George Foreman Grill really IS a great kitchen grill
Well, I wouldn’t have believed it frankly unless I had tried it out here at Beck’s Cafe in our kitchen, but, the George Foreman Grill, model GR20B is amazing. I mean this is the real deal in grill magic! And, I promise, I am not getting paid to write this.
We got the little wonder here at Beck’s Cafe for $10.00 It was on sale and there was an instant rebate. How can you go wrong? So shuffling it back to the Cafe we unpacked the little gadget and started grilling away. Unpacking it was a snap; just open the box, flap it down on your counter and give the grille a quick clean and you are ready for grilling magic. The package also includes two small trays that are oblong in shape and two spatulas. The trays are to catch the fat that rolls off what you are cooking on your grill. And catch fat they do since the George Foreman Grill actually sits at an angle with the back section up a couple of inches and the fat rolls off what your grilling into the oblong trays. The spatulas are shaped so you can easily scrape drippings or other food matter off the grill without harming the grill’s teflon coated surface. Finally, George nicely provided a little booklet on how to use his grill and that booklet has a page on approximate times to grill your food.
The grill has a clam shell type design and has a top and bottom grill and both are heated when you plug the grill in. Note, there is no on/off switch, you just plug your grill in to start it and unplug to stop. Because both the top and bottom have grills that are heated, your food is compressed slightly and grilled on both sides simultaneously. You lay your slab of meat on the grill, pull down the top of the grill and presto. The design of the George Foreman Grill is similar to an electric waffle maker if you’ve ever seen one of those.
We first tried to grill up salmon fillets. The handy user guide/mini-cookbook notes that salmon filets take about 4 1/2 minutes to grill up to 170 F.It took a little longer than that, about 5 minutes, and they tasted great. Moist and juicy with a nicely grilled exterior to them. And, a bonus, after chilled, the salmon filets tasted terrific cold. Oh and you know how fish can make your home or cafe smell icky? Not with the George Foreman Grill. The smell of the grilled salmon was intoxicating!
Next up for our palate was boneless chicken breast, those grilled to perfection in about 9 min to 10 min. The grill’s surface is large enough to acomodate two nice sized chicken breasts. We tried steaks: yummie. We tried hamburgers too; they grilled great but HOLY COW whatalotta fat in the tray after. We had super lean hamburg but the George Foremen Grill showed us that even lean hamburg is a big mound of fat.
At Beck’s Cafe, we grill alot now with the George Foreman Grill. The price is right for one now, and the food is delicious after. Oh and one last thing. We’ve heard the George Foreman Grill newer models are more bells and whistles and not quite as handy to use. If you’ve got a hankering to grill, it might be best to scarf up one of the GR20B models if you can find one.
