george foreman grill

Jul 6, 2007 at 10:19 AM
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One thing I've been researching lately is the idea of getting a George Foreman grill. I've personally been thinking about how nice it would be to make my own grilled chicken on top of a salad, or a chicken salad sandwich without using those little cans. And then when we were at the beach, I used a griddle for making french toast, and that was so nice that I wouldn't mind having that option. The G5 with 5 interchangable plates is looking awful good so that it could do more than just the normal grill does. Then it would do waffles, too, and even though we have a waffle maker, this might be nicer and it's only one appliance to move around.

Since E's a vegetarian and I'm not, I can think of way more things that *I* could use this for than him, but I've seen recipes for paninis and quesadillas that had me thinking. He thinks he could grill vege-meat, too, so that might make for some nice ideas. I'd also love to try grilling vegetables, like zucchini and peppers and stuff like that.

I'm trying to feel more health conscious, and so I think this might help give me better options for lunches than just a cheese sandwich and chips every day (okay, it's not every day, but I'm just not making the most varied choices at this time!)

Do any of you have a george foreman grill? What do you use it for most?

Note to self: a couple of lists of recipes I found on about.com: indoorgrills indoorgrills2

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I had a George Foreman grill a few years ago, and used it all the time. Mostly for veggie burgers and grilled cheese. It was a bit messy (I think I lost the drip pan), but cooked things quickly and was easy to clean up. I only gave it away because I got a real barbeque. (If you're in the market for one of those, I swear by the Webber Baby-Q -- it's small, but has a lot of surface area and cooks incredibly evenly so you can get a lot of food on it at once.)

It's actually rather useful, and makes pretty decent grilled asparagus and I'm sure other veggies as well. Having said that, I haven't used mine in a year.

I have one and use it all the time. I cook all sorts of things on it, from chicken, to veggies, grilled cheeses, etc. Definitely go for the removable plate one. I have used both, and the older versions, where the plates aren't removable, are a pain to clean. The removable plates make cleanup so much easier.

LOL, Patti, sounds like it's time to pull it out again :)

And Amy, good idea with the grilled cheese, I may have to make myself one of those just normal before I get the grill because that sounds so yummy right now :D

We have a Foreman Grill and really like it. I use it mostly for turkey burgers and chicken. I found that I don't like grilling hamburgers or steak on it as much (they seemed too dried out). Whatever you do purchase, I just recommend you get the kind that have removable plates - much easier clean-up.

I agree with everyone about getting one with removable plates. It's a huge difference and makes it much more likely that we use the grill. We use it a lot in the summer especially for grilling veggies and chicken breasts for salads. It's also a much nicer way to prepare whatever veggie burger E might like. I even got Matt to eat one a few weeks ago when I used the grill, and he's definitely not a veggie burger kind of guy. LOL

We actually have the Cuisinart Griddler now instead of the Foreman grill, but I think they're probably all similar.

My hubby does but I have yet to use it. He's pretty into it though.

I really dig mine. I'm not much of a cooker so it's really nice for someone as unskilled as me to be able to bust out perfectly cooked and tender chicken breasts every time. +1 on the removable plates

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