Reddit reviews George Foreman 5-Serving Removable Plate Next Grilleration Grill, White, GRP4-1

A lot of the answer depends on you. If you don't like it then you aren't gonna do it. So the answer is going to depend a lot on your personal preferences -- maybe you hate soup, only tolerate cheese, love sandwiches, think beans are awful, want to gain or lose weight, crave variety in meals, want to spend more time cooking, or whatever. The answer that works for you has to fit in with your preferences.

Have you thought about getting other appliances? For versatility and ease most people recommend a slow cooker and/or a rice cooker. Also, google "[appliance] [healthy and/or cheap] recipe" and you will find more recipes than you could ever use.

I have a rice cooker that's similar to this one. I've used the main bowl to make all sorts of things: couscous, quinoa, dried beans pulled pork, chicken thighs, whatever. And the steamer basket means that you can steam anything too: potatoes, carrots, asparagus, drumsticks, spinach, whatever. Depending on what you're cooking it can take awhile, but you basically just set it and leave it.

Slow cookers are really great too! You can throw all sorts of stuff in there in there and let it go all day. It magically transforms really cheap tough cuts of meat into delicious cuts. Then you can come home to it being ready and you can also freeze it for later.

If you are super into sandwiches then you might get a sandwich toaster. Or you could get a panini press.

You could pick up an indoor "fat-reducing" grill like this one. Heads up: that one is $130, I got one for $5 from Goodwill.

You could use a toaster oven.

You could consider cooking bulk meals and freezing them. It will obviously take awhile, but reheating them doesn't take long. Besides, you're going to be remarkably hard pressed to beat fast food as far as time goes.

For example, I really enjoy making a bunch of burritos and freezing them. You can fill them with all sorts of things: eggs, chicken, beef, tofu, TVP, potatoes, beans, etc, and you can add cheese or different spices or cilantro or whatever else. You can end up with a freezer full of a bunch of different varieties of burritos.

You can also make "scrambled" eggs in the microwave. You crack however many into a bowl or a mug and nuke it. The only trick is to make sure to pull it out and stir it every 15-30 seconds or so (more frequently near to the end).

You would also be surprised at just how much you can make in a microwave. For example, you can cook fish in one and it comes out surprisingly well -- just be aware that the smell will linger for awhile. Google can show you millions of recipes.

You could buy a blender or a juicer. That wouldn't be a substitute (IMO) for all meals, but it could easily and helpfully supplement your meals. You could boil some eggs and then eat them throughout the week. You could make beans in a saucepan; it would take awhile but as long as you don't let them boil over then it's extremely straightforward and hands-off.

Finally, don't underestimate how good raw fruit or raw vegetables can be. It can take some getting used to but they are surprisingly good once you're used to them. Plus dipping them in stuff helps (but that can totally ruin the "healthy" aspect). I'm not suggesting that you go full raw vegan, but don't rule out those sorts of foods either.

I've been using these for years and think they're fantastic, I'm on at least my third one not including the two I bought while living abroad. So quick and easy to use.

What I like most is that you can cook meat that's still frozen. For burgers (Costco 1/4 pound) I plug the grill in and immediately place the still frozen patties on the grill (I don't wait for it to warm up), they are done in exactly 11 minutes. Same for frozen chicken breasts, they take about 18 minutes total.

For raw or thawed meat I do let the grill get hot first (takes 7 minutes). A 1" thick steak is done perfectly medium rare in 6 minutes. With some practice it's very easy to master and you can always get a quick, hot keto friendly meal without much effort. Just adjust the time based on thickness, type of meat, and how done you want it.

If you're interested I currently use the George Foreman GRP4 with removable plates but I rarely remove the plates to clean them, I just use the paper towel method described in this thread by others. Washing the plates in the dishwasher is convenient but it wears out the non-stick surface faster.

Hi. First off I appreciate you doing a contest where you are actually trying to help people. Kudos to you friend. I myself am over 100lbs overweight. I am on multiple medications as well. I have tried literally everything...diets, pills, exercise but with my work schedule it is very hard to commit. I travel all over my state daily for work and when I get home it's hard to have the energy to cool dinner so that usually leads me to eating fast food or some microwave crap. That is why the item I'm linking is a George Foreman grill. It will be easier and more efficient to cool healthy food and help me not only lose weight but get healthy. I hope I win but if not. Thanks anyway

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There's this one.

And this one.

You can Google more or check out your local Target/Wal Mart/any place that sells small appliances.

I have this one. I absolutely love it. Meat, poultry, eggs, pancakes, waffles or French toast (mostly for my kids), toasted sandwiches, grilled veggies. Nothing sticks to it, so I never use any cooking oil.

http://www.amazon.com/George-Foreman-GR10B-Nonstick-Countertop/dp/B001NXC65K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1312330085&sr=8-6 The cheap version is only $20 on amazon. It can probably only cook 2 breasts at a time. the "family size" version is only $10 more.

The one with removable plates is a little more ($43) http://www.amazon.com/George-Foreman-GRP4-Grilleration-Removable/dp/B000309TJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312330085&sr=8-1 but in my opinion it's worth it for the extra cooking space and the ability to clean it easily. I have one with fixed plates and it takes longer to clean than to cook something.

good luck!

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