DASH Mini Maker Electric Round Griddle for Individual Pancakes, Cookies, Eggs & other on the go Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks with Indicator Light + Included Recipe Book - Black

I absolutely love this red mini maker electric round griddle. It’s compact, cute, and incredibly handy for whipping up quick individual waffles, cookies, eggs, and my personal favorite — “chaffles” (cheese waffles — fried cheese on the waffle iron, a keto treat — google them!). The indicator light makes it super easy to know when it’s ready to go, and it heats up fast so I can start cooking almost immediately. Cleanup is a breeze, and the nonstick surface works like a charm every time. The recipe book that comes with it is a nice bonus and has some simple ideas to try. Plus the bright red color is just perfect for my décor — it adds a fun pop of color to my kitchen. Whether it’s a quick breakfast or a little late-night snack, this mini maker has become one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. I highly recommend it.

It’s very small, like a grapefruit almost. Easy to operate, just plug it in, no dials or buttons. It’s easy to clean, just wipe it down once it cools. It does get very hot on the top and sides during operation, so be careful using it.The first night I made a fried egg, I would have made more, but I only had one egg. It didn’t take long at all, and bam, a fried egg! Then I got crazy and made a tiny quesadilla with tortillas (I cut them to size) and shredded cheese and chicken. Very delicious, with toasty crispy tortillas and melted cheese.I think it will be fun to make single servings, but if you’re cooking for more than one or two people maybe get a big griddle or use a pan.It’s so freaking cute and tiny though, I love it. I’m going to try mini pizzas and mini grilled cheese, and maybe mini homemade tortillas :PGet yourself a soft heat resistant spatula or something for manipulating whatever you’re cooking. Like if you want to flip your egg or slide it off onto a plate.Update, tiny grilled cheese was a successUpdate times two, it didn’t do so well on the brown and serve turkey sausage patties, but it is amazing at eggs. If you whisk your egg first then and pour it in to cook it makes kind of an egg pancake, which works very well in breakfast sandwiches. Very easy to wipe clean.

Whether it is a flat mini like these or their waffle makers or other assorted styles of mini makers, it is surprising on how well they work for toaster sized cookery. They make a sandwich sized product and are recommended by me as I have many different units from their mini waffle irons to their Pizzelle irons with no complaints, they work and bake evenly and heat up quickly. The nonstick surface is of decent quality and clean up is fairly easy. I usually buy two of each type of unit to speed things along and bake two at a time.

Update: still find this a very useful griddle.Two tips1. use small silicone tipped tongs to open and close the lid without risking being burned by the heat - see pic2. put tinfoil and/or paper towel under it to capture splatter. The splatter is very fine but even with the lid down it was about 3 inches all around the griddle3. gently press down on the lid with the tongs ( no need to press hard and if you do it may tip the griddle forward) to speed up cooking and further reduce the opening size that splatter can come fromThis griddle is tiny and cute but it's also useful and does a great job of grilling a small itemI cooked a small beef tenderloin on it. I put olive oil on th steak along with salt pepper and fresh minced garlicNothing sticked!The griddle gets very hot. See bubbles in the pics attached.I cooked one side, flipped it over then put the lid down and it "browned" it beautifully.If you just have a small steak/patty or single egg or anything else in a small size this is a great way to cook it without hauling out frying pans and firing up the stove.Clean up was easy. I just let it cool and wiped the plates with a damp paper towelI didn't give it 5 stars because there is no on/off switch. That I find very inconvenient. I would also like it if the cooking plates popped off and could go in the dishwasher but as I said clean up was easy despite the plates not being removeable.The price is greatI did two videos ( had to do two as iphones don't have stop/start ability) of the steak cooking. If you search fordash mini griddle they should come up so you can see it in action. I find videos very helpful so hope these two are.Highly recommend if this fits your lifestyle and as one reviewer commented you could just skip it in your bag and take to the office or hotel room it's that tiny!