Zojirushi EB-DLC10 Indoor Electric Grill

this is a *real* and a *great* grill…
after years of grilling a lot with gas and (temperamental) charcoal, this Zojirushi makes perfect direct heat grilling jobs so predictable and easy it takes chance utterly out of the equation. this is an addictively effective kitchen tool.hands down – you will cook the best looking steaks or burgers or whatever easily – the sear-marks will be *perfect*. once you get the timing right you will be able to predictably deliver on any degree ranging from medium-rare to charred-to-a-crisp.this thing gets seriously HOT and because of the heft in metal it stays that way when you drop stuff on it: it sears it right away and hence delivers on stuff that keeps moisture inside. if you are a fan of seared tuna or medium rare filet mignon, this “little” grill will do a better job than far more expensive grills – and as mentioned before, the meats will look *beautiful*, cookbook quality every time! remember the grilling rule: just flip it once.because you will most likely keep this grill inside (i keep it always on top of the kitchen range) your standards of keeping it pristinely clean will be higher than with your outdoor grill. the good news is it is easy to keep looking like it came out of the box with about the same amount of work it takes to keep your outdoor grill keep looking like it is not a total health hazard. especially now with the “OXO Good Grips Electric Grill and Panini Press Brush” it easy to get stuff off it right after grilling. but mind the fact that -if you were grilling at higher than medium- you will melt the brush unless you wait a little. this grill gets hot. if you have drippy stuff you will have to also quickly clean the drip tray. i haven’t found it necessary to keep water in there, like other people report. but i prefer lean cuts, maybe that’s why.i know some bbq aficionados will hate me for saying this – but this grill helps you deliver on predictable, awesome results *every* time.i have never bought a zojirushi appliance that didn’t make me feel like, wow, these guys really know their stuff. if they bother to make it it is probably tops at its intended purpose.if i had to BBQ for over 8 people sure, this would be too small, but for 1-4 people this allows you to deliver on *perfection* for meats and vegetables. this is not a poor excuse for an outdoor grill – in many ways it is much *better*.i love the way my food looks , how it sears in moisture, and how user friendly it is. i would not cook a $90 wagyu filet mignon on any other grill ever again. that is how well this thing works.PS May 2015 – this thing is amazingly good. mine remains a mainstay in my kitchen. i see criticism about sauces burning in…. of course they do! cook any meat with high temperature with a gooey sauce and the sauce will burn! i just cook meat the old fashioned way: i bring them to semi room temp within an hour, salt and pepper them some, sometimes an extra rub. if i have marinated, i kinda rub it off so there’s not too much stuff on it. on the grill it’s the way to go. in that pure state, i never have to go over medium-high to get awesome and dark sear marks on my meats. it’s what the great bbq chefs say. attached a picture of a filet mignon cooked in medium setting after 4 minutes and i flip it. check out the sear marks, as well as how clean the grill is.also – halibut… perfect.i think the *huge* strength of this grill is the accurate and total control it gives you over different temperatures for different goals. and the ease of cleaning depends on your right choices on the matter. mine looks like absolutely spanking new. even though i have cooked some sloppy, juicy things on it. as a rule, i prefer not to. it is easier to clean than a traditional outdoor grill even in that case…Update January 2016: Built to last, picture of the grill right now attached… if you take care of it and operate it to the (veru lenient) instructions, wow, this thing lasts and lasts full non stick… best grill ever!

