Does the grill (Foreman or Cuisinart) get hot enough? I like a little char on my food, whether it's on the barbecue grill or under the broiler in my kitchen oven. Does the grill get hot enough to do that?
emurphy and Big Katuna, you mentioned the Cuisinart Grill. How does it compare in size to the G5?
I looked online, and it doesn't look like the Cuisinart has the waffle plate, etc. I'm considering getting an electric grill, and I don't have a waffle iron so I thought that would make it a multi-purpose machine.
Does the Cuisinart tip, the way the Foreman grill does, to allow the fat to run off?
Thanks,
Jacky
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I like ours but I wouldn't replace it if it broke. Mine does not have the removable grate, which would make cleaning it easier. I only do lamb chops and hotdogs on it for some reason, but those are good. It's not my favorite appliance but it's okay.
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I am on my second GF grill, I wore my first one out. The one I have presently has removable grill plates, which makes it very easy to clean. If/when this GF grill wears out I am going to get this one GF Grill/Waffler/Griddle
Comes with 5 removable grill plates for making waffles, cooking paninis, grilling, baking, and griddle cooking
I've seen a lot of people use their GF grill and cook outside on it when they are camping in an RV.
I like to cook bacon in my GF grill, in fact, I am cooking up 5 lbs of bacon right now. Some is for breakfast this morning, but most of it will go in the freezer in a Ziplock baggie and I'll take out what I need when I need it and zap it in the microwave. The DH can have a BLT or bacon and eggs any time he wants. I also like to crumble up bacon on my salads.
Not everyone likes a George Foreman Grill, but I sure do. I keep mine at home, not in the RV though.
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C&J wrote: Does the grill (Foreman or Cuisinart) get hot enough? I like a little char on my food, whether it's on the barbecue grill or under the broiler in my kitchen oven. Does the grill get hot enough to do that?
emurphy and Big Katuna, you mentioned the Cuisinart Grill. How does it compare in size to the G5?
I looked online, and it doesn't look like the Cuisinart has the waffle plate, etc. I'm considering getting an electric grill, and I don't have a waffle iron so I thought that would make it a multi-purpose machine.
Does the Cuisinart tip, the way the Foreman grill does, to allow the fat to run off?
Thanks,
Jacky
I have never seen a GF5 in person, so I don't know if it has more grill area than the Cuisinart. Grease runs off the Cuisinart fine but we mosltly cook lean chicken and pork loin steaks on ours. We never make waffles so waffle iron inserts don't matter to me. The Cuisinart does make nice dark brown sear marks on chicken breasts and pork loins. The three most important features to me that the Cuisinart had was heating elements on the top and bottom and the top isn't hinged in the back but has a swing side hinge so you can put thick paninis' in it and the top always stays parallel to the bottom. THe third is adjustable thermostat. They didn't make the GF5 when we bought the Cuisinart a few years ago but it looks interesting.
We also have two...one in the rv and one in the house. The one in the rv gets used if it rains and once we were in an area where there was a burn ban-no open fires, not even charcoal- so our sweet daughter in law sat at the picnic table cooking steaks for our dinner. It saved the day! I've been doing the damp paper towel thing to clean mine for a long time. Works great.
My first grill was a George Foreman but when it wore out I bought this one from Hamilton Beach. I bought it on sale at Kmart a couple of years ago for 39.99. Very easy to clean as you just take the grids and put them in the dishwasher.
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I have never seen a GF5 in person, so I don't know if it has more grill area than the Cuisinart. Grease runs off the Cuisinart fine but we mosltly cook lean chicken and pork loin steaks on ours. We never make waffles so waffle iron inserts don't matter to me. The Cuisinart does make nice dark brown sear marks on chicken breasts and pork loins. The three most important features to me that the Cuisinart had was heating elements on the top and bottom and the top isn't hinged in the back but has a swing side hinge so you can put thick paninis' in it and the top always stays parallel to the bottom. THe third is adjustable thermostat. They didn't make the GF5 when we bought the Cuisinart a few years ago but it looks interesting.
Thanks Big Katuna! Love to hear from Foreman owners (esp. any G5 people) now -- does yours make the nice dark brown sear marks?
I think the marketing says that while the G5 has a hinged top, it has some kind of adjustment so you can grill thicker things. Any of you G5 people find things that you can'tcan't cook in it because of the hinge?
And what about that adjustable thermostat? I went to the link Cruzette posted, and on that page was a link to the G5 manual. It looks like it has three settings, low, medium, and high. Does anybody know if it's infinitely adjustable, or is it either low, medium, or high, and nothing in between?
I love mine! I got lucky and found a family sized one for $30 on sale at Macy's and some retailers & grocery stores clear them out for this price too.
It makes the best chicken breast for fajitas. So tender and juicy. They really do cook quickly, so if you don't pay attention, you will have overcooked, dry and flavorless meat. I've also make salmon steaks on it...a little flavored olive oil, squeeze of fresh lemon and yum, yum! I also love doing burgers on it. I've also do italian sausages.
What I have found that work for me for cleaning, while my meat "rests", and the grill is still hot & unplugged, I use a spray bottle with water and soak it and use paper towels to wipe stuff away. I also us PAM, but the high heat of the GF seems to burn it off pretty quick. If you let it cool down with the residue on, it is much harder to clean. I usually use the grease catcher, but will now implement the sink idea. Thanks!
It will smoke up your kitchen a bit, so I place mine on a cookie sheet over my stove so I can turn on the vent.
I loved mine so much, that I bought a smaller one for myself if the kids weren't around as the family-sized one was too much of a bother for a single serving.
I did buy the Cuisinart one and returned it after trying to do the sausages on it...the top & bottom lids really don't touch and don't have a "lip" and the grease splatter was everywhere! Bad design in my opinion.
Never thought about bringing it camping...Hmmmmm.
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