[Clank007]

Hi,

I;ve been trying to decide whether to buy a George Foreman grill but cant find many comments online about it's ability to cook sausages, other than 'it squashes them'.

People seem to love them for cooking chicken and fish etc, but are they any good for cooking sausages?

Any advice gratefully received.

[tangsman]

The only sausage I do in my GF Grill is Lorne Sausage (Scottish Square Sausage).

Links I do under a proper grill or very rarely in a frying pan.
They taste better that way..

[Espresso]

I cook sausages on my George Foreman. Wouldn't cook them any other way now. I think it does a great job. I align them up in the grooves so as I get perfectly straight sausages, which is vitally important to me, seeing as I only ever use sausages for making sausage butties.

Never had any issue with George squashing them.

[Clank007]

Originally Posted by Espresso

I cook sausages on my George Foreman. Wouldn't cook them any other way now. I think it does a great job. I align them up in the grooves so as I get perfectly straight sausages, which is vitally important to me, seeing as I only ever use sausages for making sausage butties.

Never had any issue with George squashing them.

Hi,
Do you know the model number of your George Foreman at all please?
I was looking at this one here

[Espresso]

Originally Posted by Clank007

Hi,
Do you know the model number of your George Foreman at all please?
I was looking at this one here

Mine is about ten years old and a quick look at the George Foreman site shows it isn't on there, but it looks like this is the updated version of mine, this little one here. I

When mine ever decides to croak it, I would get a slightly bigger one, I reckon.

[coopermanyorks]

We have this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/George-For...#ht_500wt_1029

And it deffo squashes the Sausages as its quite big,maybe you simply need a smaller version with a lightweight lid

[BrunoStreete]

I cook sausages on there, probably work better under the grill or in a pan to be fair.

[-GONZO-]

Originally Posted by Clank007

Hi,

other than 'it squashes them'.

They will cook fine.
It all depends on what sausages you use to be honest.
If your using those cheap value sausages that hardly have any meat in them then yes they will probably get sqaushed.
Nice thick proper meaty sausages don't get that squashed.

[Clank007]

Well, I bought a George Foreman Grill last night and grilled some posh Marks and Spencers sausages on them.

The sausages were in fact squashed by the heavy lid of the grill, and i cooked them for 10 minutes thinking that might not be enough time - in fact it was too much time as they were dry as old Harry.
But hey it was a first time effort and i'll be re trying tonight.

One question though - it says to wipe the grill plates with oil or butter before every grill session - is that what other people that own one do too?

[molliepops]

After washing our plates we just rub a little oil into them with kitchen paper, just helps food not stick to the top plate especially.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Clank007

The sausages were in fact squashed by the heavy lid of the grill, and i cooked them for 10 minutes thinking that might not be enough time - in fact it was too much time as they were dry as old Harry.
But hey it was a first time effort and i'll be re trying tonight.

invest in a meat thermometer , IKEA do a good electronic one for about £6 , dont turn the grill up too high , i dont think 10 minutes would be to long unless you had the grill on full power ....

[Clank007]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

invest in a meat thermometer , IKEA do a good electronic one for about £6 , dont turn the grill up too high , i dont think 10 minutes would be to long unless you had the grill on full power ....

The grill I've bought doesnt have a power setting option unfortunately, so its on a constant heat setting.

I cooked sausages for 7 minutes this morning and they were superb, apart from the very tips which werent cooked unfortuntely. I guess I'll have to turn them round half way through cooking to get around that do you think?

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Clank007

The grill I've bought doesnt have a power setting option unfortunately, so its on a constant heat setting.

I cooked sausages for 7 minutes this morning and they were superb, apart from the very tips which werent cooked unfortuntely. I guess I'll have to turn them round half way through cooking to get around that do you think?

sorry , i thought all GF grills had heat settings ....

[GrizzyDee]

I agree with cooking them in the grooves instead of across. it keeps them in place, and they get less squashed (this goes for veggie sausages too which usually come out like pancakes!)

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Clank007

The grill I've bought doesnt have a power setting option unfortunately, so its on a constant heat setting.

I cooked sausages for 7 minutes this morning and they were superb, apart from the very tips which werent cooked unfortuntely. I guess I'll have to turn them round half way through cooking to get around that do you think?

can you link to the grill you have ? ..

[Clank007]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

can you link to the grill you have ? ..

I can indeed - it is this one

[Clank007]

Does anyone know if it is possible to cook frozen food on a George Foreman?

I have a bag of frozen burgers and would like to cook one for tea but dont have time to defrost it.

[-GONZO-]

Originally Posted by Clank007

Does anyone know if it is possible to cook frozen food on a George Foreman?

I have a bag of frozen burgers and would like to cook one for tea but dont have time to defrost it.

Yes

[Gaz125]

just bought a phillips air fryer here,sausages cook a treat in only 15 mins,no fat either!!! if you get a good quality sausage!!!!!

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Clank007

I can indeed - it is this one

for that sort of money i would have thought it would have had adjustable heat , i have a cheap 10 yo GFG and it has adjustment ....

[BrunoStreete]

Originally Posted by Clank007

Does anyone know if it is possible to cook frozen food on a George Foreman?

I have a bag of frozen burgers and would like to cook one for tea but dont have time to defrost it.

Yes. Frozen burgers are one of the best things to cook on it.

[Clank007]

Originally Posted by BrunoStreete

Yes. Frozen burgers are one of the best things to cook on it.

And they were too

This may sound like a daft question but can beef mince be cooked on a GF do you think (for a spag bol) or is that overkill?

[Espresso]

Originally Posted by Clank007

And they were too

This may sound like a daft question but can beef mince be cooked on a GF do you think (for a spag bol) or is that overkill?

Don't see any reason why you couldn't cook mince on it. But then again, I see no reason why you would, either.
You'd have to transfer the cooked mince into a pan to add the tomatoes and herbs, then you've got a pan and a grill to clean. Whereas if you cook it all in a pan, you've only got one thing to clean.

If it's a case of you wanting to get all the fat out of your mince by using the George, either buy better quality mince or boil it in water and discard the fat with the water. Mind you, it'll taste of nowt if you do that.