I've had two of these in a row now. The surface eventually died on my original one (I'm a very heavy user) after 3 years. Have had my current one for two and is holding up well. Glad to see the design change in the top plate so there's now no drips behind the unit and the catch tray works perfectly. I'd say I use this daily with everything from sandwiches, grilling meat, awesome crispy bacon and even pancakes are surprisingly good. When my current ones surface gives up, I'll definitely be replacing it with the same unit.

This was given to me as a gift. It doesn’t quite do what I wanted, but I could only find that out by opening it and using it. Your warranty registration process does not include ‘received as a gift’ as a ‘purchase’ option. The gap between the surfaces is too large for what I want to do.

This sandwich press is the best one I’ve had. It cooked my toasted sandwich perfectly and it is a good size for artisan bread (ie sourdough, miche)