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Anyone know how effective the george foreman grill is getting rid of fat in meat?

Phokus

Phokus

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I make hamburgers quite often on my foreman grill (well, foreman ripoff, but whatever)... and everytime i cook the ground beef to make burgers, the burgers shrink quite a bit and there's a ton of liquid in the fat tray. Anyone know how much fat it gets rid of?
 
what you're getting rid of isn't all fat, you might be getting rid of some juices or water or something. put some water into the runoff to see how much fat you're really getting rid of.
 
If it's liquid then it's probably more water than fat being drained. We used to get premade patties which would have a lot of liquid run off, but when we started buying ground beef there'd be fat clumping up at the bottom instead. It defeintely drains most of the fat.
 
The coolest thing I found for the GF grill was fish. My wife does not like it or the stink in the house, so I set it outside and cook the fish in a few minutes. I wipe most of the residue with a paper towel, and I get my fish with no complaints🙂
 
I don't think it really takes much more fat than any cooking over a grate. Figure on a grill (Foreman or otherwise) you've got lots of room for fat to run off. Since it's nonstick, it's awesome for stuff like fish. It's superior to a skillet since in a skillet you're leaving the food to soak in the fat.

It's a dry cooking method, so your food will be a little drier. It's also not hot enough to sear really well, so you won't have much extra browning (based on my experience cooking on 'em). I prefer a charcoal-cooked burger, but a Foreman with the removable cooking surface is much easier to clean up.

I tried cooking ground round on a Foreman, and it was awful. Dry as the Sahara.
 
Originally posted by: skyking
The coolest thing I found for the GF grill was fish. My wife does not like it or the stink in the house, so I set it outside and cook the fish in a few minutes. I wipe most of the residue with a paper towel, and I get my fish with no complaints🙂
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In more ways than one I'll wager. 😉
 
No more than any standard open grate grill. The GF grill just cooks things faster since it cooks two sides at once.

And honestly, if you're worried about fat, hamburger isn't the ideal thing to be eating anyhow. Try skinless chicken, turkey and fish. There is no magic way to remove fat from hamburger. And the ultra lean hamburger you buy at the market tastes like sh!t anyhow. Beef's ideal flavor and texture comes from the fat.
 
Originally posted by: skyking
The coolest thing I found for the GF grill was fish. My wife does not like it or the stink in the house, so I set it outside and cook the fish in a few minutes. I wipe most of the residue with a paper towel, and I get my fish with no complaints🙂
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I read that and thoughtyour girlfriend grilled for you. 😛
 
Originally posted by: DonVito
Originally posted by: thebigdude
It also gets rid of most of the flavor.
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No more so than any other form of grilling. Personally I think a Foreman-grilled burger tastes much better than one cooked in a pan.
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Charcoal grilled burgers, steaks, chicken, or pretty much anything is a hundred times better than on a foreman grill.
 
Originally posted by: thebigdude
Charcoal grilled burgers, steaks, chicken, or pretty much anything is a hundred times better than on a foreman grill.
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Would you be happy if they made an extra condiment shaker, containing charcoal/burnt meat shavings?

I'm just curious as to whether you like the taste of the charcoal/burnt element, or whether you prefer how the meat is when its been charcoal grilled.

 
Originally posted by: Phokus
I make hamburgers quite often on my foreman grill (well, foreman ripoff, but whatever)... and everytime i cook the ground beef to make burgers, the burgers shrink quite a bit and there's a ton of liquid in the fat tray. Anyone know how much fat it gets rid of?
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Try placing the grill beside your bed in the morning, wake up, put come bacon on, reset the alarm for 10 minuts later, and then get up and step on the grill. Then you will have your answer.
 
Originally posted by: letdown427
Originally posted by: thebigdude
Charcoal grilled burgers, steaks, chicken, or pretty much anything is a hundred times better than on a foreman grill.
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Would you be happy if they made an extra condiment shaker, containing charcoal/burnt meat shavings?

I'm just curious as to whether you like the taste of the charcoal/burnt element, or whether you prefer how the meat is when its been charcoal grilled.
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Things taste different when cooked on charcoal/woodchips vs everything else.
 
Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Originally posted by: letdown427
Originally posted by: thebigdude
Charcoal grilled burgers, steaks, chicken, or pretty much anything is a hundred times better than on a foreman grill.
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Would you be happy if they made an extra condiment shaker, containing charcoal/burnt meat shavings?

I'm just curious as to whether you like the taste of the charcoal/burnt element, or whether you prefer how the meat is when its been charcoal grilled.
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Things taste different when cooked on charcoal/woodchips vs everything else.
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amen
 
very effective! you can see how much grease/fat gets leaked into the catcher, tons of nastyness. we uses ours a lot, makes burgers taste healthy.
 
Originally posted by: batmang
very effective! you can see how much grease/fat gets leaked into the catcher, tons of nastyness. we uses ours a lot, makes burgers taste healthy.
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:laugh:
This could be the funniest thing I've ever read here.
 
Originally posted by: Phokus
I make hamburgers quite often on my foreman grill (well, foreman ripoff, but whatever)... and everytime i cook the ground beef to make burgers, the burgers shrink quite a bit and there's a ton of liquid in the fat tray. Anyone know how much fat it gets rid of?
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I don't know but you see how much water is in the tray. That's pretty expensive water.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
No more than any standard open grate grill. The GF grill just cooks things faster since it cooks two sides at once.

And honestly, if you're worried about fat, hamburger isn't the ideal thing to be eating anyhow. Try skinless chicken, turkey and fish. There is no magic way to remove fat from hamburger. And the ultra lean hamburger you buy at the market tastes like sh!t anyhow. Beef's ideal flavor and texture comes from the fat.
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Or at the very least, get leaner burgers ....
 
Originally posted by: thebigdude

Charcoal grilled burgers, steaks, chicken, or pretty much anything is a hundred times better than on a foreman grill.
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I don't disagree (though 100 times is a lot!), but the hassle factor is also at least 100 times greater. Charcoal BBQ is well worth the work, but not when I come home from work and I just want to cook a quick meal for myself.
 
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