Breville The Sear & Press Grill BGR710BSS

Far too weak, even when turned to the max! The word "grill" shouldn't have been in the title, as it's a blatant lie. Basically, even the 230 degrees alleged max heat, for both plates, is a joke; let alone it should have been at least 300+ to actually grill something. Whether open or closed, the bloody thing just slow cooks stuff and that's it (:. Also, there is no slope toward the tray. After a few uses, it is still pristinely clean. Very, very disappointed by Breville. I will swap it for something that actually does the job at a blink of an eye. Good luck to the people giving it 5 stars!

What a mistake trusting the reviews for this grill – I have no idea how this grill got so many good reviews. The only thing it is good at is heating sandwiches. I’ve done steaks in the searing mode and it just boils the steak. Not hot enough and it retains all the water on the grill plate too, no slope. I was hoping to do crispy bacon too as I did with my last grill but this one has raised edges on both plates so if you put anything that is under 1cm approx. the top plate will not touch it. It does not distribute heat evenly. It says not to use oil but I have grilled tuna and salmon and both really got stuck to the plate, I even tried later using oil to help out but the fish just fell apart trying to scrape it off. The top plate also has a mechanism that clicks it into place to keep it parallel to the bottom plate when closed and keeps it aligned with the oil pan collector when you open the press so it drips directly into it. The problem is, sometimes you’re in between that position and the loose one so you can’t have the top plate parallel when closed, it’s hard to explain until you experience it. Also, when the top plate is lose, all the oil drips out at the back onto the bench. In short, for a big bulky expensive press best stick to a cheapo light sandwich grill and do your meats on a BBQ