I *love* my George Foreman Grill! And to think that it sat stored away in its box for a year. :-( It was given to us as a gift by my Parents-In-Law, but we moved soon afterwards. Although we knew where it was after the move, we didn’t know what we were missing.
What we were missing was more evenly cooked meat, meals that were ready much faster, and less clean up afterwards! In otherwords, a better mealtime.
After the birth of my youngest child, my mom came to stay with us for a few days, and she prepared many meals for us. Over and over again, she’d rave about her little indoor grill (also a George Forman Grill). I finally pulled ours out of storage and my mom proceeded to quickly cook us a delicious steak dinner.
This, however, was NOT a fluke. My mom is a wonderful cook and I often wish I could replicate the meals from my childhood (or our visits to her home :-D). So I wasn’t surprised with how juicy, tender, and flavorful the meat was. I just didn’t think it would happen that way when I cooked them. ;-)
Not that I’m a bad cook at all! But no matter how much I watch Rachel Ray or Alton Brown, my cooking methods just yielded inconsistent results. :mad: My steaks were occasionally juicy and flavorful, but more often than not, they were underdone (and then overdone as a result of trying to “fix” it). And my pork chops were almost always too dry.
So the next time I was cooking steaks, I pulled out the grill . They turned out better than ANY steak I had cooked in a frying pan on my stove! They were cooked to the perfect doneness for our individual tastes (I had to cook my husband’s just a minute longer). So juicy! So tender! Next I used it for pork chops. They were amazing!
Not only were they delicious and easy to cook, it was fast, too. Since the grill cooks from both sides at the same time, your cooking time is cut in half. It really is like fast food at home. ;-)
This grill was designed for ease of use (it’s very easy, and can fit thin little pork chops or a thick T-bone steak) and easy clean up. All of the fat runs down the slope into the drip tray (so it’s healthy, too!) and there’s no airborne grease as there is with a pan-fried meat, so the only thing I have to clean is the grill itself. Mine fits perfectly in my sink; I just hose it off with some hot water and quickly wash it with a soapy sponge. I put the drip tray in my dishwasher. That’s it - clean up done!
Let me tell you, I no longer use a frying pan to cook steaks and pork chops of any size or style! I’ve never used it to cook chicken or fish, or to grill vegetables. But I *do* use it to make delicious panini-like sandwiches, with the grill marks and all. :-D My only problem is that you need to remember to unplug the grill when you’re done cooking, as there is no way to turn it off besides unplugging it. :-(
The George Foreman brand makes grills of all sizes to accomodate families of varying sizes.
For one cooking appliance to cut down the time you spend in the kitchen so that you can spend it with your family, I highly recommend the George Foreman Grill.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Alicia // Dec 31, 2006 at 11:42 am
I love mine too! I’ve made salmon and chicken breasts so far in the week I’ve had it and the results have been wonderful.
You do have to make sure the “heating” light is off before you unplug it or you get sparks though. The light goes on and off all the time as it heats up. Not a biggie though.
2 Barb // Dec 31, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Alicia,
Good to know! I guess I’ve inadvertently always unplugged it when the light was off, ‘cuz I’ve never had sparks.
I’ve only done salmon in my grill once. It kept a bit of a fishy smell afterwards, until I cooked the next dish. Did you have the same problem? Of course, it could be that I didn’t wash it until the next day (or the day after
).
3 Alicia // Dec 31, 2006 at 3:31 pm
The manual tells you not to unplug it when the light is red but I didn’t think much of it. I didn’t want to wait so I unplugged it anyway and did get sparks, so I learned my lesson.
And nope, no fishy smell after the salmon. The manual tells you how to remove odors like garlic but I didn’t pay attention. I cleaned it right away, too.
4 Barb // Dec 31, 2006 at 3:57 pm
I *always* use garlic on mine and it doesn’t keep the scent. I’m thinking that, if I’m unable to wash it right away (I hate having to wait until it cools down to wash it, and often leave it until the next day), some baking soda would help me remove the smell.
Maybe I’ll have to test that theory this week.
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