George Foreman vs. Hamilton Beach grills

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Gary said:

I'm talking about the grills that have heating elements on
both top and bottom.

Has anyone tried both and have an opinion about the
relative merits of the two? Here's my take, with the
limited information I have:

HB has removable grills, convenient for dishwashing.
Foreman is reputed to be working on this, but it's not in
market yet.

I think Foreman opens wider for thicker steaks.

I've heard that the HB top grill doesn't brown as well as
the Foreman. I haven't found that to be so.

The HB has a timer, convenient. Some models of the Foreman
may also have a timer, but not the one I tried.

The HB opens flat in case you occasionally need more grill
space and are willing to sacrifice cooking time.

I'd appreciate any other comments.

Sounds like I may need to get an HB. ;-)

I got a small, barely used Foreman grill from someone on
A.FS for only $15.00 with the shipping. Got it 2 days ago
and am thrilled with the fast cooking time and results!
Awesome. :-)

Saves electricity too. My big stove burns a lot and the
grill is better and faster than a microwave. I'm leaving it
out now as I'll probably be using it every day.

I like the idea tho' of removable surfaces and this does not
have that.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll be taking a look at where I
might be able to get an HB grill.

K.

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HB has removable grills, convenient for dishwashing.
Foreman is reputed to be working on this, but it's not in
market yet.

Hamilton-Beach has about 10 different models, some with
removable grills, some without.

Also, some HB models have adjustable thermostats, which I
don't think any George Foreman models have.

We got an HB without removeable grills but with the
thermostat as a gift and it works well enough.

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Quoted message said:

I'm talking about the grills that have heating elements on
both top and bottom.

Has anyone tried both and have an opinion about the
relative merits of the two? Here's my take, with the
limited information I have:

I'd appreciate any other comments.

I don't have any experience with the HB grill, but I have a
pretty large Foreman grill and am quite pleased with it. It
has an unsophisticated thermostat - you know, low, medium,
high. We just bought one as a gift for our son, which also
has a thermostat and a 30-minute timer. Frankly, I can't
think of anything that would need grilling for 30 minutes,
and others have said that when the time is up the unit still
doesn't cut off. I don't know. You can't remove the grids,
but I find the unit very easy to clean. When finished
cooking, unplug the unit right away and lay a couple of water-
soaked paper towels on the grill and close the lid. The crud
will be soft enough to clean off when you're ready to do the
kitchen-cleanup.

Dora

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"Gary" wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I'm talking about the grills that have heating elements
on both top and bottom.

Has anyone tried both and have an opinion about the
relative merits of the two? Here's my take, with the
limited information I have:

I'd appreciate any other comments.

I don't have any experience with the HB grill, but I have
a pretty large Foreman grill and am quite pleased with it.
It has an unsophisticated thermostat - you know, low,
medium, high. We just bought one as a gift for our son,
which also has a thermostat and a 30-minute timer.
Frankly, I can't think of anything that would need
grilling for 30 minutes, and others have said that when
the time is up the unit still doesn't cut off. I don't
know. You can't remove the grids, but I find the unit very
easy to clean. When finished cooking, unplug the unit
right away and lay a couple of water-soaked paper towels
on the grill and close the lid. The crud will

be

Quoted message said:

soft enough to clean off when you're ready to do the kitchen-
cleanup.

Dora

We have no complaints about our Foreman grill. It makes
a great grilled-cheese sandwich in less than 5 minutes.
My DH loves using it and cleans it without complaint, so
I'm happy.

Dawn

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Quoted message said:

I got a small, barely used Foreman grill from someone on
A.FS for only $15.00 with the shipping. Got it 2 days ago
and am thrilled with the fast cooking time and results!
Awesome. :-)

K.

What is A.FS? Thanks.
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of the gods.

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Quoted message said:

I got a small, barely used Foreman grill from someone on
A.FS for only $15.00 with the shipping. Got it 2 days
ago and am thrilled with the fast cooking time and
results! Awesome. :-)

K.

What is A.FS? Thanks.

Newsgroup, Austin.forsale :-)

LOTS of junk there for sale every day, and a few
entertaining flamers as well, but it's worth hanging out
there for finding deals like this one!!!!!

I like it. :-)

K.

