Mario Batali Panini Pan Scraper, Persimmon

Mario Batali Panini Pan Scraper, Persimmon | The downside of a great pan

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	Mario Batali Panini Pan Scraper, Persimmon Mario Batali Mario Batali average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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This little tool is designed to perfectly fit the Mario Batali panini grill to help clean the grill surface.
Persimmon orange.
Dishwasher safe.

Best $1.95 I ever spent!

I bought this hoping to bring 2 long-neglected (Lodge) cast iron grill pans back to life. I always hated cleaning them so they hadn't been used in years. This gets the burnt stuff off the raised parts easily - and even between, with a little more effort. Just don't be impatient like I was and use it when the pan's very hot - almost seemed to melt a bit and blacken where it was in contact with the (probably too) hot pan. What seemed almost melted eventually popped off and it's actually a better scraper now with a little sharper, harder edge on one side!

I don't hesitate to use the pans any more - even with sticky BBQ sauce. Wow, I'd forgotten how much I LOVE using a grill pan! I bought 2 scrapers, thinking I'd use the other as a tool for paste paper, but I'm keeping it in reserve for my pans. I may even buy more because I never want to be without one again.

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The downside of a great pan

I received a panini pan--something I had been wanting for a long time--as a gift. After the first use, I had a heck of a time cleaning it. I was really happy to stumble on this tool. I have flat scrapers that I use for cleaning baking stones, so I knew it could work. It does. It's still best to soak the pan first, but this 'scoops the goop' that is loosened by the soak nicely. The only thing that would make it better would be if it did the cleaning without my help :).

does exactl y what it says it does