George Foreman 5-Serving Removable Plate Grill and Panini Press, Platinum, GRP472P

Great quality. Comes apart and easy to clean.

Let me preface this by saying I am an incredibly poor cook. I'm pretty good at pancakes, mediocre at omelets, and for all intents and purposes incapable of anything else. I'm the person who can't boil water without messing it up somehow. I also love steak with a passion and have ruined dozens of them trying and failing to cook one.Someone at work suggested I try a George Foreman grill and I was skeptical, of course. Still, I bought one. The setup was easy, just needed to rinse off the two ceramic plates, pop them on, and put the grease catcher under it. The instruction booklet came with a basic guide for how long to cook things like steak and salmon, so I began.The first thing I loved was how idiot proof the operation is. There are no buttons, no dials, and two lights. Plug it in and it starts heating up. When the green light turns off, it's ready to cook. No aerosol spray needed and evidently it shouldn't be used regardless.So I put a little butter and salt on my steak, threw it on the grill, closed it, and waited 5 minutes. Opened it up, sliced open the steak a bit, not quite done. Two minutes later, I had an excellent steak which took practically no effort and definitely no cooking ability.This grill removes most of the variables of cooking. I have trouble with recipes because they're too vague. Medium could mean anything from 30% to 70% on the stove, and between different types of metals, different stoves, and other variables there's a lot of intuition and guesswork involved in cooking. Not so with a George Foreman grill. Turn it on, throw your meat on there, and wait until it's not raw. That's it.Cleaning is easy, I just wait until it cools off a bit and run it under the faucet, maybe scrub it a bit if I burned my meat. It's dishwasher safe but I haven't found the dishwasher necessary because it really is nonstick. Bonus is it's nonstick without Teflon, so no unpleasantness there.I've set it up next to my (mostly unused) stove, as it didn't quite fit on it due to the coils getting in the way. This being quite honestly the best purchase I've ever made, I didn't mind giving over a little counter space, especially since it doesn't take up much.I've been eating steak and sausage every day for the last week, and will be moving onto other things soon. I've already successfully cooked more meat in the last 2 weeks than in my entire life, so this grill gets 5 stars. The picture shows how it looks in relation to my messy counter and hopefully gives an idea of both the size. The cat which is not supposed to be up there is a bonus!

This is my fourth George Foreman over the years. My first was the small "Champ". It was great at first and ended up in the basement on a shelf to be forgotten until it ended up as a garage sale item. I've always loved the concept or the Foreman grills (no-mess healthy grilling). The first issue I had with previous models was the non-removable plates, and eventually the non-stick got scratched. It just made cleaning a pain. Then I tried larger models with removable plates. A great improvement for cleaning, but I didn't get the same sear as with non-removable plate models. Well I got a hankering for a winter time indoor burger and decided once again to try a George Foreman, and bought this one. Removable plates? Check. Big enough for two 1/3 pound burgers? Check. The new ceramic non-stick was a bonus. I was wary of the non-stick ceramic because most fry-pan ceramic fades in performance after a trip in the dishwasher.I followed the instructions and didn't use any non-stick spray, and let it heat up. It's as simple as plugging it in. Once the green light goes out and you are ready. I put two frozen 1/3 lb hamburger patties on and waited for them to grill. When I lifted the lid about five minutes later I noticed hardly any sear. That was a disappointment, but after they were done cooking they tasted OK, albeit nothing like a outdoor grilled burger. To preserve the ceramic plates I hand washed them and it was amazing how easy they cleaned up. I was expecting it the first time, ceramic always does great initially. I decided hand washing was going to be the way from now on. I've used it a dozen times since, and the non-stick has held up like new. I'm very impressed with this. I believe the reason the non-stick surface is staying so well is that the "grill" doesn't overheat the plates to where it ruins the finish. Unlike this model, I suspect contact grills that have a 500 degree sear feature will become harder to clean over time. High heat and dishwashers do that to ceramic non-stick. I gave it four stars because in my opinion, aside from the lack of grill marks, it is about as well engineered as any I've used. It does what it is supposed to do with very little mess. I highly recommend it even though it doesn't create sear marks. It's definitely a healthy cooking appliance.Pros:- Inexpensive compared to high end contact grills (I bought it on sale for $29)- Cooks two big hamburger patties- Super easy to clean (I soak mine a few minutes in the sink with a little dish soap and everything comes off with no scrubbing, just a sponge)Cons:- Forget sear marks, this grill does not get hot enough to do that

My son and I love hamburgers but had quit making them because of the spatter everywhere and it took a while to cook them. This thing cooks hamburgers so fast! And I love boneless thighs, so I marinade them in a bit of avocado oil, a teaspoon or so of apple cider vinegar, couple of dashes of soy sauce, seasonings of salt, garlic and onion powder and oregano in a ziplock bag in the fridge for a few hours. This also keeps them from sticking to the grill. They come out tender and flavorful. My daughter said it tasted like from a restaurant and the small thighs cooked in four minutes! That's all we've done so far, but I'll be trying some grilled zucchini and grilled cheese sandwiches next!The one flaw is the chuck hamburgers let off so much grease that the top of the lid hanging down got grease up inside an thin opening in the lid (hard to explain!). But we were able to clean it pretty well. I do wish the drip pan clicked into the machine, and I do wish it did more than two hamburgers at a time, but I still love it! As most say, it is NOT five servings unless you have small toddlers!I do two hamburgers and reheat the second one the next day and have with a salad for a low-carb meal. To reheat I put a thin layer of butter in the center of foil long enough to fold over, splashed some drops of water, put the patty down, put a slice of cheese on top, folded the foil loosely on top and also on the sides, and then heated it at 375 for about 10 minutes in a preheated oven. It was so juicy and delicious! The removable plates clean very easily. I hand wash just to hopefully keep it nice longer.