I love the idea of the grill & it really does work; however I am giving it only 3 stars. The product itself is wonderful & would be good for winter days or those of us w/ small apartments, etc. And it does cut down cooking time by about 1/2 or more. If you are a big "fish" person, I would not suggest using this grill. My husband & I received it as a gift & everything was great until we used it for salmon. We cleaned it extremely well, as usual, but the next time we used it for something else, the salmon smell seeped into our kitchen & food; also had the salmon taste. The grills are pourous, so if you plan on cooking a lot of different items, I would reccommend the grill w/ the removable plates so you can soak them. Not sure if anyone else had this trouble, but trust me, we CLEANED it.