Zojirushi EA-BDC10 Gourmet Sizzler Electric Griddle, Dark Brown

I purchased this grill for the purpose of cooking breakfast. It cooks great and has served me well. It seems to be good quality.

You can see from the picture that this griddle cooks evenly. I have been searching for a great griddle and finally found one with this griddle.Pros:- Heat is distributed evenly.- Griddle separates from body for easy cleaning.- Deep sidewalls to keep the food from sliding off.- Surface does not stick.- Plug locks in grilling surface.- Outside will not burn you while cooking.Cons:- Base is large and hard to store.- Slow to heat up.- Temperature runs hotter than dial shows.Overall review is that I love the griddle and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great griddle.

1st, I don't understand why the company includes a metal spatula for a non-stick griddle. But I highly recommend either throwing it away or putting it with your outdoor grilling utensils so that no one in your house is tempted to idiotically use a metal spatula in this griddle.I've seen pics others have posted of their griddles being torn up and non-stick worn away after just a couple of uses and I can tell you that the ONLY reason theirs did that is because they were stupid and used the metal spatula. Use your common sense and get yourself a good quality SILICONE spatula (or 2-3 of them) and only use a SILICONE spatula in your new & very expensive electric griddle and it will last you for years!These are worth every dollar and will last you years, "DI ORO Silicone Spoon Spatula - 600°F Heat-Resistant Large Silicone Spoonula Scraper - BPA Free Nonstick Cookware Safe Rubber Kitchen Utensil for Bake."Just be smart and only ever use a high heat resistant silicone or rubber utensil in your non-stick cookware & this griddle. Do NOT ever cut food up in this or any non-stick pans and just in general, don't use metal at all in your non-stick products - at least not if you want them to last. Teach your spouse, kids and anyone else who comes over and does some cooking, so they don't destroy your pots/pans/griddle.

Great griddle! Browns and cooks evenly. Super easy cleanup. Everyone is asking me where I got this griddle.

It's very hard to find a good griddle. The usual problems are bad heat control, bad heat uniformity, or annoying to clean, or all of the above. This one is great to clean. The heat uniformity is very good. But the heat control is still only so-so. The temperature overshoots to 400+ degrees F when pre-heating it at 300. The instructions tell you to pre-heat it for 8 minutes, which might be enough time to get you past the overshoot, but it's pretty annoying to have the thing smoking and sizzling because of being 420 degrees when you just wanted it to heat to 300. Plus that's a long time to wait. Second, it's not designed for use at lower temperatures. The lowest temperature setting is 300, but I like to cook eggs at 250. You can set the dial lower than 300, but the temperature control isn't good and swings between 250 and 300 as the element kicks on and off. This is usable but not ideal. I had hoped some company would have cracked the code of an electric griddle that does the one thing you want an electric griddle to do...heat up correctly. It's still better than anything else I've found so I'm keeping it. I just can't give it all 5 stars because of the temperature control is still not quite there.

I use it to make okonomiyaki and pancakes, and it is very convenient and useful. The plate part can be removed for easy washing. I have been using it for about 5 years already, and it is still working fine, which is as expected of a Japanese product.

I purchased this grill for the purpose of cooking breakfast. It cooks great and has served me well. It seems to be good quality.

***UPDATE***Im leaving my reviews at 5 stars because I love this product, but I cannot recommend buying it through this seller. They are not an authorized dealer so the manufacturer won’t honor their warranty.***No, it's not just a griddle, how dare you! It's a work or art!Okay, it's just a griddle, but it a REALLY good griddle and I've been looking around for a long time. Bought and returned a few (sorry Amazon), but I finally bit the bullet and spent more than I would have ever thought. but it was totally worth it.Some of the things that make this so great...The burner isn't attached to the cooking surface so it heats the air underneath and that creates a very even cooking surface. How about pancakes that look like pancakes and not rorschach tests, but rather golden brown?Clean up. Clean up is another amazing feature because it comes apart completely. The base, burner, cook surface all come apart allowing you to use soap and water and not just wipe things down. One note! The base is hollow, so you can clean it but be careful because if you run water directly on it, you will get water taped inside. Learned the hard way and had to take it apart to dry.The lid. I was standing over an entire pack of bacon snapping grease spits of death when I remembered, duh, a lid. No moe burns.The cord. Ever notice that your griddle either forces you to use an extension cord or somehow have a custom griddle spot on your counter with an outlet 1 foot from the griddle? This comes with a nice long cord that actually lock in and when it's locked it also locks in the cooking surface.My last griddle, on the first use I wasn't thinking and used a metal spatula. Big scratch, right out the gate. This COMES with a metal spatula. It's not a delicate non-stick surface. It's heavy duty. Flip and smash those burgers!I had family over and I was working the line like a pro, cooking for 6, 3 cakes at a time then into the oven to stay warm. Bacon on one side. Hash on the other (little bacon grease seeps into the hash, gotta love it). I t was actually fun to cook for 6 people.As you can see I've completely geeked out over this. I love cooking and I love when I get an kitchen item that really improves the experience. Air Fryer. Instant Pot. A griddle that can actually handle restaurant style cooking. You're in the hall of fame.Stop looking. Spend the extra.