This is a great indoor grill.  I went back and forth about getting this one or a Japanese brand on Amazon, but I really like that this grill has a lid and the searing feature works very good.  It's also very easy to clean.  I recommend getting the OXO indoor/panini grill brush and scraping the grill with it immediately after removing the food.  It really helps when cleaning the grill part after it's cooled down.