Does this have a floating type hinge in the back? Can I grill boneless chicken thighs and breasts? Will the top part of the grill lay flat on top of t
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The hinge doesn't seem to float.It is designed for sandwiches.I wouldn't recommend it for chicken.
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Catherine: It is amazing for the price. We use ours daily for a vegetable panini. It does have a hinged back ours spreads up to about an inchto an inch and a half while laying flat. Yes it would work great on the items you asked about. My only complaint is the brush they provide last about three months.
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Yes the top lid does float and rock front to back. So if you are grilling a boneless chicken breast you can Lower the top lid with the large insulated handle then with your fingers or the other hand (I use my fingers) guide the upper lid to the position you desire with the smaller insulated handle on the upper lid proper. Then I usually exert a bit of extra pressure on the top lid. Tje top is fairly accomidating and will accomidate a very thick item.
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Hi Catherine, yes I believe it does have a floating type hinge in the back. You can grill chicken breasts, thighs, and the top part of the grill will stay up if you want it to or you can push it down on the chicken. I like that it's cast iron and not Teflon. Makes awesome Panini sandwiches.
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Yes it will. Hard to describe, but it's basically double hinged. Love this grill, I use it at my restaurant daily.
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Good question. I used the George Forman grill ( which I have had for years) as a Panini Press . It works fine except that it doesn't have a floating hinge, so you can get angled sandwiches on thick bread. Some of the panini makers have adjustable hinges, some have floating ones, but all have some sort of hinge adjustment. The Forman Grill (at least the one I had) didn't. But you can pretty much use them interchangably. Watch for drip trays on some (particularly if you want to use them like a grill for chicken or things that might drip). But I like the convenience and clean-ability of the panini presses that I have now. So I'm going to stay with the press rather than the grill. Hope this helps.
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The top is very very thin plastic. It's made to be light weight and it is. I wouldn't use it with a grill.
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I would bet so. The plastic top is fairly solid and has a "support grid" of perpendicular plastic under it. If the grill was in the very center of the top, it might warp a little, but I doubt it. The wings are of medium strength and I would not trust them as much.
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Yes it has a flat bottom......check with Lodge if it is safe on a ceramic cooktop.
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Don't seem to have the same problem. Could it have been twisted at some point? The hinge may have a loose feel to allow you to close it with the batter on the iron. The will allow the top to sit level for an even cooking surface.
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without the tank and the grill tops it is very light. the bottom snaps into place hard, constantly doing it may damage it.The base is curved and screws into the legs. Hope this helps/
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It is completely flat, but becomes heavy with fully loaded spices. If not using screws you'll need another way to anchor it.
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It does not have a flat grill surface. It has the waffle and then the stuffed sandwich plates.
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The entire grill has a no stick coating that is superb. Only one side can be used, namely he ridged side. The flat side has the non-stick coating; however, you my not use it for cooking because it does not have a lip to hold in food. it's a deal only if you use the one side; A-1 surface. Blessings. Anne
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The grill has only one side, the bottom is flat to fit on the pic. have used mine many times, just love it. it is perfect for 2 people.
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The grill has a slip-joint built in to allow for height adjustment of thickness of meats or foods. When in the tilted position to allow for grease run-off, the top plate will slip some, but does not pose a problem as long as the plates are locked in correctly.
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You are correct. It only has 3 hooks and no doors for storage. But over it is a great grill. I strongly recomended it but dont purchase it from amazon as it will come full of dents. We got the kingsford model identical to the char-broil and with free shipping to the store.
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yes you can grill chicken breast and talapia on this. It's easy to clean, but the teflon will wear off fairly quickly. Spend a few extra dollars and get a better model.
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Mine does not have the vent on the back of the top. As for a Weber electric grill, I never owned one and I'm sure they are good grills, but for the money the Meco is hard to beat. I cooked a boston butt for Labor Day --about 4 hours with element tilted greatest distance from meat at ~ 1 1/2 setting that was perfect. Great fish and steaks too. I have two Mecos, one for home and one for beach house. I do store the beach one inside when not in use.
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It's heavy weight, and flat lid. If you want to have the grill mark, flip each side I guess. Did I answer your question?
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on the side of the grill their is a lever. It makes it lay flat or at a slant. If you are talking about opening up and it laying flat....it doesn't do that