I wish it were bigger and rectangular-I think it was intended for fish.
If you look around you can find a panini press that will do the
same-provided it does not have a drip tray/channel/outlet.

Call me crazy but I am seriously tempted to put meat in my electric
waffle iron and see what results?! Has anyone tried putting bacon in
their waffle iron?? Total contact with heat is the objective.

The steam part Is no different than when you fry a burger and put a pot
lid over it to speed up cooking and/or to melt a cheese slice on
top-when you lift the pot lid away a cloud of steam escapes and you have
a very juicy burger.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...%3Disch&itbs=1

They dont sell them anymore-I bought one in a thrift store and the
second one via Ebay.