George Foreman Grill
 

Does anyone have one of these? I've heard nothing but great things about them, and I'm thinking of purchasing one.

Just wondering what any of you who own one think and also trying to get a little first-hand info on all the different types.

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I have one. It's pretty good except for the fact that you have to clean the damn thing yourself. A self-cleaning feature where I cook on the bastard and it cleans itself would have been nice.

p.s. George Foreman sold the rights to the Grill for 250 million dollars. Now that's an endorsement deal!

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i've used them a bunch and i have a lot of cheap friends that own them ;)

great for the price, and much easier to work with than an actual full scale grill. part of why they're so popullar is they do exactly what they say they do and they're SUPER cheap. cleaning is a bit of a pain, but that's true for most grease pans.

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[QUOTE=saden1]I have one. It's pretty good except for the fact that you have to clean the damn thing yourself. A self-cleaning feature where I cook on the bastard and it cleans itself would have been nice.

p.s. George Foreman sold the rights to the Grill for 250 million dollars. Now that's an endorsement deal![/QUOTE]

which one do you have?

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I have this [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000309TJ0/qid=1147932016/sr=8-6/ref=pd_bbs_6/103-7890781-0897421?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507"]one[/URL] and this [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005851Z/qid=1147932016/sr=8-7/ref=pd_bbs_7/103-7890781-0897421?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507"]one.[/URL]

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most of my experience is with the 20$ one.

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They are good I use mine alot, for things like bergers, chicken, sandwiches, and quesideas(SP). But dont expect to get a good steak off of one that has ben my experience...

For the price and what you can cook, esp. if you are into fast and quick when cooking, they are worth it...

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like said before,they are worth it but a pain in the ass to clean.the new one i got ,the trays slide out and i just pop it into the dishwasher

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I love mine. It makes the best grilled cheese in the world! Everyone here is right about the cleaning thing though.

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I was given one last year and I absolutely hate it. It makes the worst burgers ever.

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My roommate fancied himself a geat Foreman grill chef. He used to make porkchops and stuff all the time on it.

I pretty much only used it when I was drunk for quick grilled cheese or frozen hamburgers. Not bad for a quick meal.

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Get one with the removable plates, otherwise it's a huge pain to clean. With the removable plates you can just take them off, give them a wipe and toss them in the dishwasher.

I use mine more in the winter when I can't get outside to grill.

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[quote=NAVYSKINSFAN]I love mine. It makes the best grilled cheese in the world! Everyone here is right about the cleaning thing though.[/quote]

I agree with Navy, they definitely make fantastic grilled cheese sandwiches!

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just don't forget to take the wrapper off the cheese first. My grandmother accidently did that once when I was a kid and now I have always feel the need to check before I take a bite.

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I have [url=http://www.esalton.com/images/catalog/products/large/GRP99.jpg]this one[/url]...

it works great. has temperature control, and removeable plates. burgers, dogs, marinated chicken breasts, shrimp, veggies. I don't do steaks on them because the fat is where a steak gets all its flavor, and the whole point of the Foreman is to "knock out the fat".

never tried grilled cheese...i have a nice double burner griddle that I use instead, but i may have to give it a try.

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bohnzie is right on the money.cooking a steak on it,well,you end up eating what looks(and tastes)like someones old baseball glove

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I have a Weber BabyQ for everything. It's compact and works great.

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LOL.. we just donated 2 Foreman grills to GoodWill. The only thing we ever had luck cooking on them were hot dogs.

Other than than, inconsistent hot spots made cooking an exercise in futility. And as everyone else has said, they're a royal pain to clean. Glad to have tossed them!

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I'm a big fan of a good old fashioned hot iron. Set the steam on medium and you're good to go

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I like cake.

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cake is good

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yay cake

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We have one and have used it twice. WE tried large shrimp and tuna. I was sorry that I had wast good food. The shrimp was tough and the tuna was just bad. The only reason I used it was because it was raining about as hard as I've ever seen. I'll stick with my gas grill its just as quick if times an issue and if times not an issue I can take an all night grilling and drinking beer. I just can't get into standing around a forman grill drinking beer there's just something wrong with that. It does cook good sandwiches and burgers are not bad so I guess it has its usses.

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[quote=Mattyk72]Get one with the removable plates, otherwise it's a huge pain to clean. With the removable plates you can just take them off, give them a wipe and toss them in the dishwasher.

I use mine more in the winter when I can't get outside to grill.[/quote]

Reynolds Non-Stick Aluminum Foil. :)

You won't have to scrape ever again. In fact, just wipe it with a wet paper towel after cooking with a foil-lined grill and you're clean. :)

Don't forget to put the foil on the bottom AND lay a sheet on top of the food when you close it. Also, you need to make sure the corners route the drippings into the tray instead of on your counter, but I've been doing this for years and it works GREAT. It made me want to use my GF grill more since I didn't have to worry about the cleanup.

Yep, I love my GF grill. I've cooked about everything you can imagine on it.

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I've gotten good steaks from it. You just have to open it and add some more juices or marinating sauce to it while you're cooking it. Of course you'll get leather if you drain all of the juices out of the meat...it's all in the preparation.

I especially love grilled chicken from it. The grill is great for grilling chicken breast cubes or strips to add to fettuccini alfredo or some kind of pasta dish.

The chicken/cheese quesadillas come out great on the grill too.

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[quote=Buster]I've gotten good steaks from it. You just have to open it and add some more juices or marinating sauce to it while you're cooking it. Of course you'll get leather if you drain all of the juices out of the meat...it's all in the preparation.

I especially love grilled chicken from it. The grill is great for grilling chicken breast cubes or strips to add to fettuccini alfredo or some kind of pasta dish.

The chicken/cheese quesadillas come out great on the grill too.[/quote]Man Buster I hope your not throwing $10.00 a pound steaks on that thing. The chicken is not bad but a steak?

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[QUOTE=hooskins]I like cake.[/QUOTE]
Blasphemer!!

This is pie country.

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[quote=firstdown]Man Buster I hope your not throwing $10.00 a pound steaks on that thing. The chicken is not bad but a steak?[/quote]

No way....cheap meat. :D

Hey, if you marinate it right, any heat source will cook it fine.

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yeah, if it's a cheap steak, i'll marinate it in italian dressing, or one of the marinades from Lowry's and grill it on the Foreman. Anything else won't see anything but my charcoal grill.

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I love lamp

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AMD, are you just looking at things in the room and saying you love them?

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[quote=BDBohnzie]yeah, if it's a cheap steak, i'll marinate it in italian dressing, or one of the marinades from Lowry's and grill it on the Foreman. Anything else won't see anything but my charcoal grill.[/quote]Here's a great marinate:

1 cup oil
1/3 cup vin.
2 cloves garlick (diced)
1 TBSP dry mustard
dash texas pete
1 1/2 TBSP Worcheshire
little salt and crack pepper

Combine all and Marinade all night or for a minimum of 3 hours.

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the grill is great. and i agree about the fact that you have to clean it yourself. but the burgers are delisshhhhhh