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... a George Foreman grill?
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. |
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... a George Foreman grill?
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. what he said. (or as my son would say: word!) Pat in TX |
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... a George Foreman grill?
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. 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 |
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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 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..... :: :: 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 |
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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 |
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Jbuch wrote:
:: 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 guess I should have caught on when you mentioned the scapper thing...I can't even find mine. I too start cleaning mine while it's still hot...but I just use a soaked sponge to transfer hot soapy water from the sink to the grill surface....using the trays to catch the spill. That works well enough but I think it would still be much easier to just lift the grill off into soapy water and scrub. I don't make LC pancakes either....less than once a year, though I do have some mix in my house that I got somewhere. They might make a treat with some of that calorie-free syrup (which I don't use much either!) that sitting in my frig taking up space. Speaking of that stuff, the only "calorie free" Walden Farms products I consistently use are the ranch dressing and the dips. The dips work for me with berries and in my protein/sour cream dessert. Those jams I just don't use....I still have almost full jars in the frig now. I like to put lots of dressing on salads along with really spicy mustard. I do remember once seeing the Chicken roaster thingie by GF. However, I don't need another GF thingie in my house. Only one at a time! :: :: :: ::: ::: 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 |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:59:23 -0500, Alan wrote:
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:46:49 +0200, "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? Somehow, I bet Salton, or whoever manufactures those grills has made over $150million, but I bet Mr. Foreman's contract stipulates a small percent for the use of his name. People ALWAYS over estimate how much public figures make. Alan In this case, you're wrong: "Lucrative, too. Foreman won't say how much he has made as a product endorser, but he doesn't dispute a published estimate that his lifetime earnings are about $240 million -- three times what he earned in the ring. In 1999, Salton bought the rights to use his name and selling skills in perpetuity for $127.5 million in cash and $10 million in stock. It stands as one of the biggest endorsement deals for any athlete." http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...1/b3913093.htm -- Bob in CT |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:12:03 -0600, Jbuch wrote:
There are newer George Foreman grills which are easier to clean. I have a little Hamilton Beach grill that I got for Xmas from DH. We use it about three times a week. Great for chicken breasts, salmon filets, and hamburgers. I think DH has done sausages in it, as well. It is *SO* much faster and cleaner than frying stuff on the stove. No grease splatters all over the stove. Jo Anne |
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... a George Foreman grill?
"Roger Zoul" writes:
I guess I should have caught on when you mentioned the scapper thing...I can't even find mine. I too start cleaning mine while it's still hot...but I just use a soaked sponge to transfer hot soapy water from the sink to the grill surface....using the trays to catch the spill. That works well enough but I think it would still be much easier to just lift the grill off into soapy water and scrub. If mine cools off while I'm eating, I plug it in for a couple minutes, then pull it over and drop the front feet into the (empty) sink, letting it sort of hang on the edge of the sink with the back feet while I hold the lid up with one hand and take a soaked sponge to it with the other. It's not as complicated as it sounds, but removable plates would certainly be nice. The thrift store across the street always has a couple of the older models, but if they ever get the removable kind, they don't stay around long. -- Aaron -- 285/235/200 -- http://aaron.baugher.biz/ "If you hear hoofbeats, you just go ahead and think horsies, not zebras." |
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... a George Foreman grill?
What I think is that this design was planned...For example: the first year
the Foreman grills came out, there was no way to alter the temperature settings and the grids were fixed. The next year, the temperature control was introduced. Then, the removable grids were introduced. I think this was planned from the get-go----a sort of "arc" of the lifetime of the grill, just as TV shows have a development arc of their stories. Count me as a skeptic... Pat in TX |
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