A Review of The George Foreman Grills

Like most people, I was one of those people that just had to have a George Foreman Grill. They seemed so easy and convenient. I figured, since I don't like using the propane grill when my husband isn't home, that this would be the perfect kitchen accessory to use for cooking chicken and small steaks, as well as burgers.

I love the fact that all you have to do is plug the product in, and let it heat. I even got the removable plates for easy cleanup, as they are dishwasher safe.

The product itself is large and round, and you can fit probably about five or so decent sized hamburger pattys on the one I bought. I have to say though, that while most people seem to LOVE these machines, I prefer either broiling or baking my meat in the oven, or having my husband grill it when he is home. I have read the directions for cooking foods, but whenever I cook chicken, it ends up dry and brown on top. Whenever I cook burgers, they turn out tasting semi-ok, but again, are a little dry and are stained brown on the top. Often times when it says meat is done, the meat really isn't, and there is that nasty clay looking gunk on the top and sides of it. Yet, if you leave it in longer, it dries out.

I seem to have the most trouble when I marinate a steak or chicken. Though I pat the access marinade off of the meat, it still burns and sticks to the griddle like plates and leaves little burnt bits, as well as that brown stain all over the steak and they just do not taste as good as they do on an outside grill. Cleaning the grill, even the removable dishwasher safe plates, can be a big pain after you have cooked something with marinade. I do NOT recommend Teriyaki marinaded meats on this grill or any of the other George Foreman Grills. I also have found that ground turkey burgers just look disgusting(Even more so than they do on a regular grill.)and resemble lumps of clay while cooking on the Foreman. Mine always tend to stick.

Perhaps it is just me that feels this way. I know millions of people LOVE their George Foreman Grills, and have plenty of positive things to say about them, as the Internet is full of five star reviews on them. I guess maybe I have become a bit of a grill snob since my husband is from Texas and cooks some mean, delicious fresh tasting steaks on a real, outdoor grill. To me, eating steak or chicken I cooked on the George Foreman Grill, tastes dry, as if I had nuked it in the microwave. However, there are a few things that I DO enjoy cooking on it. It is great for grilled cheese sandwiches. Spritz a little I can't believe it's not butter spray onto two slices of low fat wholewheat bread, put a slice of fat-free or 2% cheese in the middle and put it in the grill for about two minutes and you have a yummy, low fat grilled cheese sandwhich. You don't even really need to use the butter spray if you don't want to. I can heat up those new ready to heat and serve sausages on there fairly quickly, as well as those square frozen has browns. Even frozen pancakes cooked really quickly and tasted really good on there. So for me, I prefer using my George Foreman Grill for toasted sandwiches, and other things similar over cooking poultry and beef on it.

Overall, the George Foreman Grills really are a great and versatile product. Even though I don't care for meat cooked on it much, it has plenty of other great uses and is very quick and easy.