Cost of running a George Foreman Grill

Nicifer_noonoo

If you have a dishwasher, I recommend getting one of the newer ones - you can remove the griddle plates and pop them right in there, saves all the scrubbing

Edinburghlass_2

I have a new pink one

recovering_spendaholic

Nicifer_noonoo wrote: »

If you have a dishwasher, I recommend getting one of the newer ones - you can remove the griddle plates and pop them right in there, saves all the scrubbing

I second this! I love mine but it is about 4 years old now and after MUCH use the non stick is a bit iffy and it is getting harder and harder, and more and more irritating, to clean. The next generation ones, I think they are marketed as Next Grilleration - are supposed to have superior non stick and the plates just click out and can go in the diswasher or a big bowl of soapy water. Plus the very newest one has interchangeable plates and has a set which cooks oven chips and wedges and so on.

merlinormartin

sadly i dont know if it uses alot of electric, but its defo worth buying we bought our a few months back and have used it nearly everyday!... i do suggest wiping the hot plates with kitchen roll after each use, if you leave the plates to cool it can be hard to clean

Errata

I love mine, I'm sure the running cost is too small to measure. It's a little one as there's only me, but it's an absolute swine to clean !

hmmmmmmm wonder if I switched it on, left it open and propped it up it would fry an egg !

Bigjenny

We had one bought as a present for us. Brilliant. Cooks meat and fish beautifully, not very impressed with vegetables done on it.

lil_me

Yes you can cook Quorn burgers in them, but I usually have to turn them over half way through cooking.

I've loved mine since I bought it, I did have a larger one but used it to cook at a BBQ for over 30 people (well ok 30 blokes with huge appetites) to save cooking time on the 1 BBQ I ended up cooking on and it cooked my George I have replaced it but had to get a smaller one as it's all I could afford at the time. Couldn't be without one.

With veg sometimes better par boiling them first.

merlinormartin if you forget to wipe them just warm them up and wipe them over before cooking whatever you need to

noonesperfect

The best thing in the world for sausages - especially the really spitty ones.
I don't think they use much electric and cooking time is usually halved (approximately) as stuff is cooked on both sides at the same time.
They do get more difficult to clean as time goes on sadly.

piglet29

We love our "George" it is the best thing i have ever bought and one of the only gadgets that is not gathering dust somewhere after a couple of weeks. I usually switch mine off and wipe it over with kitchen roll or a damp sponge while it is still warm and have no problems cleaning it. Since we bought ours my dd has bought one, ds bought one last month and dm is getting one next week!!! Must try paninis in it hadnt thought of that one! I would have thought they would use quite a bit less electric than say a grill or oven as they cook every thing so quickly.

anguk

I buy part-baked baguettes for making paninis, cut them in half, fill with your favourite stuff then stick them in the George Foreman. You need to press the top down for a second or two to flatten them a bit. They're delicious, I'm craving one now and haven't got any baguettes!