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Breville The AdjustaGrill & Press BGR250
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Russell Hobbs Sandwich Press RHSP801
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Cost
Price
$150
$60
$75
$22.00
$269
$429
$22.00
$37
$60
$70
$100
$150
Type
Type
4-slice sandwich press & grill
Jaffle maker
2-slice sandwich press
2-slice sandwich press
2-slice sandwich press & grill
4-slice sandwich press & grill
2-slice sandwich press
4-slice sandwich press
4-slice sandwich press
2-slice sandwich press
4-slice sandwich press
4-slice sandwich press & grill
Recommended products
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Test results
CHOICE Expert Rating
Performance score
Ease of use score
Evenness of toasting score
Evenness of compression score
Heat-up time
3:15
3:20
2:15
1:45
4:43
2:38
2:07
1:43
1:58
2:02
1:37
2:28
Sustainability
Country of origin
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
Warranty (years)
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2 (plus 10-year repair guarantee)
Comments
Good points
• Very good for toasting evenness.
• Very good ease of use.
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Has a drip tray for high fat cooking.
• Very good ease of use.
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Has a drip tray for high fat cooking.
• Very good toasting performance.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very easy to clean the exterior.
• The hotplates are easy to clean.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very easy to clean the exterior.
• The hotplates are easy to clean.
• Very good toasting performance.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very good compression evenness.
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Easy to clean the exterior.
• Very easy to clean the hotplates.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very good compression evenness.
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Easy to clean the exterior.
• Very easy to clean the hotplates.
• Has a drip tray for high fat cooking.
• Very good overall.
• Very good for toasting evenness.
• Excellent for sandwich compression evenness.
• Very good for BBQ performance and BBQing evenness.
• Excellent for cooking with high fat foods and low temperature cooking.
• Very good ease of use.
• Easily portable, very compact in size and has a handle (but top doesn't lock).
• Digital display screen is clear and indicates clearly when the unit is preheating.
• Interchangeable cooking plates, includes hot plates and chargrill plates.
• Able to set precise temperature from 8 pre-set temperatures ranging from 80- to 230°C.
• Deep drip tray under unit, easy to access and remove.
• Deep pan included can be used to bake a cake or cook a curry.
• Multi-purpose appliance can be used as a BBQ, sandwich press, or deep pan cooking.
• Very good for toasting evenness.
• Excellent for sandwich compression evenness.
• Very good for BBQ performance and BBQing evenness.
• Excellent for cooking with high fat foods and low temperature cooking.
• Very good ease of use.
• Easily portable, very compact in size and has a handle (but top doesn't lock).
• Digital display screen is clear and indicates clearly when the unit is preheating.
• Interchangeable cooking plates, includes hot plates and chargrill plates.
• Able to set precise temperature from 8 pre-set temperatures ranging from 80- to 230°C.
• Deep drip tray under unit, easy to access and remove.
• Deep pan included can be used to bake a cake or cook a curry.
• Multi-purpose appliance can be used as a BBQ, sandwich press, or deep pan cooking.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very good for BBQ evenness.
• Very good for cooking with high fat foods.
• Easily portable, compact in size and has a handle.
• Digital display screen is clear and indicates clearly when the unit is preheating.
• Interchangeable cooking plates, includes hot plates and chargrill plates.
• Able to choose 15 pre-set temperatures ranging from 60 to 240 degrees Celsius.
• Pre-set burger patty function, sandwich press function, and keep warm option.
• Separate dial and temperature option for each hotplate.
• Deep drip tray under unit, easy to access and remove.
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Multi purpose appliance can be used as a BBQ, or sandwich press, or melts.
• Very good for BBQ evenness.
• Very good for cooking with high fat foods.
• Easily portable, compact in size and has a handle.
• Digital display screen is clear and indicates clearly when the unit is preheating.
• Interchangeable cooking plates, includes hot plates and chargrill plates.
• Able to choose 15 pre-set temperatures ranging from 60 to 240 degrees Celsius.
• Pre-set burger patty function, sandwich press function, and keep warm option.
• Separate dial and temperature option for each hotplate.
