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Sare
Beginner September 2002

Grim but so satisfying

Sare, 10 May, 2009 at 19:43 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 14

I bought one of those George Foreman grill things the other day, as son had to cook something for beavers and it was nice and portable for him to cook his chicken satay skewers on.

I cooked 8 sausages on it and being the skank I am, I forgot to empty out the fat collector. When I remembered I found the pot full to the brim with solidfied fat. I've just cooked 4 homemade burgers on it, which were just beef mince and seasoning, and again, it's filled the pot.

I feel pleased to think we would have eaten all that if I'd fried as usual, but I'm also weirdly fascinated to see it in a big disgusting lump. There's probably half a pack of lard there just from 2 meals.

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Latest activity by Sparkley, 11 May, 2009 at 10:13
  • spacecadet_99
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    We have a George Foreman grill and I totally agree with you, it's great seeing all the fat you haven't eaten isn't it?!

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    bobbly1 ·
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    We have one but I keep calling it the George Formby grill.

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  • Peaches
    Super January 2012
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    ?

    Extra lean mince and home-made burgers should sort that out, surely? I'm really surprised!

    Enough to put you off red meat altogether, isn't it ?

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  • Sare
    Beginner September 2002
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    The burgers were made from 500g extra lean steak mince and salt and pepper. That was it, I was really shocked too.

    If anything, the grill made them a bit dry but seeing all that fat was disgusting. Goodness knows what would have come out of standard mince.

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  • SophieM
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    I am entirely unconvinced that GF grills reduce the fat content of food. I think that because they don't get properly hot, they do overcook/dry things out, but any fat that melts out of a burger will melt out however you cook it.

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    Excuse the ignorance - but doesn't a grill do the same job?!

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  • Sare
    Beginner September 2002
    Sare ·
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    Yes, but this way I get to see a nice pot of fat at the end of it?

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  • HaloHoney
    Beginner July 2007
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    <ukelele> When I'm eatin' burgers </ukelele>

    What pisses me off is doing bacon on it - then the pot doesn't fill up with fat, it fills up with water. Grrrrr. I am too tight to pay for dry cure....

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  • Blackkat
    Beginner July 2008
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    Bobby 1, thats what we call ours too! I think they're great. Suprisingly easy to clean to clean too!

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  • Serendipity
    Beginner August 2002
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    AWT? But he's a porn dwarf! ?

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    A cleaning tip for your George Formby grills. While the plates are still warm put a couple of sheets of wet kitchen paper in the grill. The steam helps shift any burnt on bits.

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  • littlebubs
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    I don't like the colour that the GF grill turns meat - everything seems to come out a grey colour. I tend to use the BBQ for burgers etc. ours has a fat collector pot at the bottom too.

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  • Sparkley
    Beginner September 2007
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    I only use mine for sausages & bacon as it's less faff than putting on the grill and much less cleaning ?

    I don't think it dries the meat out, my sausages still taste lovely ?

    Oooh, almost forgot to a, it's fantastic for doing toastes sandwhiches on, mmmmmmm, cheese, ham & onion, lovely ?

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