Santa Fe Quesadilla Maker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Santa Fe Quesadilla Maker
Customer Review: Quesadilla Maker a disappointment!
Summary: 2 Stars
Despite the modest price (and a few rave reviews) I have to rate this product as a disappointment. It works well if all you want is something to warm your tortillas with a modest amount of filling in between, but stay away from the accompanying recipes. I feel certain they weren't tested with the product for all provide too much filling for the griddle to cleanly handle. As for the unit itself, there is no on/off switch - you need to unplug it to accomplish that task. There is no timer only a suggestion that quesadillas require from 3 to 5 minutes. Also, there is no handle for raising the lid and the latch is not a satisfactory substitute. I had ordered (since cancelled) another unit as a gift but after using the product realized it would not be up to standard as a satisfactory gift. The bottom line - great device for warming tortillas, but unsatisfactory for anything more than the simplest of quesadillas.Customer Review: A nightmare to clean
Summary: 1 Stars
I was so excited when I first got the quesadilla maker, but it was a different story after I used it... The cheese simply dripped all around the quesadilla maker, not only onto my countertop, which made a real mess, but mostly between the bottom heating plate and the plastic base of the appliance. It literally takes me half an hour to clean it up every time, and that's because I give up (you simply can't get the cheese out of this narrow space, since the heating plate doesn't come out). I tried it several times, placing aluminum foil between the countertop and the appliance to make cleaning easier, but there's nothing to be done about cleaning the quesadilla maker itself. So I finally gave up and made quesadillas with my good old pan, it was a breeze - to make them and to clean up! And the quesadillas are just as good. If I were you, I wouldn't get this product. It looks cool, but that's about it.Customer Review: Why did I buy this?
Summary: 3 Stars
I love quesadillas and really wanted this product. There's really not much wrong with the product itself, other than the filling tends to ooze out the sides if you put too much in. The little lines browned into it make a nice slicing guide. And even filling that oozes out cleans up with a wipe of a paper towel - clean up is a breeze.
But really, I feel a little bit foolish for getting this after I realized how easy it was to just make them in a non-stick frying pan. Actually I never even drag this quesadilla maker out of the cabinet anymore, a frying pan is way less bother. Of course in a frying pan you have to turn them over in the middle of cooking but that's the only advantage of this product. If you've got plenty of kitchen counter or storage space and nothing better to do with your money then this is a cute and harmless novelty but ultimately, it's completely unnecessary.
Customer Review: Works well but....
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a good idea to have a second person helping out with this. I have found that when the lid is open, it has a propensity to fall shut, causing a very disarming slam. Worse yet is the probability that your adjusting of the quesadillas caused the lid to close in the first place so your hands could be in the path of danger. Now some people out there might like having their hands quesadilla'ed, but, more than likely, the metal plates will be hot causing some pretty good burns (or at least one good one).
If you have someone there to ensure that the lid stays open, then there is no reason to not use this quesadilla maker.
This review may make me sound like a klutz, but the lid doesn't open much past 90 degrees. Also, my wife has encountered the very same problem.
Nothing like a design flaw to detract from an otherwise good quesadilla maker.
Customer Review: Must have for Bachelors
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been ejoying this product for about a year now and to put in very simple words, it's AWESOME. The Non stick coating is really nice and does not let anything to stick on it. Anyway, if something does stick, it can be cleaned very easily by some we tissue.
Its extremely easy/quick to have wonderful quesadillas within 10 mins (5 mins of prep time and 5 mins of cooking). If you are always on the run and never have enough time to spend in the kitchen, you will find this really very handy. I love it and it's still going strong. And for $15, you'll find it way more useful than what you paid for it.
But, make sure you get burrito size tortillas for this. Any size smaller than that will result in a lot of spill inside the maker (nothing has ever spilled outside my quesadilla maker and i've never had to use that drip tray.)