Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill

Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill Reviews

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For years, I've owned a fixed-plate Forman. Gotta love the convenience of indoor grilling, but I have no love for cleaning the thing: as anyone who has owned one can attest, those things are hell to clean. So between that and the fact that the nonstick coating on my Forman is wearing out, I decided to look into getting a new, removable plate unit. Well, I was very surprised to find how expensive they are, so I started to look at alternatives. I found this one, and I must say I'm very pleasantly surprised. I think the design is better: it drains into an internal cup insetead of pouring out the front of the unit, and the grooves in the plates are deeper. The nonstick coating on the plates positively REPELS water; it's pretty crazy. Plus, it folds flat if you want to grill that way, and it has a timer, which is nice. I've only used it once so far, but it seems to heat up pretty good (not sure if it gets quite as hot as the fixed-plate Forman, but I can spare an extra minute), and the cleaning! Oh, the cleaning! Removal of the plates is easy as can be, and I just dunked those bad boys into the sink and scrubbed them with a sponge. Spotlessly clean, something I never got with the fixed plate Forman. Whats more, there's no water leakage under the plates to get inside the unit and gunk things up. I should have gotten this years ago. Be warned, this particular unit is pretty small: I grilled two frozen turkey-burger patties, and they just fit side by side on the grill. This is fine for me, but if you are grilling for several people, you'll probably want the next larger model.

Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill Feature

• Indoor grill cooks food on both sides at once
• Nonstick, dishwasher-safe grills make cleanup easy
• Top opens flat for double the cooking area
• Drip tray slides into grill to keep drips off counter
• Automatic shutoff timer prevents over-cooking

The Meal Maker Express Contact Grill from Hamilton Beach offers a clean way to grill fast, healthy dinners indoors with little or no cleanup. The Meal Maker Express has removable, dishwasher safe nonstick grids for easy cleanup and, with its high-speed grilling, can make most meals in under 10 minutes. The grid system lets fats drip away from foods for healthier cooking and the cooking timer with auto shutoff is convenient and easy to use. The grease tray fits securely in the grill for safe cooking and slides out for dishwasher safe cleaning. The medium size 60-square-inch grilling surface is just right for 1 or 2 people and the Meal Maker Express can also open flat for a full 120-square-inch double grill for twice the cooking area.

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Great grill! - Laurie Keizur - Arlington, Oregon
We had one just like it and searched for the same model because we only wanted the same one. We wore the old one out after 7 years. I was so glad to see they still made them. It is the best in my mind.



Oct 27, 2010 16:51:05