I have a similar device with a longer handle that we used over an open fire at our camp. It is cast aluminum. Still have it 55 years later and it still works great.
@@sleezeadd That's why we have lined cans now. If you look at the inside of your soda can or canned goods, they have some sort of lining or coating. My friends don't believe me but if you cut open a soda can, they have a thin plastic coating on the inside. As for the pans, I have no idea but I would imagine that if the lining is gone, it would be a good idea to change them out.
I own this and have a tip for you........when doing greasy items, do not flip the pan. I use a rubber spatula and turn mine over by hand. And I love how it cooks. Also, you don't always need to clean in between uses, depending on what you cook. The grilled cheese for example, just take a paper towel while pan is still warm and just wipe it off. I find that the pan lasts much longer. Hope this helps.
I've had this for a couple months. One sandwich I make and really like is just a toasted sandwich with cheese and sliced meat, with no butter, just bread on dry. I use different types of breads sometimes I have to cut the ends off to make it fit. I love it. And it's easy to clean & if you open it all the way up, the pans will separate for easier cleaning (discovered that one by accident, it goes back together easily too)
Your grilled cheese sandwich cooked that way because of the odd way you put the cheese onto the sandwich before cooking. Some of the cheese was hangin' off the sides & that is why your sandwich turned out the way it did, all messy like that.
i literally have no intention of buying any of these products but i am addicted to watching your videos, i always appreciate some original content, and your work is always professional and thorough.
i had something similar growing up, it was used for sandwiches and the handles were extremely long so whenever you went camping you could cook over the fire. it worked just like this
Tip: keep a thick damp dish cloth handy, and wipe the outside if it drips. That way you don't cook the grease onto the outside of the pan. But be careful: you don't want a thin cloth, because the damp will transfer the heat very quickly otherwise and burn you.
I got one for Christmas and used it for the first time today. Your review seems spot on. It's perfect for a grilled cheese or a small melt. It IS a bit flimsy, but my handle clasp stayed clipped the entire time. As long as you don't try to get ambitious with it, it's a useful little tool to have in the kitchen.
I got one of those for Christmas last year, I use it a lot. Even just today for grilled cheese. A year later and nothing has stuck on yet, a blast of hot water and it’s usually good. I’m happy with it, would recommend. I also like to cook eggs in it sometimes, makes it look funny and also perfect sandwich shape.
"" my grandma had one of these things made out of cast iron, def durable but heavy!my grandma had on""" just made a post saying the exact same thing!!!!!, them tosti irons are really good!.. the old once that is.
I love your review, I wanted to buy one of these and after watching your review I decided not to. Not that the review was negative, but the commercials make it seem so fast and easy, magical. You made it seem real. Just another gadget that I don't really want in my kitchen. It still takes time, I still have to clean it up, and it's small so it doesn't work for more than 1-2 servings of most things. Thank you for saving me $20!
I think it's great for making grilled cheese sandwiches, but I don't think it's as versatile as the advertising indicates. I do use it for that single purpose a few times a month, but I'm not sure I would have dropped $20 for it for just that reason.
Never tried or thought about draining grease into a "plastic" trash bag....just a quick thought after reading your idea....won't the grease melt a hole in the plastic???
No fair, you didn't tell us about the humorous distraction😂Great review, it's definitely too small for a family. Since it's lightweight and easy to clean it would be perfect for teens, and elderly. Especially if they're cooking for 1 or 2 people. Thanks for sharing😃
the trick to cleaning is to wipe quickly while it's still hot. i have a power airfryer with the same coating. it didn't stay nonstick long. also, dishwasher will kill the nonstick in one wash.
the power airfryer was nonstick until i cooked a whole chicken in it. it was never the same. then the copper coating started peeling off. i used it a lot. traded up for the 8 qt power airfryer oven.
My parents called this a pudgie-pie maker. Used for camping to make fruit pies, sandwiches, and some other things that depend on how creative you are. You find one cheaper in the camping isle at your local store-thingy.
The square orGreenic griddle works great for toasted cheese. l make 4 at a time. Even though I have to flip them by hand they're done in 6-8 minutes for 4.
When you make a grilled cheese have the cheese slices placed squarely in the middle of the slice of bread. It prevents spillage and makes it melt cleaner in the sandwich when cut in-half.
I like that you could leave it closed and drain the grease out of the hamburger, perfect!!!!!Just like you did it drain it over the sink and some kind a container!!! I love this product!!!👏
I'm not expecting a whole lot since I really didn't spend a lot of money on it. I got the square pan and the surface didn't last super long but I think I got my money's worth. Thank you for the review. I learned about the burger grease without learning it myself. God bless you all.
I think the other issue with cooking a burger in it is that you kept the temperature low, to look after the non-stick. A burger would certainly normally be cooked at a much higher heat.
Boston Gary I’ve always been a “Single-Flipper”, just like my grandpa taught me. It’s been a point of contention with Multi-Flippers- usually the ones who consider themselves a “chef”.
