My very old Presto griddle works great except that the cords gets very, very hot when I'm cooking. Will a replacement control solve my problem?
599926
I would suggest you check the 2 holes on your cord where you plug it into your griddle, Debbie..
599927
My old Presto grill was about 15 years old when I discovered that the excessive heat of the grill had made a replacement control burn out just as the original one had. I replaced the old Presto grill with a new lighter one that I like better. Your control may be getting hot like mine did. I would replace the entire grill if it were my choice.
599928
You bet!! Replace it as soon as you can. The hot could cause sparks, then fire! Good luck!
1088936
Get a Cuisinart Griddler/Panini maker instead. Gets hotter and has more funstions.
1292148
get the highest heat-resistant spatula you can find. Just don't leave it resting on the griddle.
1839885
Presto has made modifications to the bowl for the Stirring Popper. This new bowl has resolved the cracking issue and is working very well. If you happen to purchase a unit or did purchase a unit with the older style bowl, please contact Presto Customer Service at 1-800-877-0441 or at contact1@gopresto.com and we will be happy to provide you with a replacement bowl. We appreciate you using Presto products.
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I have the 8 qt Presto aluminum pressure cooker-love it, a recent purchase. I wonder if that happens because of the aluminum. I used it once for a potato ragu with sirloin beef: yum!! Hadn't cooked that in a couple of years. Where I'm from people love Magnalite aluminum pots. Except for my Presto, I don't use aluminum pots because of acidic foods like spaghetti sauce that could leach out the aluminum. Will probably get the Presto 6 qt stainless pressure cooker next.
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I'd send it back and get a good one. Mine works fine. I wind it up and then put what i'm cooking on it and press down and it rotates until I lift the cooked food off from it and it stops rotating. Yours should work something like this. Good luck. By the way, I have enjoyed using mine. I never had one before, but it's doing the job.
1275440
When the old Meco 9325 temperature control section failed after 3 years of heavy use, I discarded the entire grill and bought a new one. I didn't know a one-piece element/control replacement was available, but I wouldn't have gone that way.
440171
The Presto Griddle, with handles and the controller plugged in, allowing a little bit for the curve of the cord, measures 31" by 13" by 4-¼. And, by the way, it is an absolutely terrific griddle, especially the surface, which is truly, truly non-stick.
292729
The control works just fine as a replacement control for my Farberware electric skillet & electric griddle. It is also about $14.00 cheaper than the Farberware T1 control.
1676044
I have a Presto pressure cooker. I would suggest looking at the bottom of your old pressure regulator and see how it's constructed. This one has an "open clover-leaf" type opening with four sections.
1411441
I have a two burner griddle it's common sense that directly on top of the burner will be hotter . Keep in mind it's a $200 unit not a $6000 unit.
2024433
I had a problem with a loose wire inside the control box when mine was about 2 months old. Called Bradley's customer service and she walked me through opening it up and looking for the loose connection. These units are notoriously slow to heat up when full of meat, because of that I probably would not recommend this unit.
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As the other users commented, it's either your stove (not so likely) or your outlet (more likely). If you run low voltage the amps will increase and you'll get a very hot cord. Or, if the outlet is in poor condition your not getting good contact between the plug and the outlet. This also can heat things up. Could be a short in your heater too. But whatever the reason, it should not be that way. My cord has no overheating issues.
1119905
My large cast iron skillet (15"?) accidentally melted the control panel. Just a warning.
768686
No problem with ours - we did change out the old electric socket for a new one though. The old one was slightly loose & pretty old. We have a Heat Surge Accent also. These heaters are awesome!
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Mine got so hot I'm returning it. The cord was hot and countertop oven was very, very hot. In my opinion, this does pose a safety issue. I wasn't going to wait to see if it caused a fire.
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I have the weber genesis 330 it worked ok but the griddle never seemed to get as hot as I hoped for and I returned it after a few tries. Found a better one from Nordic ware it was not as heavy duty but did heat up much nicer. its on Amazon for 39.99 good luck