George Foreman grill?

Every one I know who has/had one has found it to be a 9 day wonder!

I wanted one but when I saw the size of even the smallest, I, like you have a space problem so I decided against it for that reason.

I've never made a toasted sandwich on my George Foreman grill (I'm going to try it for my lunch now) but I do use it a couple of times a week to grill burgers , chops , bacon , I just find that more of the fat runs out than my ordinary grill and things cook much quicker as it cooks both sides at the same time. I also find it simple to clean just a wipe with damp kitchen roll and the fat try is emptied and then put in the dishwasher.. very clean and easy. I think the thing with gadgets is you have to have them on the side ready to use or once you start putting them away in a cupboard you just can't be asked. Mine is the silver 4 portion family grill and melt and its perfect for us .

I bought 2 sandwich envelopes from Lakeland and use those for toasted sandwiches. You just make the sandwich as normal and put it in the envelope and then put the whole thing in the toaster. It makes lovely toasties and the envelope goes in the dish washer. Take up hardly any space and are a really useful thing to have.

They are called Toastabag-500 and cost £6.49 for 2!

I am one of the people who bought a pack , and found them a 9 day wonder . Too much faffin around !!
Like several things I have bought from Lakeland , except for " Fat Trappers" now they are good used instead of foil on grill pan . I recommend them highly .

I've got a box of "nine day wonders" which should be making it's way to the charity shop any day now !! but I do love my GF grill it has been used a couple of times a week since I bought it, does steaks perfectly.

I bought a yoghurt maker [in fact I've tried several over the years] but I now just buy organic yoghurt from the supermarket [it's two for £2 at Tescos at the moment].

I had a large GF grill but gave that the DS when he moved out to live with his mates as I had bought very cheaply a similar but smaller thing in one of the supermarkets. It does the job just as well and the really handy thing is the plates which heat up come out and can go in the dishwasher. As I rarely used the machine I bequeathed it to DD when her GF was looking a bit the worse for wear. I did cull a lot of the nine day wonders when we moved. Do not even have a microwave now - but I use the halogen oven almost on a daily basis.

wrong thread tegan

We got the larger George Foreman grill very recently as we were having our kitchen re fitted and were without hob and oven for a short period of time. It's absolutely great, so far we have cooked steak, salmon, chicken and my son likes to cook peppers and onions on it. My husband is quite meticulous about cleaning it as soon as we have eaten. Of course things like steak and salmon smell quite pungent and that smell will linger just a little when you start cooking something different but then the aroma of the new whatever kicks in. In spite of having our new cooking appliances now we are still in love with it, I don't think it will prove to be a one hit wonder in our house, I intend to use it a couple of times a week, it's quick and easy. The slow cooker is another thing I use quite a lot particularly in the winter.

Although I have to say that I have bought things in the past such as the yoghurt maker mentioned by previous poster Tegan which hardly ever saw the light of day. The smaller two person GF grill looks quite small and compact, my husband's eldest granddaughter bought this type to take away to university with her and swears by it she does everything on it including sandwiches. I gather George Foreman has made far more money from this than he ever did from boxing. Good luck to him anyone who can get the Americans eating less fat deserves a medal!

That's what comes of flitting about ....

I have a 2 person George Forman grill, bought when I was single, but as DH has a large appetite, I have put it away as it is nowhere big enough for the 2 of us. But I will definitely buy the larger model sometime as I used to love using it for sausages, chops, steak, salmon cutlets etc.
It is amazing the amount of fat collected in the little trough, especially from sausages.

Next gadget will be a soup maker- any recommendations please?

My soup maker is a saucepan - what else do you need?

I was going to buy a soupmaker but realised I'd have to make an awful lot of soup to warrant the purchase price [and I'd still have to wash it which I always find is the worst bit]. What I would pay for is a soup maker that washes itself afterwards.

Would one person living alone get enough use out of the George Forman grill to justify the cost, I wonder? I'm quite tempted. Do they do a mini version?
I bought a couple of those little toastie bags in Tesco last year, and they were cheaper than others... but I can't remember exactly how much.
They are really good for making toasted sandwiches.
I make soup using just a saucepan, and then blend it with a blender which I bought at a 'bring-and-buy-sale' for just £1... what a bargain!

I make loads of different soups and would never consider buying a soup maker! I just make it in the saucepan and then blitz it with a hand blender that was about £12 in Lidl. Variable speeds, very easy to wash up.

thanks lara

OK, no soup maker, will continue with a saucepan. Not worth the expense if I have to sauté the onions anyway. See my comment on 'employing idiots' - poor lad!

henetha I used my 2 person grill all the time when I was single. Go for it!
Only do wipe the plates down while they're still warm.

I found both the GF grill and the little Breville sandwich maker very difficult to clean - obviously you can't put anything electrical in water. I thought they were badly designed.

The plates from my Grill go in the dishwasher, but I think it's a different make!

thanks Reddevil3.... I will put G.F. grill at the top of my list of things to get..
and try to remember to wipe the plates while they are still warm... I remember how tricky my old sandwich maker was to clean, years ago.