• Deep drip tray under unit, easy to access and remove.
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Multi purpose appliance can be used as a BBQ, or sandwich press, or melts.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very good ease of use.
• Very good result for ease of use.
• Flattens bread evenly.
• 2 years warranty.
• Available in red (RHSP801RED).
• Flattens bread evenly.
• 2 years warranty.
• Available in red (RHSP801RED).
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Very good ease of use.
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Adjustable height for making melts.
• Indicator lights are labelled (power/ready).
• Repairable for 10 years.
• Excellent compression evenness, but didn't heat up enough tp melt the cheese filling within the 8 minutes.
• 3 temperature settings - Vegetables, Sandwich, Meats and Fish.
• Has a drip tray for high fat cooking.
• Excellent compression evenness, but didn't heat up enough tp melt the cheese filling within the 8 minutes.
• 3 temperature settings - Vegetables, Sandwich, Meats and Fish.
• Has a drip tray for high fat cooking.
Bad points
• Only OK for compression evenness.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - cheese oozed out.
• Food can roll off hotplate.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - cheese oozed out.
• Food can roll off hotplate.
• None to mention.
• None to mention.
• Borderline overall.
• Only OK for ease of use.
• Borderline toasting and compression evenness performance.
• Thicker sandwich barely compressed, cheese not melted after 8 min.
• The ribbed top hotplate is not particularly easy to clean.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Only OK for ease of use.
• Borderline toasting and compression evenness performance.
• Thicker sandwich barely compressed, cheese not melted after 8 min.
• The ribbed top hotplate is not particularly easy to clean.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Food can roll off hotplate.
• Oil and fat can splatter onto controls, digital display and bench.
• Fat can accumulate at the back of the grill plate and may not run into drip tray.
• Extension cord may be required when using in BBQ mode outdoors - cord is short.
• Doesn't have a lockable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Oil and fat can splatter onto controls, digital display and bench.
• Fat can accumulate at the back of the grill plate and may not run into drip tray.
• Extension cord may be required when using in BBQ mode outdoors - cord is short.
• Doesn't have a lockable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Food can roll off hotplate.
• Oil and fat can splatter onto controls, digital display and bench.
• Fat can accumulate at the back of the grill plate and may not run into drip tray.
• Extension cord may be required when using in BBQ mode outdoors - cord is short.
• Temperature probe may not be accurate.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Oil and fat can splatter onto controls, digital display and bench.
• Fat can accumulate at the back of the grill plate and may not run into drip tray.
• Extension cord may be required when using in BBQ mode outdoors - cord is short.
• Temperature probe may not be accurate.
• Can't be stored vertically.
• Only OK overall.
• Only OK for toasting evenness.
• Borderline result for compression evenness.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - top sliced slid forward and cheese oozed out.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Only OK for toasting evenness.
• Borderline result for compression evenness.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - top sliced slid forward and cheese oozed out.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Only OK for compression evenness.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Only OK overall.
• Only borderline for performance.
• Uneven toasting with some burnt areas.
• Indicator lights are faint.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Only borderline for performance.
• Uneven toasting with some burnt areas.
• Indicator lights are faint.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Only OK overall.
• Only OK for toasting evenness and compression evenness.
• Only OK for toasting evenness and compression evenness.
• Only OK compression evenness.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - cheese oozed out.
• Flattened more at the rear with thicker bread and generous filling - cheese oozed out.
• Doesn't seem to get hot enough for a golden brown toasty - may perform better on "meat" heat setting.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
• Doesn't have a height adjustable top plate so can't be used for open melts.
Features
Drip tray
Non-slip feet
BBQ mode
Chargrill plates
Yes (top only)
Yes (top and bottom)
Yes (reverse sides flat)
Yes (bottom only)
Yes (top only)
Yes (top and bottom)
Storage latch
Lockable top plate height adjustment
N/A
Cord storage
Can be stored vertically
Specifications
Weight (kg)
6
Not recorded
Not recorded
1.9
5.4
7.3
1.8
3.1
Not recorded
2.8
3.5
3.5
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