Well you need to make sure hamburgers fried thoroughly due to bacteria that is present.If not can make you sick in many cases a E Coli disease that cause kidney failure
I had the green pan and loved it. I just had a roommate that kept using metal on it so it had to go in the trash. My husband made grilled cheese with no bread and it would slide off like a dream.
Only just found your videos. Can't stop watching them now. Great reviews, and testing. Sadly, every time I watch one of your vids I really have the urge to cook... even though I've eaten.
In india you can buy that kind of flip pan for 2$ or less and they are pretty durable as well. They are not nonstick but you can make them one just by just applying some butter on each side while cooking and they work just fine. Also you don't have to baby them and you can use them on gas or throw them on wood fire.
i allow the grease to cook while still in the pan, once cooled i pour it into a plastic container and let it freeze in the freezer then throw the frozen block away
We bought one and used it (great) but the old way we cook burgers in a pinch is to tear aluminum big enough to make a try large enough two hamburgers and folding up the sides so that the grease doesn't run out in the oven. Twenty minutes at 350/400 and all the cleanup is throwing away the foil.
I have this. It comes apart to make cleaning easier and have 2 pans. I tried the hamburger patty and same thing happened. I've had it for a handful of years and it's still "non-stick".
I have one of those it's not made to make pancakes but I use it to make pancakes all the time and it works great and its easy to clean I love this product
Wait, you cooked a grilled cheese sandwich, s'mores, SIX hot dogs, and a hamburger -- then went out to dinner?! :-D Seriously, though, love your reviews. Thanks for doing this.
I know a good use for the flipwich would be for camping, you could take it with you and submerge it in the fire and take it out and you have a burger or some grilled cheese or smores
You need to cut Hotdogs when grilling for best flavor. Wieners or Franks they are made with mechanically separated poultry (from butchered bones) so although they are pre-cooked they must be cooked. Hotdogs are made from Beef or Pork and Beef they are pre-cooked they can be eaten cold as they are basically mini bologna .
My parents have a camping hot fog maker ! It is amazing you butter the outside of 2 pieces of bread and put wieners between the bread and it folds like this and great for camping!
Great move on over the sink. Also good to drain the grease when cooking burgers like you did. I feel it's best use is hotdogs and grill cheese. Might pick one up for just that. Btw love your videos it helps me on my choice of as seen on TV buys. You are not bias and give good reviews and your voice tone and so on is perfect for reviews. Love your dog when shes in the reviews.
In early 1950's in poland and many other soviet influenced countries we had this waffles cooking machine wich was basicly that only electric. I have one that still works from my grandma.
With the hamburgers you should wipe the exterior with a paper towel before putting it back on the stove. It would prevent flame up and keep the exterior from getting stained. Thank you for the thorough review, although this is too small for families it is great for single people or a couple.
Growing up as a kid we would go camping and had what I believe were called pie irons that this product is similar to. Similar but no where near as good. Cast iron plates to cook the sandwich or camp pies long sturdy handles leak proof and the locking clip could slide along the handles. Personally I kept the clip by the press part. You may wanna find something like that and compare the too. The pie iron can be used on a gas stove or I guess electric. Didn’t grow up with electric so not sure on that one but it would be nice to see how well a copper pan will do against a cast iron one
It works ok. As far as non-stick, my cast iron stuff will do that if I use oil on it just before I cook a grilled cheese that has butter on the outside of it. **Nevermind the Jack-Flip... I would put my pancake batter right in the Flip-Wich. (You're just making square pancakes, that's all).!! 🤔
I agree right at 1:26, if they are advertising it as non stick and hassle free why the f are we having to season the pan? We might as well buy a cast iron version of this. SMH.
guys. many are worried about the grease issue. my aunt uses a turkey baster to suck up the grease when she cooks hamburger meat. puts the grease in a jar before it goes in the waste.
If you had closed it completely on the crackers it would have had even stripes but it was only touching on both sides at the back hence the darker stripes at one contact point
it feels a little flimsy because its made to seperate the sides for easier cleaning, so it rattles a bit. i have one and love it, its great for paninis quick
You don't taste the mayo and I assume you meant hummus in general because i dont know how well it would do on the outside of grilled cheese ? That maybe an interesting combo, or it could just burn..
I love the review, because it brought up the fact it is a flimsy product that will leak when you try to flip it. After watching your review, I have decided that just flipping food in the skillet is more efficient than this kind of product. Great review, not a great product
Easier clean with hot pan + hot water. If something is stuck on, fill the bottom of the pan with a little water, then put it back on the heat and bring it to a boil. ;)
From a Service Plumbers point of view I cringed when you dripped meat grease into your sink. Please lay a few paper towels over your drain to protect your plumbing if anything. I use paper towels like I have stock in scott paper to wipe grease out of cookware before it ever gets to the sink. Cool review I would buy one just for grilled cheese because I put TOMATOES and pickles on mine and they're a bitch to flip with falling apart. Didn't the original red copper fry pan commercial show a peppermint still in the wrapper being melted and burnt and it wiped right out with a paper towel.
