looking to buy an indoor electric grill

[riseagainst]

I want a grill where it cooks both sides, so is George Foreman the way to go?

[Pushxx]

An appliance like that should loosely be considered a grill, but it's certainly a fast, easy, convenient way to cook things without ****ing up.

[warriorfan]

what are you planning on cooking with it

[riseagainst]

what are you planning on cooking with it

chicken, steak, etc. Pretty much just meat.

[outbreak]

the George Foreman's are good. Works well for steak and chicken and cooks really fast. I'm on my second one though and the first one was way better, the newer ones seem to be not as good at draining out greases and fat and it seems to seal a lot of moisture in the meat instead of draining it like the old one did.

[warriorfan]

chicken, steak, etc. Pretty much just meat.

if you dont have a charcoal or propane grill the steak will come out better fried in a pan or an iron skillet rather than a forman grill in my opinion

I like grilling my chicken though, the forman grill will probably be decent for that

[outbreak]

if you dont have a charcoal or propane grill the steak will come out better fried in a pan or an iron skillet rather than a forman grill in my opinion

I like grilling my chicken though, the forman grill will probably be decent for that
Steaks on the foreman aren't the same as in a pan or real grill but they still come out good. It's more a convenience thing, takes 5 minutes to cook a couple of steaks and then if you wipe it down while it's still hot to clean clean up is much quicker for me too.

[DeuceWallaces]

A Cuisinart or Breville if you can afford them are by far the best bet and will last the longest. Otherwise get whatever piece of shit you can afford (like a Foreman).

[outbreak]

A Cuisinart or Breville if you can afford them are by far the best bet and will last the longest. Otherwise get whatever piece of shit you can afford (like a Foreman).

Brevilles aren't very good. The coating comes off them quickly and stuff starts to stick to them and you get the black shit all over your food. I've had a few (one grill that didn't last long and some sandwich makers) and they've been consistently bad.

[DeuceWallaces]

You must have been unlucky or bought a shitty one. They are consistently rated the best electric grills and griddles for at least a decade.

[warriorfan]

You must have been unlucky or bought a shitty one. They are consistently rated the best electric grills and griddles for at least a decade.

just because a company has a lot of dough to throw around to get it some good "ratings" doesn't mean much

I would rather go with someone's personal experience with the product

you think outbreak is lying or he just got the ONE bad one out of thousands of grills?

not likely, chances are they are a shitty product and hes giving you the straight dope

[warriorfan]

Steaks on the foreman aren't the same as in a pan or real grill but they still come out good. It's more a convenience thing, takes 5 minutes to cook a couple of steaks and then if you wipe it down while it's still hot to clean clean up is much quicker for me too.

I agree. I'm not really a food snob, a foreman can make a decent steak. and like what you said what the foreman is really for is convenience first. sometimes you come home tired AF and want a fast and easy meal

[Smoke117]

if you dont have a charcoal or propane grill the steak will come out better fried in a pan or an iron skillet rather than a forman grill in my opinion

I like grilling my chicken though, the forman grill will probably be decent for that

A steak will come out better in a cast iron skillet as opposed to a Foreman's grill...no shit.


the George Foreman's are good. Works well for steak and chicken and cooks really fast. I'm on my second one though and the first one was way better, the newer ones seem to be not as good at draining out greases and fat and it seems to seal a lot of moisture in the meat instead of draining it like the old one did.


Why would you want to drain all the moisture from a steak...:biggums: I hope you aren't using quality steaks because that's just a waste of good meat. Cooking a steak on a REAL grill is easy, simple, and quick. The only thing you want to do with a quality steak is give it a nice char on the outside and that takes about 5 minutes on the initial side and 3 on the next.

[gigantes]

IMO a range produces the best flavor and mositure-level and you almost certainly already have one.

you can set the heat really low and cover loosely with a lid to get a rich, slow-grilled flavor. (the opposite of a broiler, where it's dangerously easy to accidentally scorch your food)

meat is obviously messier and a little more complicated than vegetables, but it works.

but i wouldn't necessarily do it on a glass-top range, or one that has a finish on the spirals / heating elements.

best non-purchase i've ever made.

[gigantes]

Why would you want to drain all the moisture from a steak...:biggums:
i don't think he's trying to make astronaut food there, smoke.

i think what he's saying is that the foreman OVER-moisturises food, which is exactly my experience as well. it looks like even the high-end electric grills might have this problem too, but i'm just guessing.