I received this yesterday and took it to my grandmothers right away. She can't drive now and she's been asking for pancakes but everything else makes them in too big of a quantity. I saw this on hsn but I didn't want a three pack. I opened it, plugged it in, was hot and ready right away which was amazing. I should've made batter first. Anyways, used a cup of dry mix, 3/4 cup water, and a hand full of blueberry. Put in, went to grab plates and silverware, and pour tea and within minutes the light was off and there was a perfect pancake that tasted fabulous using no butter, oil, etc and was perfectly non stick and no spillage. That amount of batter made 3 pancakes. I'm in complete love, this is one of the few times I've been amazed that a kitchen item actually did what it was supposed to.

I LOVE EGGO WAFFLES and I'm not allowed to have a toaster in college, so even though technically I'm not allowed to have this either this is easier to hide and less dangerous for fires in my opinion. Absolutely great for College Student who just wants to cook something small. AND ADORABLE.

So far with this little guy I've made steak and eggs ( I'd recommend seasoning/tenderizing steak of your going to make it in this!!) and pancakes! Really easy to use and will lift up a bit when you cooking things like pancakes. Really easy to clean and makes uniform sized pancakes! Easy to store too! I really want the waffle version now! Did surprise me at how small it was but I've always been bad at figuring sizes when buying online. I will update when/if it goes caput and if I find any problems but so far it's been amazing and perfect for a kitchenette or apartment kitchen!

Update: still find this a very useful griddle.
Two tips
1. use small silicone tipped tongs to open and close the lid without risking being burned by the heat - see pic
2. put tinfoil and/or paper towel under it to capture splatter. The splatter is very fine but even with the lid down it was about 3 inches all around the griddle
3. gently press down on the lid with the tongs ( no need to press hard and if you do it may tip the griddle forward) to speed up cooking and further reduce the opening size that splatter can come from

This griddle is tiny and cute but it's also useful and does a great job of grilling a small item
I cooked a small beef tenderloin on it. I put olive oil on th steak along with salt pepper and fresh minced garlic
Nothing sticked!
The griddle gets very hot. See bubbles in the pics attached.
I cooked one side, flipped it over then put the lid down and it "browned" it beautifully.
If you just have a small steak/patty or single egg or anything else in a small size this is a great way to cook it without hauling out frying pans and firing up the stove.
Clean up was easy. I just let it cool and wiped the plates with a damp paper towel

I didn't give it 5 stars because there is no on/off switch. That I find very inconvenient. I would also like it if the cooking plates popped off and could go in the dishwasher but as I said clean up was easy despite the plates not being removeable.
The price is great
I did two videos ( had to do two as iphones don't have stop/start ability) of the steak cooking. If you search for
dash mini griddle they should come up so you can see it in action. I find videos very helpful so hope these two are.
Highly recommend if this fits your lifestyle and as one reviewer commented you could just skip it in your bag and take to the office or hotel room it's that tiny!

Perfect for a quick egg before heading out the door. My daughter cooked a piece of bacon in it! Great for a single cookie~ those kind you break apart and bake. Also makes cute little pancakes. Fun for the kids to use (teenagers!)