Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So I originally bought a "Power Smokeless Grill" from a store (Kohl's) after seeing the infomercial on TV. I think I paid a little over $105 with sale discounts and all, figure it was worth a shot. To make a long story short, I attempted to use that one once and it wouldn't get over 250F, so that one was returned fairly quick. I then looked at the reviews here on Amazon of the Philips Indoor Smokeless BBQ and the Simple Living model. They both appeared to be similar, but I wasn't willing to pay $80 to $90 more for it. So I gave the Simple Living model a shot. The grill arrived inside a box, inside a box, inside a box, a little excessive in my opinion, but hey it wasn't broken or damaged in any way so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. I unpacked the grill and read the instructions completely (or at least so I thought) and then turned it on. The instructions say to turn it to the warm or standby settings for a minute, then turn it to high for a minute or so before beginning to cook. It also says that it may take longer to get hot the first time you use it. This is true! Wait a good 10 to 15 minutes at least before you begin to cook. It took a good 15 minutes or more for my thermometer to read over 400F. I cooked some thin sliced chicken breasts first, they cooked fast, and since they were so lean, there was absolutely no smoke. Cooking speed was fast and since there was virtually no grease for fat in the meat, the grill marks were very light as one would expect. After cooking about 3 lbs of meat, I turned it off until dinner. For dinner I made four nicely marbled ribeye steaks, they were probably about 12 ounces or more each. I used a bit of tenderizer, some seasoning and a little olive oil for flavor and let them stand for 30 minutes or so before cooking. I turned on the grill and let it warm up for a good 20 minutes at least to make sure it was hot. Then I put the steaks on and grilled them about 8 to 10 minutes per side. This got them to an internal temperature of about 150 to 155F with decent grill marks on them. Overall I was pretty pleased. Since this is a "smokeless" grill, you do not get that burned fat smokey flavor that a regular grill does. Maybe if I would cook to a greater degree of doneness, I would have gotten more of that caramelization, a ribeye would be that one steak I might try that with. Flavor was still good though, better than frying in a pan on the stovetop. I would give 5 stars, but while the grill is good, and I will use it, it just isn't quite hot enough for me. Maybe I expect too much. One thing that I don't think the manual mentioned though is that there is a plastic protective covering on the drip tray. BE SURE TO REMOVE THIS BEFORE COOKING THE FIRST TIME! I didn't and it was a mess to get off. Hope this review helps someone.