George Foreman Medium Electric Fit Grill [Non stick, Healthy, Griddle, Toastie, Hot plate, Panini, BBQ, Energy saving, Vertical storage, Easy clean, Drip tray, Ready to cook light] Black, 1630W 25810 : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

Many reviews here complain that the plates are not detachable and that there is no temperature control. Here’s the thing, there are George Foreman grills available from Amazon with these things it’s just that they are a lot more expensive than this basic, bargain priced grill.We have had ours for about a year and have used it extensively to cook steaks, burgers, sandwiches and vegetables and it performs excellently, we have no complaints.BTW, by trial and error I find that the easiest way to clean the grill after use is to turn it off as soon as you have finished cooking and place a couple of sheets of kitchen paper soaked in water on the grill and close the lid. After you have eaten you should find that most of the residue from cooking will come away with the paper and the rest will easily wipe off.

We wanted a cheap(ish) grill, not too fancy but something and this is definitely the answer. We are using it for a lot of things, fish, all sorts of meats including sausages, vegetables and it is extremely good. Again, not fancy, no temperature setting, no light to tell you it is medium rare, etc, but just two very hot (and huge) plates between which you can place stuff to eat. If this grill was a fighter, I imagine it would have been the maniac in the ring thinking "Bring me anything, I will grill the hell out of them". Very good stuff at an amazing price.

What a great little machine. Bought as replacement for an old Tefal Optigrill which had finally given up the ghost. Had the George for about a fortnight now and love it , it's so much easier than the Tefal.......just pre heat and cook. Already tried burgers, half a side of salmon, bacon and tonight we've had teriyaki style chicken. Everything's turned out really nice, juicy and tasty. This medium sized grill is perfect for the two of us. Floating hinge means easy to cook different thicknesses and nice bar marks on the food too.The only negative compared to the Tefal is that the grill plates are fixed, but I have found the best way to clean them is to use the soft sponge side of a dishwasher pad (damp) followed by dry kitchen towel.....no problems at all. Stores on its side, nice and compact on the kitchen worktop. Also saves money by not having to preheat and use the grill on our full size cooker.Bought at a great price too (half price). Excellent piece of kit, definitely recommend.

I already use my large George Foreman grill multiple times per week (makes a great toastie - put butter on the outsides of the bread for a beautiful result!). I gifted this additional purchase to my dad. He is using it already, good feedback and good sandwiches! It cleans easily and stores fairly neatly. Good value for money.

It gets hot quickly and stays on until you turn it off. There's no "time out" or heat control - keep it simple!It's a griddle more than a grill.I've only done cheese & ham toasties so far but it (medium) is large enough to cook even the largest steak, mushrooms, onions all at once.The "dislocated" lid is really handy. It will lay flat on the top of the thing you are cooking, regardless of how thick the thing is. Both sides get equal heat compared to a simple jaw type grill.If doing a single toastie then put it in the middle - if you put it left or right the dislocated lid will tilt and press against the hot base. Maybe not an issue but I'd rather the two hot plates didn't touch each other.Easy to clean. I let it cool before cleaning and the melted cheese came off easily.The only thing to grumble about (and it's a tiny grumble) are those small bumps running across the front of the base. They prevent me simply sliding my toastie out into my hand. I need to lift it out with a plastic spatula. I tried fingers and it's just not worth the "ouch" because those plates are hot!Those bumps might prevent food sliding out though if you use the rear foot to tilt the thing up, for draining juices into the drip tray.The heat is spot on. Not so hot that it frazzles the outside before the inside is cooked.I haven't timed my toastie but it's not much different from my Breville "Classique" toastie maker.That was a pain to clean - too many narrow gulleys for food detritus to end up in. This George Foreman is far easier to clean. Easy snack, easy maintenance.I remember my parents making cheese toasties in the oven. Took 15 minutes to heat up, had to flip the bread to cook both sides, then remove, add cheese, put back into oven. Lord knows how much time and electricity that consumed for such a simple pleasure.The manual has a whole bunch of cooking time suggestions for different things.This thing can't do chips, but heck steak on this and microwaved baby potatoes and my big old inefficient oven will be a redundant dinosaur!You can't sustain a family of 6 on this, but for a couple or us singles it really does make for efficient convenient cooking.