Tuesday, August 07, 2007

In Praise of the George Foreman Grill


I nicked my sister's George Foreman grill the other day, and Ben and I have both been cooking with it. For people like us, who work fulltime and like home cooked family meals, it's a godsend. In a week, here's what we've used it for (no recipes!):

Grilled Scallops with Pesto Pasta
Eggs Panini
Grilled Chicken with Pasta
Chicken Panini
Grilled Fish Sandwiches
Grilled Cheese
Toasted English Muffin (since the toaster croaked...)

Ok, so it's a bit sandwich heavy, but this is just the tip of the iceberg, folks! We haven't even touched beef or vegetables yet! The wonderful thing is that it cuts your meat cooking time in half -- and when you have less than 30 minutes to get dinner on the table, that's a pretty substantial time gain.

We're even contemplating a supper club themed dinner, all cooked on the grill. (We might have to borrow a couple to put on a multi-course dinner for 8, but it would be doable...)

2 comments:

mamacita said...

Luckily for you, I am in possession of one these bad boys, and will happily pass it along to you. It was a duplicate Christmas gift.

TXroots said...

Can I recommend grilled eggplant and asparagus using the GF as well as fish. That's what I often use *my* george foreman for (never feat I am sure mom will buy me another one).