De’Longhi PERFECTO Indoor Grill
I found that just gentle scrubbing with a small brush like a nail and hand cleaning brush does great for most of the grills surface. The slots need something that can clean inside them so a bottle brush or other longer brush with bristles that contact all the sides of the slot work well.
Other than cleaning the grills slots the rest of the grill is very easy to clean in a large sink with plenty of soapy water. You should avoid dunking or soaking the grills surface so you don’t get water into the elements. I found that cleaning the grill very soon after use, allowing for it to cool down of course, makes for easier cleaning.
Now, how does the grill work as a cooking appliance? In one word, fantastic. The grill has a great amount of contact with your food and creates nice appealing grill lines across your food. It also cooks very well both searing the meat and evenly cooking the meat fully through.
The grill can cook six or eight regular sized hamburgers or six good sized chicken breasts easily and evenly. When cooking towards the sides of the grill the PERFECTO cooks meat evenly and with those nice looking grill lines for appealing grilled meats.
Grilling meat is a pleasure and the glass cover makes for a nice clean area while grilling with no splatter or mess on your counter top. The glass cover keeps the heat in while grilling to help cook evenly and throughout the meat. You can turn the removable heating control up to the highest setting, 5, to sear meat and lock in those juices. When you have cooked the outside and flipped it turn the heat down to continue cooking the meat to the desired tenderness and your preferred doneness.
The PERFECTO grill does a wonderful job of cooking those large cuts of meat like great chicken breasts, pork chops and steaks. It also does a great job of cooking scallops, shrimp kabobs and vegetables for some great grilling anytime of the year.
The plastic splatter shield is a base for the grill unit and the pan underneath that holds the entire grill together and keeps your countertop or even table clean. The drip pan goes into the base and then the grill surface sets on top with the glass cover sitting inside the grilling area so any water drips down into the grill and pan underneath.
There will be water and condensation when grilling meats so do not be surprised when the cover gets water dripping from it back onto your food but mostly down into the drip pan. The drip pan will catch all the drippings and water for easy cleanup when you’re finished with your delicious meal.
The grill does a great job for anything you care to grill and even those delicate things like scallops and mushrooms work great on the PERFECTO indoor grill. The grill has a nice control over the heat and grills very evenly across the surface and even cooks sandwiches well.
Not much else can be said about a grill other than it heats evenly, grills very well and is easy to clean as well as cleanly grills to not make a mess on your countertop. The De’Longhi PERFECTO Indoor Grill works great and the only drawback is cleaning the grill, but with how well it grills your steaks and other meats to perfection a little extra cleanup is well worth it.
I highly recommend the De’Longhi PERFECTO Indoor Grill for a fantastic grill you can use on your countertop, table or anywhere you can get an electric cord. Just remember when you purchase the grill to be sure you have a plastic or non scratch spatula and tongs as well as a bottle brush or other bristled brush for cleaning.