This unit sears rolls perfectly and offers a lot of control in terms of upper and lower plate heat level. It also makes awesome waffles. My gripe with it is that it does take longer than desired to reach ready temperature. Also the flat plates are hard to clean. And because of the lip on the plates even when in the closed position there's about 8mm gap which means it's hard to toast flat bread on both sides. It's also bigger than the usual sandwich press which means it doesn't fit in my kitchen draw so it's now permanently on the kitchen bench