Pro & cons 5 weeks of use
After 5 weeks of use with steaks, shrimp and vegetables I would say this grill works pretty well. The problem with indoor grills is that they do not get as hot as an outdoor barbecue would. Then there is more of a cleaning issue. Also they do not hold as much food so I’ll seperate these three issues.Cooking. It’s hot enough to cook steaks and leave dark grill marks on the meat but not hot enough to blacken or seal the meat it is cooking. The way I got around that was to drop the steaks on a cast iron pan for 30 seconds, on each side of the steak, before cooking on the grill. You could ask why then use the Zojirushi? Well you don’t have to watch to see if the steaks are getting burnt as the grill does a great job from here on in, and you could then be prepping other items with out worrying. Besides it is used for other food as well as steak. I found marinated foods with a sauce on them could increase the cleaning time, but I’ll come to that later. As far as shrimp and vegetables go it does a good job provided the veg is cut small or has been blanched and dried prior to grilling. Most of the time this grill will be used on the full heat setting, or lower just to keep food warm. One could of course use it for food cooked on another appliance to keep that food warm. Creates less smoke than cooking in a frying pan would, surprisingly little smoke really. So cooking gets 4 stars but I am tempted to give it 5 stars – if it were not for the steak blacking issue.Cleaning. This is a non stick item where food sticks a little especially anything with a sauce on it. Most can be wiped off with a paper towel quite easily while the grill is warm to hot. It disassembles easily and I held the grill surface in the sink with the electrical contact area well away from water, then used a soft bristle brush and detergent. This worked well and quickly. I dried with a towel and re-assembled and took up to full heat to dry out. I have also, gently, used a toothbrush sized wire brush from time to time, against the manufactures instructions I might say. I use the wire brush to move food from between the grill surfaces very carefully – I’m not scrubbing with it. Being not a recommended practice, I might add, but non-stick surfaces loose theeir properties after many heatings, and in time the wire brush will get probably harder use. I am very careful not to be scratching the non-stick surface. After many uses burnt on food sticks in the grill slots and can be harder to remove with just paper towels. Depends how clean you want to keep it.I found lining the removable tray with tin foil speeded up cleaning. So cleaning to “bring back like new condition” I’d give it 4 stars.Size. About right for me – thats one person who cooks for 1 – 3 persons more most of the time. This morning I grilled bacon for 2 and that took the whole of the grill surface so I would not want anything smaller. Probably holds 4 small steaks, or 3 medium or 2 large steaks. However it takes up a lot of real estate on the kitchen surface and as my cupboards are full lives on the oven top with the electrical cord and connector in a draw. From that point of view I would have liked something smaller. But for me it is more important to be able to cook for more than one than the storage issue, so 4 stars here as well.Assembly I should point out that it has to have the drip tray in place or the safety mechanisem does not allow the electric cord to connect. I spent an hour trying to put it together one time before I figured that out.Yes, I would buy this again.

Recently, I have adopted a Paleo lifestyle. For those not familiar with Paleo it is short for Palaeolithic diet and essentially involves getting back to the the way our ancient ancestors ate, what our bodies were designed for. The basic idea of the diet is no grains, no legumes, and no, or limited, dairy (in a nutshell). Essentially it is a “hunter, gatherers diet” including meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, nuts … you get the idea. Pretty much everything I like to eat so, the diet is easy to follow. The only issue I had was I prefer my meat grilled. Yes, I have a BBQ and I use it all year round. I do, however, live in a part of the country where some days you just do not want to go outside to cook your dinner. Even if I didn’t, it is nice to have a good grill to use indoors.I searched high and low for the perfect grill, and I found it in the Zojirushi EB-DLC10, and then some! This grill works perfectly. As good, if not better than my BBQ! And best of all it is easy to clean. It disassembles in a snap and washes up nicely so it is just like new for the next time you use it and, believe me, you will use it often.In short, I am extremely pleased with the purchase of this grill. I did consider many others but, in the end, I felt this best met what I was looking for. I was not wrong. Whether you are going Paleo or are just looking for a good indoor grill, you can’t go wrong with this one.I own a few other Zojirushi products and have always been very satisfied with the quality and functionality of their products. I don’t know why I didn’t just look at their grills in the first place. Compared side by side with the other current offerings, the Zojirushi EB-DLC10 came out on top and did not disappoint.

Easy to clean as long as you follow the instructions on manual. Grilling surface is large enough for a family of 6. If you expect it to be “smokefree” you have to reconsider as it’s just “smokeless” meaning, the smoke is just less as compared to a regular griller. I don’t know if our smoke detector is just extra sensitive but we have to cover it when grilling as it still goes off with this griller.