Talk:George Foreman Grill
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[edit] Cleaning Criticism
I hear people complaining all the time about how they don't use their George Foreman Grill because it's too hard to clean.
It has to be cleaned while it's hot! Take a damp cloth, plug in the grill and wipe. That's it. Everything slides right off no matter how hard or old or crusted or black it might be. It's the easiest thing to clean.
P.S. I realize this doesn't belong on the discussion page of an encyclopedia. Pdelongchamp 20:38, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
- Most encyclopedias don't have discussion pages, so who cares. I'll try that next time I clean the grill. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.189.116.168 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Is this thing really a grill?
if i put a piece of meat directly on the stove top is that considered grilling in the US? this thing always seemed more like a fryer than a grill. maybe the term grill should be adjust to mean cooking directly over an open flame which is located underneath a grate or something like that to avoid confusion.69.217.52.70 20:19, 23 March 2006 (UTC)cam
- "Grill" seems to be an ambiguous term, but in "American", I think it is used any time one is cooking on a hot grate (which George definitely has)*. Radiational heating seems to also factor in (which George has some of, but not as much as a true grill) as does heating by the passage of hot gasses (which George again has some of...). I think if the food ends up with "grill marks" it could be said to be "grilled", which is probably how this product gets away with it.
- Atlant 16:26, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- (Who has both a real grill in a cooktop and a George grill and uses both for varying purposes)
- * Or even sometimes just on a hot flat surface (e.g., the grilled cheese sandwich), although that's more-properly called a griddle.
[edit] Somewhat overdone introduction
Note that "The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine" is a broad title. If that is really the name of the product, the page's file name should be changed.
- It is... it should be changed... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.238.179.182 (talk • contribs) .
- Note that Wikipedia policy is generally to use the most common name, not the "full" name (e.g. Bill Gates, not William Henry Gates III). I doubt anyone who's not a marketer actually calls the thing George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, even if that is its actual name. A quick Google search suggests "George Foreman Grill" is indeed the most commonly used name. Frankly, I think using the whole phrase as the title would look silly; before you know it we'll have to put © and ® in titles... 82.92.119.11 13:16, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Buyout
Didn't Salton have to buy the rights from George because they were losing so much money paying him per grill? --Liface 21:44, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Did Sulton invent the grill?
Would I be correct assuming that George himself did not came up with the design and is only the spokesperson for grill. I think this should be made clear as I was previously under the mistaken belief that the design was George's idea and Sulton was simply contracted to manufacture it. --Cab88 15:58, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Old versus new
Have an early model that cannot be pulled apart to wash, so bought a new one that can. However on trying to cook steak in it, it just can't do it properly, its as though you steamed it!!!
I worked out why: the new version is only 1300W, (not 2400W like the early one)so it does not sear & seal the meat...result is disgusting!....I feel like I have been conned twice by buying what the big name suggests is a quality product. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.6.152.233 (talk • contribs) .
- Are you writing from the US or the rest of the world? 'Cause in the US, your old grill can't possibly be rated 2400 watts -- That would be illegal with a 15 Amp power plug (where 1350 W or so is about the limit). But your basic diagnosis is correct: if meat cooks too slowly, it tastes steamed, not grilled.
- Atlant 12:31, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
