We got this as a Christmas gift to ourselves.  We used it for the first time last night, "grilling" salmon.  I can't begin to say how delicious the salmon was!  The grill preheats quickly to the "max" setting in about 8 minutes.  We set the time for the salmon to 9 minutes.  It had the beautiful grill marks on it and tasted delicious!  Can't wait to try other recipes!!