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What do you cook in your george foreman grill?
Bought one today (just the basic model) and I have only cooked sausages in it at the moment & just wanted some tips on what people cook in theirs? Is bacon ok?
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Bacons great, so is chicken (as long as you like it a little chewy on the outside...). It makes a mean toastie!!!
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Little potatoes sliced?
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Lorne Sausage (Scottish Square Sausage)
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The only thing I cook on it is toasties lol, I find any meat cooked on it turns really dry.
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It was one of the countless gadgets i've bought, used once, and got rid of...
![]() There is nothing you can do in a GF that you can't do in a ten quid griddle pan. Sorry to piss on your chips, lots of people enjoy their Foremans and i'm sure you'll get loads of tips!
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As has been said its brilliant for toasties as you don't need to butter the outside so much healthier than a sandwich toaster.
Steak, chicken breast, pork chop, gammon steak, any kind of meat really - you just have to bear in mind that it will take a lot less time than usual as you are cooking both sides at once. Fish is good - I've even done fishcakes on mine. The ones you get in the chiller cabinet at the supermarket - I've even done them from frozen and they've been good! |
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Bacons great, so is chicken (as long as you like it a little chewy on the outside...). It makes a mean toastie!!!
How long does it take to cook bacon say a couple of slices? I can't see it being very long as it cooks both sides at the same time. |
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Lorne Sausage (Scottish Square Sausage)
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Don't cook Steak in it whatever you do. It doesn't get hot enough to sear it and there is no control at all over cooking.
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Nothing.
It started off as a novelty thing, but then it became apparent that the stuff cooked on it didn't taste that great. |
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we cook a lot of food in ours including :
duck breasts, peppers come out nice and sweet. frozen chicken breasts sweet french toast comes out the best, |
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I use it to cook allsorts.
It's good for any kind of meat really and toasties. For things like Steak, chicken breast, pork chops i leave the top up otherwise you dry out the meat. |
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Alright, listen very closely: TURKEY MELTS (on 2nd thought, you all probably call them something else)
The Foreman takes these to a whole new level. Take whatver bread you like, whatever cheese you like, and some good cold cut turkey slices and you're ready to grill. |
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How long does it take to cook bacon say a couple of slices? I can't see it being very long as it cooks both sides at the same time.
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you can tell cooked bacon by its look!!!!!
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Well I have just used it to cook 2 bacons butties and they were bloomin tasty.
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Don't cook Steak in it whatever you do. It doesn't get hot enough to sear it and there is no control at all over cooking.
I always do Steak on my George Formby Grill. I think it does an amazing steak. Pepper it up and leave the Formby on for about 5-8 minutes before slapping on your wedge of cow. Does the best steak ever! |
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I always do Steak on my George Formby Grill. I think it does an amazing steak. Pepper it up and leave the Formby on for about 5-8 minutes before slapping on your wedge of cow.
Does the best steak ever! |
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I agree with TommyGavin on this one. A cast iron griddle heated to searingly hot will give the best steak. Lots of smoke but a small price to pay for the result!
Depends how you like it cooked I guess. A searing hot griddle pan would just make the outside of the steak black and charred for me. Where as I like it cooked all the way through. If you like it seared and raw in the middle then a pan is the way I guess. |
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Depends how you like it cooked I guess. A searing hot griddle pan would just make the outside of the steak black and charred for me.
Where as I like it cooked all the way through. If you like it seared and raw in the middle then a pan is the way I guess. |
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I've just done my steak on a grill pan.
I had the heat at full blast and gave it 2 and a half mins each side, with 5 mins resting. It was beautifully cooked! |
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If you have it well done I'd guess it doesn't matter at all how you cook it like you say. For a rare or even medium steak, the George Foreman wouldn't do a very good job.
Normally well done in a pan means dry, but with the Formby grill it is soft and juicy and......wow |
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