George Foreman george forman Review

I cook for a LARGE family often. When we bought the George Foreman Grill I was so excited. But after owning the grill for 5 years it has fizzled. This is actually the second George Foreman I have owned. The first one had a manufacturer defect and I returned it. This one works okay and always has. At first it took some time getting used to putting cold meat on the cold grill. If you plug the grill in first the meat will burn. I also learned that if you don't want very dry meat, you have to take it off the grill before it is completely cooked. The pulling away of the grease really makes the meat dry. Clean up is a little tricky, but I quickly got the hang of it by inching my grill up to the edge of the counter near the sink. Those are just some of the quirks that I managed to deal with, my only problem with the George Foreman is the non-stick coating. I have ONLY used plasic utensils and the scraper that came with the grill. But, the top burner plate is perfect but the bottom has chipped and peeled. I assume that every time I use it we EAT non-stick coating. It is ashame that products don't last longer than they do. I guess the lifespan of the Foreman Grill is about 3-4 years. I would think twice before making this investment again. I don't know that the time the grill was in good shape was worth what we spent for it.