# Is the George Foreman grill thing worth getting as a Christmas Present? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091 "2002-12-16T15:50:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gomez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/1 "2002-12-16T15:50:56Z")
I’m looking for a Christmas present for my mum and thought that the George Foreman fat reducing grill machine thing[George Foreman fat reducing grill machine thing](http://www.itsabullseye.com/georgeforemangrills.html) would be nice. Thing is, the contraption _looks_ so darned good, useful and easy to use, I figure that it _has_ to be an inoperable piece of crap. I was just wondering if any dopers who have it could tell me if you think it’s any good or not, so I don’t waste what little money I have on it. Any and all comments much appreciated. Cheers, Gomez. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/2 "2002-12-16T15:54:30Z")
I’ve never used it, but everyone I know who has said it was great! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/3 "2002-12-16T15:55:17Z")
I got a small one for Christmas a few years ago and I like it. It makes grilling a piece of fish or chicken for just one or two people very quick. It is easy to use. The food tastes good. It is a little hard to clean. It is easiest to clean while still hot. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/4 "2002-12-16T16:03:29Z")
I have one, and I **love** it. My favorite feature is that it’s _fast_. Slap some chicken breasts or burgers on there, and in 5 minutes, you got dinner. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/5 "2002-12-16T16:07:11Z")
I like using mine, but find storage is awkward. ---
**Author:** ![ASD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@ASD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASD)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/6 "2002-12-16T16:09:04Z")
I also love mine. I have the smallest model, and they’re getting really cheap. It’s great for fish, steak, chicken, sausages. Not so good for hot dogs in my experience. Hamburgers are ok–but it’s definitely not the same as grilling outside. ---
**Author:** ![MONTY2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MONTY2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MONTY2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/7 "2002-12-16T16:12:30Z")
I \*\*Love, Love, Love \*\* my George Forman Grille. I got the little one first then decided that I needed a bigger one so I could make more food at the same time and have steadily gotten bigger and bigger grills so I can make more and more food. I want to use my George Forman Grille for everything. Ribs, steak, chicken, hotdogs, burgers, I throw them all on my grill. Did I mention that I love my George Forman Grills? I get so excited just thinking about it. My food is juicy and tender and it cooks so fast and clean up is really easy. As **In Conceivable** mentioned, it’s easiest to clean while it’s still hot. Just use a wet paper towel and the mess wipes right off. I know it’s silly to get so excited about a kitchen appliance but it’s been so convenient for me, I actually cook a lot more now. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/8 "2002-12-16T16:18:08Z")
If you do get one, for the LOVE of god don’t cook fish with it! It turns fish into rubbery nasty stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/9 "2002-12-16T16:35:31Z")
Mmmm…I don’t know **CRorex**. I’ve actually had really good results cooking marinated catfish on mine. It’s the only kind **Bluesman** and the **Blueskids** will eat, so it is the only sort I’ve ever fixed, maybe other varieties don’t do so well. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/10 "2002-12-16T16:40:34Z")
I have had good results with fish too. I have done Tuna and Swordfish steaks, grouper, catfish and flounder. It is easy to over cook it at first. That thing grills fast! ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/11 "2002-12-16T16:40:39Z")
Fully agree. These things are wonderful. My wife cooks chicken, hot dogs and burgers on ours - I make bacon, grilled cheese samitches and other odds and ends. It’s just very quick and easy, and it while it works you have free space to make other stuff on the stove/in the microwave. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/12 "2002-12-16T16:47:31Z")
Last yera my dad was jonesin’ to get us one of these. He kept going on and on about it and we finally had to tell him that we probably wouldn’t get much use out of it. So he didn’t get us one. This year my in-laws are hyped up about it. I suspect that eventually we’ll get one just so people will stop offering them to us. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/13 "2002-12-16T17:29:08Z")
I have the small one. It’s definitely a nice gift. My son gave me mine for Christmas last year. This year I hear him say that he wished he had one, but that it was a luxury item he couldn’t afford so I got him the small one with the bun warmer on top. Get her one, it’s wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/14 "2002-12-16T17:39:44Z")
God I hope so. That’s what welbywife wants for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/15 "2002-12-16T17:47:48Z")
It’s great, although I agree it’s not the best for fish. But I use it all the time for pork chops. Mmm…pork chops. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/16 "2002-12-16T17:55:19Z")
I love my GFG. I’ve lived alone for 9 years, and for the first 8 I primarily lived off microwaved dinners. I haven’t eaten a “box” since I got my grill. I buy frozen chicken breasts. Slap 'em on frozen with a little seasoning and _poof_ - 10 minutes later you have a moist, flavourful chicken breast. Same thing with porkchops or small steaks. I eat a can of veggies and a piece of meat and I’m done if very little more time than I would spend microwaving. I figure it _has_ to be better for me, as well as economical. StG ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/17 "2002-12-16T18:17:53Z")
I knew that love with my sweet angel was true when she _gave_ me her GFG. I use it every day now! My chicken breasts taste wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/18 "2002-12-16T18:35:18Z")
The Foreman grill is good. Better is the GE grill with the same design but the plates come out for cleaning, and there’s a timer switch. I found that the Teflon coating comes off very easily for both though. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/19 "2002-12-16T18:42:41Z")
I read a long time ago (don’t have cite) that although this may be a good and handy device, it makes no real impact on the amount of fat that the food has over regular frying. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091/20 "2002-12-16T18:51:23Z")
Arghhh!! That was not the link I meant to send - although it is a good link about dvd conversions. Try this one and sorry. [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/bos/news/buyerbeware/stories/buyerbeware-20000708-034329.html](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/bos/news/buyerbeware/stories/buyerbeware-20000708-034329.html) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-george-foreman-grill-thing-worth-getting-as-a-christmas-present/143091.md?page=2)