On 20 Jul 2013 12:10:45 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2013-07-19, sf > wrote:
>
> > I'm hoping I can replace it sometime in the near future.
>
> Whatta bummer. I once considered a cast iron dual burner gridle, but
> thanks to you, I'll now pass. I did buy a cheapo electric (Rival?,
> Presto?) that worked OK, but really didn't give me that much
> advantage. Took up more room than it gave me, so I gave it away.

Those grills are fine if you're not grilling marinated meat, which I
usually don't do. Son is the one who marinates and he'd never used an
indoor grill like that before. Live and learn, except he wasn't the
one who had to clean up the mess... so he didn't learn anything. I
learned that next time, he won't be given a choice. He will have to
use the outside charcoal grill or figure out something else.

The silver lining is that it turns out Trader Joe's Thai Chili sauce
http://www.traderjoes.com/images/fea...i-sauce450.png
is a fantastic chicken marinade and I'm inspired enough to make my own
in the future.
http://shesimmers.com/2009/02/how-to...i-dipping.html
http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaicur...uce-Recipe.htm


> Now I jes use a big ol' cheapo 11" teflon skillet. Good enough.
>

Cast iron skillets work just as well as the grill pan. The only so
called "advantage" I can think of is you'll get grill marks with the
grill pan.... IMO, (seasoned, but not marinated) steaks cook just as
well on either.

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