pan of this brand and loved it. The grill is a bit of an investment, so we wanted to try out the coating first which is amazing. Cuisinart has managed to make a non-stick (truly, it's NO stick) coating that holds up to utensils, higher heat, and the stickiest of foods without missing a beat. Love the coating!! The grill fits across two burners, and because of the base materials, maintains an even heat without significant a gap between them. We've cooked eggs without butter, grilled sandwiches, made pancakes, and even melted grated cheese, and everything slips easily away. The raised edge is nice too, in case you did want to add oil/butter/grease, and the corner spout makes it easy to get rid of.

A+ to Cuisinart!

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I had such high hopes for this product after reading the largely positive reviews. I would give it one star, but I'm going to give it two *just* in case I was committing some sort of user error.

I bought the griddle to use with pancakes and little else. I'm on a fat-restricted diet. Having read online that cooking sprays gunked up cooking surfaces due to the lecithin they contain, I used only oil. My technique was to use about 1/4 teaspoon on a hot griddle, then spread it around using a silicone spatula. This worked for about two weeks. During that time I used the griddle on nothing more than medium heat, washed it with a sponge and water (sometimes soapy, sometimes not). Despite this, a residue began to build up. As it did, the non-stick properties deteriorated. The last time I used it the sticking was awful. My attempts to flip a pancake failed completely, with the pancake accordioning as I pushed the spatula against its unyielding underside.

That's not all. The last time this thing failed, I was careful to pour the pancake batter on the two circular surfaces of the griddle that had seen the least buildup. No dice. Accordioned pancakes.

By way of comparison, I have a Calphalon skillet. It stuck some when I used no oil whatsoever; however when I used the technique described above, it performed flawlessly. It's a few months older than the griddle and has to date seen more use than the griddle. But, as I said, it performs flawlessly with just a touch of oil.

And finally, if memory serves, the instructions on the griddle's packing box indicated that one should season it by the common technique of oiling then baking it. I have little experience with these things, but is it really true that you're supposed to seaason non-stick cookware?

In sum, this would have received one star, except I'm doubling the score to two to allow for the possibility that I'm doing something wrong. But inasmuch as I have Calphalon whose performance is vastly superior using the same care and maintenance techniques---well you be the judge.

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I was very excited when I first bought this pan and for the first 19 stacks of pancakes it was great. Number 20? Not so much. The pan, which had been cared for according to all directions, developed some kind of bubbles and grit that could not be removed. The pan is now in the trash. I have the greengourmet pots and pans set also, and I'm waiting for them to go the same way. I also want to mention that the care these pans need is extreme. I never put them in the dishwasher, never put them on high heat, never use Pam, never let butter or oil get so hot as to smoke, and always use silicone spatulas and spoons. Despite this, the pans don't last any longer than any other pan, and in the case of the pancake griddle, less than some. So disappointed in this very expensive pan.