Korean Traditional BBQ Grill Pan

I have been spending WAY to much money going out to eat Korean BBQ, but now, with this cooking plate, I can enjoy the taste, and experience of it at home for a fraction of the cost. I purchased two (2) of these products as I have a large family and it's easier to have two plates when eating at home. Pros - Easy to clean - Retains heat VERY well - Non-Stick Surface - Provides a great 'char' to the meats and veggies applied to it - Little to no smoke (so you can just open a window and the little smoke there is will waft out the window Cons - The base doesn't fit onto all portable burners - It appears that the casting of the aluminum 'water reservoir' is a little flawed as both of my items have an almost identical 'spot' in the reservoir. - The small 'pot' in the middle detracts from the amount of available cooking space on the surface, this is more of an annoyance than an actual issue though - It's a bit awkward to store. Would've loved to have some kind of storage case or cover, but at this price, it's just a complaint and not an actual problem (I would have paid more for this if it had a way to safely store it) So far, I have made the following items on this: 1) Beef Short Rib 2) Thin Sliced Pork Belly 3) Thin Sliced Pork Chop (although it wasn't thin enough) 4) Thin Sliced Sirloin (again...not thin enough) 5) Bacon 6) Salt Pork 7) Beef Bulgogi This thing has held up well and I love it. If you need home Korean BBQ, or just a plate to have run searing stuff at home, this works superbly.

It�s a great grill and I love how all the oil just drips to the bottom. The nonstick grill on the top is the best too! I grilled 2lbs of meat and the meat didn�t stick to the grill at all! Overall I�m very happy with it.Advice to seller:This is my 2nd time purchasing the grill because the 1st time the bottom 1/2 of the grill was missing when I received it. I hope that the packaging box would improve with more tape around it. The usps mail lady dropped 1/2 of the lid grill in her bag but thank god she noticed that the box was opened and checked again. I saw her put the other 1/2 back into the box and handed it to me. I didn�t blame her since the packaging didn�t have much tape around it so it was easy for the product to fall out. I assume that�s how I missed the bottom piece the first time I ordered it too.

The grill pan overall is easy to use. If you are using this with your portable butane tabletop stoves (like we did), you should make sure the round base is securely mounted. We initially didn't double check and while cooking, the grill slipped but we caught it in time. Once secured, all was good. There are no instructions provided, so we weren't sure how much water to fill the base ring with. Through trial and error, the base ring should be filled with sufficient water (just under the top support rests) to ensure it doesn't fully evaporate during the first 10-15 min of cooking. A watering can (with a narrow pour spout) or water pitcher should be kept on hand while cooking to replenish the evaporated water. If the base ring isn't filled with sufficient water or dries out during cooking, the grease drippings will create a LOT of smoke. The water is the key to keeping this grill relatively smokeless. With that said, this isn't 100% smokeless - there will still be minimal smoke during cooking (something to keep in mind if you are using this indoors like we did). In terms of cleaning, the grill top is easy to clean. The grill top underside required a bit more effort to remove the burnt on grease. The base ring is also relatively easy to clean assuming you don't have any burnt on grease. Otherwise, it would require some scrubbing.

The grill pan overall is easy to use. If you are using this with your portable butane tabletop stoves (like we did), you should make sure the round base is securely mounted. We initially didn't double check and while cooking, the grill slipped but we caught it in time. Once secured, all was good.There are no instructions provided, so we weren't sure how much water to fill the base ring with. Through trial and error, the base ring should be filled with sufficient water (just under the top support rests) to ensure it doesn't fully evaporate during the first 10-15 min of cooking. A watering can (with a narrow pour spout) or water pitcher should be kept on hand while cooking to replenish the evaporated water. If the base ring isn't filled with sufficient water or dries out during cooking, the grease drippings will create a LOT of smoke. The water is the key to keeping this grill relatively smokeless. With that said, this isn't 100% smokeless - there will still be minimal smoke during cooking (something to keep in mind if you are using this indoors like we did).In terms of cleaning, the grill top is easy to clean. The grill top underside required a bit more effort to remove the burnt on grease. The base ring is also relatively easy to clean assuming you don't have any burnt on grease. Otherwise, it would require some scrubbing.

I can't believe I didn't get this sooner! Love this grill and don't forget to add water to the bottom tray or it will get dangerously smoky real quick. I love using the middle hole for sesame oil & garlic slices. Everything drains well. I've tried pork belly and beef, everything grills well! Easy to clean but I recommend rinsing it right away before the grease solidifies. It'll be harder to clean hardened grease in between the lines/wedges unless you run it under hot water for awhile.