IwataniKorean Cookware Aburi Stove Top Grill Pan, Black, (CB-P-AM3)

I been on the fence about getting this. Happy that I did. The wires are not really usable, so I recommend purchasing additional screens (see the other reviewer). Cooking meat this way taste sooooooo good. Def must have for home or outdoor cooking.

Perfect for Korean BBQ -- especially beef Galbi ribs -- and Yakiniku. It takes some skill to cook properly, but that's part of the fun of K-BBQ. I'd say mastering it is the pinnacle of meat cooking.

Used once and it already impressed me to no ends. Grilled lamb ribs and it has the right balance of char and juiciness. Used on different stove and gas canister brands. Definitely go for Iwatani gas canister. They burn hotter than the lower priced canisters. However, don't expect this to have the same taste as binchotan charcoal grill. Far from that.

We had a wonderful time grilling in the backyard with this product and the meat came out perfectly juicy and delicious. We much prefer the charred marks on our meat à la yakiniku style over the Korean bbq plates with no holes in the middle. The material is durable and good quality. Due to this style of grilling, do expect copious amount of smoke. Best suited for outdoors grilling (yard, balcony, common grounds, public parks, etc.) or very well-ventilated kitchen. Product comes with 2 mesh grill plates but we find it more convenient to order extra of these so we can just toss them when done cooking. They are incredibly hard to clean once used and the elbow grease required is just not worth it. The mesh plates can be purchased in bulk for as little as $6 for 5 plates.Pros: produces beautiful charred marksCons: very smoky, hard to clean mesh plates.

I used this grill with a 15K BTU GasOne portable butane stove for cooking yakitori. Unpacking the unit, I noticed that the grill screen (two grills are included) was convex in shape to provide clearance for the domed circular central heating plate. That is to say you cannot flatten the grill screen or replace it with a grill screen that is not similarly shaped. I discovered that this feature makes it difficult to position the yakitori sticks in other than radial orientation like spokes on a bicycle wheel. Further, the screen easily rotates which may result in unintended motions resulting in the food rolling off the grill. My clumsiness in moving the food around definitely contributed to the issue.A positive aspect of the Iwatani grill design is that heat is effectively transferred, resulting in temperatures sufficient to ignite the bamboo skewers, and scorch the food (in a good way). I used the grill with my stove at max, presumably 15K BTU level (I didn't measure). There was lots of smoke. The liquids exuded by the food, dropping onto the heating plate resulted in more smoke, and liquidized fats will also ignite causing yet more smoke. The yakitori tare contains sugar which, when dripping onto the heating plate, formed large carbonized deposits which can be a pain to clean - but that's a given with any situation with heat and sugar. These are the sorts of behavior that one experiences in a charcoal barbecue, so demonstrates how this gas-heated grill can come close to a "real" fire in some aspects.In summary, this grill definitely will emulate the kind of results you would expect from a charoal fire. The circular design, with the convex grill screen presents some issues with orienting the food and the stability of the food while cooking. If you're agile and not bothered by careful manipulation required (IMO) you will be happy with this item.

This Korean grill pan is definitely worth it—just like the ones used in restaurants. We usually barbecue in the backyard since it produces a lot of smoke indoors. It’s perfect for gatherings with friends, and it’s also very easy to clean.

It's good. Well made. But I think I am not as inclined to use it as much inside because of the amount of smoke. I think I'm going to get a butane torch from Iwatani next, and just cook in another way that produces less smoke (e.g. air fry, oven, etc.) and then torch at the end. I could torch next to a window really quickly or step outside for a moment to do it. Much more convenient, and I don't need to open all the windows for an hour afterwards.

First I have Iwatani 35FW Butane stove. I use the Iwatani ABURI Grill for grilling pork belly and slice beef, grilling is not the problem. The cleaning is a big problem even after soaking and scrubbing overnight. I have to clean 3 parts of the ABURI grill and the stove burner because the meat juice will drip down and if you don't clean the burner area your igniter soon will fail. I compare the ABURI grill with TeCHEF-Stovetop Korean BBQ Non-Stick Grill Pan and this grill is one piece, easy to clean and protect the burner area from meat juice. So, I return the ABURI grill. So try it yourself, order a one piece grill and a three piece grill and compare and return the one you don't like