Cuisinart 6.5" Cast Iron Smashed Burger Press, Juicy and Crispy Burgers for BBQs, Cookouts

This really smashed it out of the park! Perfect things you want to make flat or if you need a mini shield for battle! I did use it to dry cook mushrooms where I wanted a char on them. If you bought two of them that would not work great as symbols nor they make pickleball paddles. However, if you are in a pinch and do not have your brass knuckles, these would work as a backup. Other off label uses may be considered but use at your own risk.-template for drawing a circle.-counter weight for things that aren’t that heavy-very small hole cover-aluminum can smasher-an object in the back of your kitchen drawer that you forgot you owned after using once.

I bought this for my son in law for Christmas, he uses it all the time. It's easy to clean, distributes the heat evenly and doesn't stick at all, this works really well for burger lovers.

I know it’s supposed to be used to smash the burgers, but I’ve mostly used it to flatten our bacon and it works great. My husband has used it on burgers and it works great as well. The handle (plastic center piece) does get not hot but if you touch the sides you can get burnt because it can get quite hot so be careful.

Pros:- Food contact surface is seasoned cast iron.- Does not stick. Instead of lifting straight up which may bring meat up with it, rotate it off the meat and it will stay on the griddle every time.- Large enough to smash 1/3 lb/150g balls into patties without overflow (75g balls work better for faster searing/cooking. Just double stack your burger)Cons:- No reseasoning instructions, handle material is unknownCast iron is a durable material that can outlast many of us if it can be properly kept seasoned and reseasoned as needed. As a procedure nor the handle material is specified, it means the default procedure which is to oil it and bake it near the smoke point of the oil for an hour probably won't work because the handle would melt/burn. The handle is screwed in with philips screws, but depending on the actual material, removal/reinstallation will loosen the threads making the handle spin. I will update if/when reseasoning is needed, and whether the handle has inserts (which would allow it to be assembled/dissembled dozens of times before failure). So far 10 washes with water hot enough to self-dry afterwards has not affected the finish or release/sticking.When used to make smashburgers on the griddle, or (cold) press patties for a regular grill on a plate, it will not get hot enough to affect your hand regardless of handle material. Thus a 100% cast iron build including the handle could be better. As the handle material is unknown I would not recommend using as a bacon press as that would leave it continuously exposed to high heat.

Excellent construction, nice weight, easy clean.The top handle is not good for a pan with a lid.

So convenient to make the beat smash burgers on the griddle. Wish i bought this sooner.

Burgers on the Blackstone with this are perfect. Puts the smash in smash burger

Nice weight. Easy to clean. U def need parchment paper or everything sticks to it.