Norpro Cast Iron Bacon Grill Press
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: NorproBrand: Norpro
Model: 1400
Product features:
- Press measures 6.75 inches/17cm by 4 inches/10cm
- Made of cast-iron, with stay-cool wooden handle, needs to be seasoned before use
- Presses frying bacon flat to prevent curling
- Use also for flattening burgers, grilled sandwiches, quesadillas
- Hand wash, rinse thoroughly and dry with a paper towel - never soaked cast iron
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Norpro Cast Iron Bacon Grill Press
Customer Review: Not bad
Summary: 4 Stars
Everytime we would cook a big weekend breakfast, I would remember the grill presses from when I was a kid and mutter to myself that I needed one. Saw it here at Amazon and decided to give it a try.
Pros - It works just like I remembered. It holds the bacon down and keeps it flat while cooking. This produces a very consistently cooked piece of meat, which is what I was looking for. We prefer our bacon crispy, but not overcooked, and this does a fine job. If you like crisp bacon then this press is what you are looking for.
Cons - It is iron, you have to remember to season it. That's not necessarily a con if you are familiar with cooking with iron cookware, but my darling wife is not and she put it in the dishwasher - repeatedly. Now the darn thing has rust on it that is proving difficult to deal with. That is where the cute little design of a pig on its face comes into being a con. It's difficult to clean around all of its ridges. The design does not prove a difficulty in cleaning normal food particles off, just in my case with the rust.
The addition of some kind of drip pan would be nice as well, but I live without it well enough. When I am done cooking I just lift it off the pan for a moment and let most of the grease run off. Then, a couple of paper towels folding up as a blotter do well to keep the mess down while we eat and the press waits for a hand cleaning.
Description of Norpro Cast Iron Bacon Grill Press
Even the best cut bacon can curl, making it difficult to cook evenly. The cast iron bacon press flattens the bacon, keeping it's shape for even cooking and the wooden handle stays cool while the press is in use. To speed up the process, pre-heat the press.Bacon curls while frying, making it difficult to cook evenly. Long ago, cooks found a simple solution to this problem: hold bacon to its proper shape by flattening it with a heavy, cast-iron press. Norpro's press hews to that tradition. It's made of traditional cast iron and has a wooden handle that stays cool while the press is in use. For speeding up the bacon-frying process, the press can be preheated--also preheat it when you're flattening hamburgers, grilled sandwiches, or quesadillas. Season the press by coating it with oil and heating it for 20 minutes; after cleaning it in soapy water, it should also be lightly coated with vegetable oil to prevent rust. --Fred Brack
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