Weighing in at a hefty 16 pounds, this panini pan gave me pause when I saw it piled with various other detritus of questionable value on a clearance table at Bed Bath & Beyond. I figured it was probably a returned item because there was no packaging, just a hastily scribbled price tag. An orphan left on the door step with "please take of my beautiful baby" pinned to it.
The MB logo on the knob was the monogram on the baby blanket that later revealed the abandoned infant's noble lineage: my persimmon-hued beauty is an authentic Mario Batali!
The adoption fee was $25 which turned out be to quite the bargain because you can buy your Mario Batali Panini Grill and Press on Amazon for $89.99, which is less than the $99.99 or more you'll pay elsewhere. Amazon offers it in a lovely pesto color.
It's the lid that makes this such a great pan. It fits snugly into the bottom of the pan so when you pre-heat it, the lid gets thoroughly hot too. When you put your sandwich or chop or what ever else floats your boat in the pan the heavy lid presses down and cooks from the top as well.
Like all cast iron cookware, it takes a bit of time to thoroughly pre-heat. A bit of advice: don't try to rush things by heating it on high and then think you can turn the heat down so you won't burn the exterior before the innards melt. That doesn't work. Pre-heat on medium or even medium-low if your sandwich is extra-thick.
I might not have bought this had it not been on-sale but I'm glad I did. I'd much rather putter around the house while my custom-created panini is grilling to a crisp-on- the-outside, melted-in-the-middle delight, versus cooling my heels in some restaurant or deli waiting for a pallid facsimile.
The cooking surface is non-stick but don't let that stop you from swabbing on a bit of olive oil or butter. Thinking cooks everywhere know the enormous return on investment tablespoon of fat adds to just about anything. Am I right? (Pronounced "amirite" here in NYC.)
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Thumbs up Chef Mario!
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