Makes big breakfasts easy!

A good electric griddle is a God-send when your family is ready for a big breakfast and you want everybody to eat together. This one does the job, and doesn't kill your wallet.

We've used our Presto 7034 for about a year, and it's done exactly what it's supposed to do: you plug it in, set the thermostat and cook. Unlike our previous (extremely maddening) stove-top griddle with no automatic heat control, heat on the Presto takes care of itself so you can think about other things.

The griddle's size is big, large enough to cook eight decent sized pancakes at once. Great when cooking, not so great when storing. Its length is longer than the depth of our cupboards, so we have to be creative when storing it.

Non-stick coating works really well when cooking with it and when cleaning it. We haven't experienced any problems with non-stick surface chipping or pealing.

When it's time to clean up, the temperature controller comes off so you can get the whole thing wet without worrying about short-circuits.

The heat distribution isn't perfect, I'm sure a more expensive, heavier griddle would do better. The end with the temp controller always gets hotter than the other end. When we're working with it, we put food on the cool end first, then add more working toward the hot end. When taking food off, we do the reverse. That technique gets us what we need from the griddle. Also the cooking surface is hotter directly over the element than at the edges, which means it doesn't brown perfectly, but considering the price, I can certainly live with it. So if you're a professional food stylist, this may not be for you. Otherwise, have at it!