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July 27th, 2007, 05:46 PM
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| Anyone have one of those counter top grills?
You know the kind you use indoors? Like that George Foreman grill or another brand. My son has one and I was thinking of getting one, they seem like a great way to cook. What do you think? | 
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July 27th, 2007, 06:43 PM
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Yes I have one. I think they work great. Most food items you can cook in 15 minutes and under. You will be amazed at the amount of fat that can come out of some foods, especially hamburger meat. We use it mostly for chicken breast,and hamburgers,although i have cooked porkchops and steaks on it. I say stick with the Foreman grill they should be fairly priced now a days, we bought our's some years back when they were pretty pricey. You will like it just throw on some food and set the timer nice thing is it cooks both sides at the same time,so no flippn nothin.They are a breeze to clean up. The only con i have about it is if your tight on space like we are you have to designate a home for it, little bulky but not to bad. The Foreman grill comes with a nice little recipe book too. | |
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July 27th, 2007, 06:45 PM
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They are awesome for cooking for 1-2 people! Chicken, fish, burgers, dogs, etc. The Foreman comes with a great recipe book. Pull it out of cupboard, plug it in, put in your fav, close the lid, set the timer and that's it. The juices and grease go into a slide-out drip tray. Super easy to clean and put away too, Surreal. Get the biggest you can afford.
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July 27th, 2007, 06:45 PM
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which model do you have??
REally the biggest? I was thinking small because I never cook for 2.. | |
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July 27th, 2007, 06:49 PM
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Teflon + food = 
Research the list of poisonous gases Teflon releases when subjected to high heat. I rarely use my basic George Foreman grill anymore. Not sure I would even consider one of those large George Foreman "indoor electric grill" models due to my Teflon concerns, then again, maybe I am just being paranoid. YMMV.
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July 27th, 2007, 06:51 PM
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Depends what you want to cook. You can cook multiple and larger items with a larger heat surface. Target has them pretty cheap. | |
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July 27th, 2007, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RobRich  Teflon + food =
Research the list of poisonous gases Teflon releases when subjected to high heat. I rarely use my basic George Foreman grill anymore. Not sure I would even consider one of those large tabletop George Foreman models due to my Teflon concerns, then again, maybe I am just being paranoid. YMMV. | SoKay, I went though my tefflon scare 20 years ago  I'm over it!
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Originally Posted by Toadman Depends what you want to cook. You can cook multiple and larger items with a larger heat surface. Target has them pretty cheap. |
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Ya, but they have different features, I've read that people don't like the new ones as well as the old ones because the removable grill doesn't get as hot, others hate the old ones because they are hard to clean..
It's a crap shoot. I'm making my mom buy it for a belated birthday present, since I was out there last Monday. 
I am going to hit Target tomorrow, I thought I'd do it today after I put the Air Conditioner in the window but dang it weighs more than it did last year and I'm whipped after my 3 hour project. Plus I put it in the 2nd story and was up and down and up and down the stairs...
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July 27th, 2007, 07:05 PM
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You scrub pots and pans with SOS pads, RR? | |
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July 27th, 2007, 07:07 PM
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Stainless steel and cast iron cookware FTW.
IIRC, the George Foreman grill is the only piece of Teflon-coated cookware I have right now. | |
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July 27th, 2007, 07:11 PM
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IIRC, the George Foreman grill is the only piece of Teflon-coated cookware I have right now.
| NOW THE TRUTH COMES OUT!! 
I'm think ing of getting a cast iron wok. | |
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