Hey Greg, I should have known better about the grease down the drain! I guess I got caught up in the moment, hah. Oh I remember the peppermint demonstration. That was for the Copper Chef Square Pan. It's hard to tell Red Copper, Copper Chef, and Gotham Steel ads apart nowadays!
Freakin' Reviews I GUESS WE CAN LET YOU SLIDE THIS TIME. PEOPLE THAT DUMP BACON GREASE DOWN THEIR DRAIN GET AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE FOR THE GAG FACTOR WHEN I HAVE TO CLEAN MY CABLE ON MY DRAIN SNAKE. I CAN STAND IN A SEWER DITCH WITH TURDS AND SANITARY RAGS AND OTHER NASTY THINGS UP TO MY KNEES AND NOT GAG BUT PULLING BACK A BALL OF GREASE WITH STINKY FOOD PARTICLES STUCK TO IT GETS ME EVERY TIME. ANYMORE I TELL THEM TO CALL ROTO ROOTER BECAUSE I GAG ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE TRUCK ON KITCHEN WASTE CLEANOUT CALLS.
A plumber used to rent a room from me, and he used to tell me horror stories like that. If he sees this video, he'll surely remind me not to put grease down the drain again! Always good to hear from you.
They make these in cast iron, if I have to season the pan I am just going to use a cast iron one, they work like a charm and last longer than we will likely live.
Like the s'mores fries best. Other things seem too one-at-a-time - I can already feel the finger taps wanting theirs NOW, galdangit!Hey! - that brief *guitar riff* scene after opening the bag is way cool! James, thanks for another fine review and going through each possibility.
Its a $20 pan it does what it says I like that its small for quick sanwitches I let soak in water if anything sticks to it and comes right out for twenty dollars it does its job. 🍔🍳
Try making a grilled tuna salad sandwich in it. Make tuna salad like you normally would. Then put butter on 2 slices of bread like you would for a grilled cheese sandwich. Put the tuna salad on the bread (like cheese on a grilled cheese sandwich) and cook it like a grilled cheese sandwich.
That's just the word used for applying a sort of cured layer of oil in a pan. You're not supposed to need it on non-stick pans so I thought that was weird. Generally it's necessary for cast iron skillets.
@@arieldanielle23 Yeah... who the hell seasons nonstick? If you let fat "cure" on a nonstick surface all your going to do is ruin it. Food sticks like glue to poorly cured oil. And vegetable oil is not what you want to use for seasoning anyway. Its best to use natural animal fat, like rendered bacon fat or real lard, not that crap they sell these days with hydrogenated vegetable oils mixed in. I had my aunt do that to one of my nice nonstick pans using that crap spray on oils to make pancakes. The oil that never seen food sat on the surface of the pan till it polymerized and now its stuck tight and anything else that goes in the pan sticks to those spots like glue. Its slowly wearing off, but its a real pain since you cant scrub it off.
seriously??? how many copper things are out now. lol. i just watched Vivian tries and she was doing a copper mat. goes on bbq. haha. im truly loving these but just shocked at how crazy this copper trend is. awesome vid as usual. your becoming one of my favourite youtubers.
Thanks Coryn. And yeah the number of copper cookware products out there is getting a little out of hand. That bandwagon must be getting pretty full by now!
Freakin' Reviews lol. so true. the funny thing for me is that i live it Canada and i dont see all that much "copper" products. i only learn about them from RU-vid. i could probably go to our as seen on tv store and find a couple things but nothing close to what is available in the states. kinda sucks since there are alot of gadgets i would love to try. hoping for another vid soon. 😀
And I highly doubt it's "real" copper anyway. Copper prices are astronomical and to make anything like this for $20, clearly isn't using actual copper.
I just purchased one of these and I am super curious to see how it performs to my old cast iron pie iron. Way longer handle and they old the heat way way better. I only paid $4.99 for it so no big loss if it doesn't work. I think the preheating is not a bad idea because it is thin aluminum construction. While I haven't cooked on this yet I would say/recommend that you keep the cooking times to less than three minutes. Anything more I think the item being cooked will burn. I will provide an update once I use this $5 item. Being single I see lots of uses.
I love mine. Flimsy, yes. You have to pay attention. I would never cook anything greasy in it tho. Awfully messy. I didn't get a cook book but I have only used it for sandwiches.
I’ve always heard it’s not a good idea to drain grease down the sink - what I do instead, which may work here, is to soak up grease with paper towel(s)
Hahaaa we in Europe call that a toaster and we make cheese and ham grilled toasts with it for an entire family... everyone has that at home! But we never do that weird cookie thing... that somehow grossed me out
id like to see a video about some of your favorite things or the ones u find u use the most that have held up the best over a period of time u may already have one i'll have a look and see
