George Foreman

welshbookworm

DD has bought me a George Foreman Grill for Christmas. Great, but what can I do with it?
I've tried
Grilled cheese sandwiches (the cheese didn't melt by the time the bread was well done)
Bacon (didn't go crispy)
I rarely buy chops or steaks so what can I do with it besides clean it up and repack it and regift it next year?

Matron_Midge

Thick stuff works much better than thin i.e. Chops good, bacon not. White bread (sliced) not good, ciabatta cut in half really good.
I cook chicken breast, Mediterranean veg, sausage, steak. Make sure you heat it up really hot before putting the food in too!
I hope that helps.

JIL

I had a George forman when they first came out and really liked it,whenitgave up I got a new one however I don't think the new one gets as hot as the old one and the sausages are not cooked as well as before. I have resorted to cutting them in half lengthwise to ensure they are cooked. I also find bacon does not cook as well. It may just be my gf, but wonder if others find this as well?

VfM4meplse

welshbookworm wrote: »

I rarely buy chops or steaks so what can I do with it besides clean it up and repack it and regift it next year?

Donate it to the chazzer?

gunsandbanjos

Paninis are good, I find it weird that your grilled cheese didn't melt as I regularly do grilled cheese in mine, I do chicken breasts too. I wouldn't cook a steak on it as I have a cast iron skillet that makes amazing steaks.

welshbookworm

I have a cast iron skillet and a cast iron frying pan which do decent grilled cheese sarnies. The GF grill was OK, but so slow! And I did heat it up till the light went off. The bacon steaks again were alot slower than I expected .
Back in the box I think!

McKneff

I lover cheese and onion toasties, I experimented with them when my sandwich toaster died and they are much better and you don't need butter on the outside.


Beeffburgers, just before they are cooked put some rings of onion on the top and put the lid down. mmmmm
(and themn add a cheese slice or grated cheese after you have got it on the bun....)

suki1964

Had one years ago when they fist came out.....and gifted it to a charity shop

My cast iron skillet is more versatile and takes up less room

VfM4meplse

McKneff wrote: »

I lover cheese and onion toasties, I experimented with them when my sandwich toaster died and they are much better and you don't need butter on the outside.

I haven't had these for years!

I bought one of these at least a decade ago, as yet unused....but I feel a mid-week snack-fest with friends coming on! The perfect size for Vogel bread:



How things have moved on, my mum had one of these and we loved it for quick lunches!

suki1964

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I haven't had these for years!

I bought one of these at least a decade ago, as yet unused....but I feel a mid-week snack-fest with friends coming on! The perfect size for Vogel bread:



How things have moved on, my mum had one of these and we loved it for quick lunches!

We had the second one and I swear you couldn't get a better toastie

VfM4meplse

suki1964 wrote: »

We had the second one and I swear you couldn't get a better toastie

But it did waste a lot of bread.

Back in the days when we ate white bread without batting an eyelid...