What a disappointment.  the grilling area is lower so you lose a lot of grilling space.( On the grill side I can put 6 burgers on the griddle side I can only put 4) Because the surface of the griddle is about 1/2 inch lower it makes harder to turn or flip what your cooking. and makes the clean up a lot harder. The drain space takes up a lot of room wasting space.  The material the griddle is made of requires you use special cooking tools and makes clean up harder. So you need one set for the grill and one set for the griddle. Its not worth the effort and extra work.  Only good thing is it cooks food ok. and no flare ups..