If one likes to cook, a good griddle is a sine qua non in a kitchen. Alas, I'd never had one until I found and purchased this unit. FINALLY I can cook enough pancakes for two people at one time! I can make an entire breakfast, even, including hashed browns, eggs, and bacon, all at the same time. Granted, the unit is large and weighty, so has to live on the counter top in an unused area—impossible to work it in and out of a cabinet! I move it onto my kitchen island when I want to use it. The thing is easy to clean with a grill brick. It draws a lot of power, and one mustn't try to share the same outlet with anything else while using it. Also, the temperature markings are placed as intervals of degrees Celsius, just converted to Fahrenheit; so you'll have to estimate your degrees in the US. Not an issue to me. This unit is what I've always needed, and is well-made and well-designed. ????