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Jerry Bank said:

In article <KatraMungBean-
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Thanks.

Newsgroup, Austin.forsale :-)

LOTS of junk there for sale every day, and a few
entertaining flamers as well, but it's worth hanging out
there for finding deals like this one!!!!!

Not worth hanging out for those of us in New Jersey!

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I'd appreciate any other comment

They are absolutely pitIFUL. A hot iron skillet is way
better.

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larry said:

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I'd appreciate any other comment

They are absolutely pitIFUL. A hot iron skillet is
way better.

Ordinarily, I'd agree, since I am a cast iron lover and have
used mine for years......

But I just got my first foreman grill this week, as I was
able to get a small used one for cheap.

I am time challenged in the mornings since I work swing
shifts and oh BOY has this thing been a time saver! I've put
the box it came in away, and am leaving it out as I'm using
it so much for meat! I still cook my eggs in the skillet, or
do my stir fry's in there, but if I am wanting, say, steak
and eggs or a pork chop, that grill will cook what I want in
2 to 3 minutes and it's so good! It reduces fat too.

I've also cooked boneless skinless breast tenders in it. 2
minutes max. I've not yet tried fish in it, but plan to.

Please, don't knock this handy dandy time saver until you've
given it a shot. :-) It only has to heat up for about 5
minutes. I wait 'till the light goes off before using it.

It's also handy dandy for grilled cheese sammiches. I don't
have to use any oil or butter. <G>

K.

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Thanks.

Newsgroup, Austin.forsale :-)

LOTS of junk there for sale every day, and a few
entertaining flamers as well, but it's worth hanging out
there for finding deals like this one!!!!!

Not worth hanging out for those of us in New Jersey!

I'm sure that NJ has it's own .forsale group. :-)

OTOH, depending on the item, most Austin folks will ship!

K.

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I'd appreciate any other comment

They are absolutely pitIFUL. A hot iron skillet is way
better.

Ordinarily, I'd agree, since I am a cast iron lover and
have used mine for years......

But I just got my first foreman grill this week, as I was
able to get a small used one for cheap.

I am time challenged in the mornings since I work swing
shifts and oh BOY has this thing been a time saver! I've
put the box it came in away, and am leaving it out as I'm
using it so much for meat! I still cook my eggs in the
skillet, or do my stir fry's in there, but if I am
wanting, say, steak and eggs or a pork chop, that grill
will cook what I want in 2 to 3 minutes and it's so good!
It reduces fat too.

I've also cooked boneless skinless breast tenders in it. 2
minutes max. I've not yet tried fish in it, but plan to.

Please, don't knock this handy dandy time saver until
you've given it a shot. :-) It only has to heat up for
about 5 minutes. I wait 'till the light goes off before
using it.

It's also handy dandy for grilled cheese sammiches. I
don't have to use any oil or butter. <G>

K.

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We live it for grilled-cheese sandwiches and also don't use
any butter on the bread. It works well for burgers and
chicken. We haven't tried fish, either.

Dawn

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"Gary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I'd appreciate any other comment

They are absolutely pitIFUL. A hot iron skillet is way
better.

Ordinarily, I'd agree, since I am a cast iron lover and
have used mine for years......

But I just got my first foreman grill this week, as I was
able to get a small used one for cheap.

I am time challenged in the mornings since I work swing
shifts and oh BOY has this thing been a time saver! I've
put the box it came in away, and am leaving it out as I'm
using it so much for meat! I still cook my eggs in the
skillet, or do my stir fry's in there, but if I am
wanting, say, steak and eggs or a pork chop, that grill
will cook what I want in 2 to 3 minutes and it's so good!
It reduces fat too.

I've also cooked boneless skinless breast tenders in it. 2
minutes max. I've not yet tried fish in it, but plan to.

Please, don't knock this handy dandy time saver until
you've given it a shot. :-) It only has to heat up for
about 5 minutes. I wait 'till the light goes off before
using it.

It's also handy dandy for grilled cheese sammiches. I
don't have to use any oil or butter. <G>

K.

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LIKED you POSt. (: I really do like GEORGE, GEORGe, GEORge,
GEOrge, and GEorge though..

Have only ever used the George Foreman but we were always
happy with
it. Does not give a grill taste though so just keep
that in mind.