We use ours all the time to melt cheese, a task at which it is truly unsurpassed in my kitchen. We have a decent electric range and a toaster oven that both have broilers, and the Searzall craps all over them. That's about all we use it for, as we have multiple other ways to sear. I also don't tend to cook steaks sous vide. But if I did, and I lived in an apartment with no high output heat source and no ventilation, I'd use it all the time. If I could snap my fingers and turn my V1 into a V2, I certainly would.
The palladium coated screens aren't BS -- the very first version of the screens didn't have that coating and could burn out during heavy use. They figured that out and shipped new screens though. Having an extra internal screen to spread out the flame more in the pro seems like a real improvement.
Dancing cheese:
http://www.instagram.com/tv/BwBEcfBAIIk/
http://www.instagram.com/p/CS7fAGIpaDa/
I take a little longer than is really necessary in the second video because I was focused on the camera and because the cheese slices were so thick.
