I bought it to replace my large griddle and quickly realized you can’t cook a lb of fatty thick bacon because the reservoir couldn’t handle the grease then drained out the front all over. The splatter shield was okay but still had a lot of splatter however it cooked the bacon fast! Pancakes cooked evenly but only 2 at a time would fit. Don’t use grapeseed oil as it smokes really bad until used a few times. Have a vent hood on high to pull the smoke out when first using it!!!