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The Breville Smart Grill BGR820XL

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Hello. Welcome to my review of the Breville Smart Grill. A high-powered grill that can cook food quickly and at high temperatures is what folks are saying about the Breville Smart Grill. The preheat is fast, reaching your desired cooking temperature quickly. 

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Floating hinges and six adjustable heights add versatility to accommodate the thickness of varying foods. This offers the proper pressure for grilling sandwiches, for instance. There is also a hover mode when you don’t want the top plate to touch the top of your food.

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The Breville grill opens entirely flat to double your cooking size. There are two different cooking surfaces. You have a grill plate that you’d use for cooking chicken, steaks, or vegetables, leaving lovely char marks on your food. The griddle plate is flat, like a frying pan. This plate is excellent for cooking eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes, and anything else you’d cook on a flat surface. 

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Breville’s Element IQ technology is a feature that puts Breville’s heating technology at an unrivaled new level. Embedded in the grill plates are heat sensors that compensate for temperature drops when cold food is placed on the preheated surface. The sensors detect the heat drop and then inject heat back into the grill plates to get the cooking surface back to its proper cooking temperature.

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Set it and sort of forget it. There is a timer control dial that you can use to set the cook time. When the time is up, the Breville timer alerts you. This gets and keeps the BBQ-quality sear and sizzle we all love.

The Breville Smart Grill Pros and Cons

Pros

Element IQ technology

Versatile cooking options

Offers a large cooking space

The top plate has six adjustable heights

Easy to clean

Cons

Nonstick coating peels after some time

Pricey

Who Is the Breville Smart Grill Best For?

Whether you are single or have a small family and love the freedom of grilling all year round, you’ll love the Breville Smart Grill.

Final Verdict!

The Breville Smart Grill is a versatile indoor grill that you can use to make paninis, pancakes, eggs, and grilled sandwiches, along with searing and grilling a great steak, chicken, or vegetables.

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The Element IQ technology is a definite game-changer, keeping the cooking heat at an optimal temperature. With all it can do, it is still pricey, but if that’s not an issue for you, I’d consider the Breville Smart Grill.

 

Thank you for reading the review of the Breville Smart Grill. I hope you found it helpful!

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