My new George Foreman Grille.... I'm in love!
I keep forgetting to mention this here (I don't keep my journal up, either... I'm so bad!)
Anyway... I went out and bought one of these when Walmart had a sale a few weeks ago. I LOVE it!!! I haven't fried meat since, and haven't cranked up the oven broiler either!
It's great for one steak or two (there's a bunch of different sizes of grill, so you can get what would be good for whatever size army you're feeding), hamburgers, pork chops, even BACON is easy to cook on this puppy (cooks fast, so keep an eye on it). I've even used it to cook cheddar cheese cubes into rippled 'taco-type' things.
It's extremely easy to clean, too. But the best thing about it, and they don't even mention this on the box, is that it really seems to cut down the grease in the air. You know what I mean? I love bacon, but I'd only cook it once or so a week just because I hate the greasiness in the air afterward... I don't know exactly why or how, but this GF grille thing seems to really, really cut it down.
I freeze all the meat in individual baggies when I get it home from the market. Then at suppertime I just take out two chops or burgers, etc. and season them, then pop them frozen on the grille. I've figured the cooking time for a 1 inch frozen steak to about 12 minutes, flipping it over every 3 minutes. The box didn't say anything about cooking frozen things, so I had to play with the amounts. It gets VERY hot, so the outside of the meat cooks FAST. It keeps it juicy!
I was really impressed by the black stripes you get on your meat, and it really tastes grilled. I even put cheese on the burgers just when they're done, then I unplug the grill and close the lid for about 30 seconds. It looks weird, but it tastes yummy. I also put a plop of sourcream on my porkchops and close the grill... makes it into an instant gravy-type sauce. It runs down (or you scrape it with the funny little scraper that comes with it) into a little tray, I just pour it back onto the meat on the plate. I also grill sliced onions, peppers, etc. in there, too. And I buy frozen chicken tenderloins, sprinkle them with a dusting of fajita seasoning, and grill them with peppers and a few strips of onion... I'm hungry just thinking about it!
I don't work for the company, so don't think I'm trying to advertise for them! I just really, really like this little gadget!!! I just think ol' George ought to start bending his advertising to the LC community - he'd be smart if he did!
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