WOW! this is the neatest thing ever. My grandson is 10 and he has at least one sandwich a day. Easy to clean, the metal bottom catches any drippings that occur. We only use one slice of cheese and use good quality cheddar cheese slices so there isn't much mess. My daughter on the other hand likes 2 slices and there is a tad of cheese clean up. Honestly this is one of my best appliance purchases, it's up there next to my crockpot and my pressure cooker.