Roger Zoul wrote:
> Jbuch wrote:
> :: Roger Zoul wrote:
> ::: Opinicus wrote:
> ::::: "Utter Simpleton" > wrote in message
> ::::: . ..
> :::::: Can you cook
> :::::
> ::::: I've seen this referenced a lot.
> :::::
> ::::: "George Foreman himself has made over $150 million from the sales
> ::::: of the grills"
> ::::: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill
> :::::
> ::::: What exactly was the relationship between this pugilist and a
> ::::: cooking device?
> :::
> ::: After Foreman got beat down by Ali, he got really angry & went into
> ::: depression for many years. After that, he reemerged with a big
> ::: smile. His entired attitude changed. He became a ring-side expert
> ::: commentator at HBO boxing events. People noticed that smile.
> ::: Because he was well known and had that smile, IMO, he was picked
> ::: to help market those grills. Of course, you could see the fat
> ::: rolling off the grill into the little tray, so that naturally meant
> ::: that it had to make eating a fat steak more healthy. Of course,
> ::: college students like grills and so do many of us. Lots of us here
> ::: own or have owned one of these, I'd bet. I rarely use mine now
> ::: because it's such a damn pain to clean.
> :::
> :::
> ::
> ::
> :: There are newer George Foreman grills which are easier to clean.
> ::
> :: They feature grilling plates that detatch from the unit for cleaning.
> :: So, you can unclip them and wash these teflon coated corrugated
> :: aluminum plates very easily.
>
> Yeah, I've heard of these....I take it (from below) that you'd recommend
> this item?


I guess I mislead you. I only have the old George Foreman grill, not
the new. My cleaning instructions below were for the Old Grill. It is
pretty easy cleaning with the moistened - soaped paper towels used just
after shutting off of the grill. And the spray soap and water. (and a
plastic "scrubby")




>
> I do like how easy it is to cook with them....just set the timer and temp
> and let it go...kinda nice, and if clean up isn't bad...it could be useful
> for us meateaters. Of course, one can put veggies on there too.
>
> Have you tried cooking a LC waffle on it? Hmm.....

I barely dare to cook LC pancakes. They go down so goood. And it is easy
to cook and eat too many.

>
> ::
> :: PROGRESS
> ::
> :: In the 1940's, after WWII, my Dad bought my Mom an electric
> :: grill/waffle maker.
> ::
> :: The waffle plates were detachable from the electric grill for easy
> :: cleaning in the sink.
> ::
> ::
> ::
> :: These "NEW" EZ To Clean George Foreman Grills use technology and
> :: basic designs over 50 years old.
> ::
> :: All kinds of old things get rediscovered, don't they?
> ::
> :: :-)
> ::
> :: While still hot, I would take maybe 4 layers of paper towels
> :: saturated with soapy water and lay them into the just unplugged
> :: grill. The heat, water, soap and steam would make the grill almost
> :: EZ to wipe clean when it had cooled down.
> ::
> :: If you had a empty nice sink or a shallow dishpan, you could do final
> :: fast cleaning with a spray of soapy water over the grill surfaces
> :: while it was in the dishpan or sink. You would never get enough
> :: waste water buildup to short circuit any of the insides.
> ::
> :: Almost never did I have to use that teflon grooved scraper thing.
> ::
> :: I use it mostly in the summer when I don't want to heat up the
> :: kitchen with the overn or gas burner flame.
> ::
> :: Did you know there was also a George Foreman Chicken Roaster? Worked
> :: nicely, didn't heat the house, but was a bitch to clean because it
> :: didn't have removable heater plates - that 50+ year old technology.
> ::
> :: Jim
>
>