"Aaron Baugher" wrote in message ...
"Utter Simpleton" writes:

It was the entire product category when it started. The other
grills didn't compete - they were too complex. Their removable
plates were a PROBLEM the Foreman grill was trying to solve.

I've seen a couple different pre-Foreman grills, and they suck AND
blow. Heavy things that look awkward as heck to use, and would
obviously be a huge pain to clean. They didn't have the slope of the
Foreman grill, so you had to clean all the squeezin's out of somewhere
in the machine. (The way everything runs off in the Foreman grill can
make things too dry/lean if you overcook them *at all*, but it sure
makes it cleaner.)

I bought a big waffle maker (4 waffles at once) for $5 because it had
removable, reversible plates (waffle surface on one side, flat with a
trough around the edge on the other side). I figured I'd be able to
make burgers on it, and the fat wouldn't run off as much as with the
Foreman, and I'd be able to remove the plates for washing. That was
true, but what I didn't foresee was how much splattering the Foreman
prevents by having the sides curl around the food somewhat. The
waffle maker cooked burgers, but it threw grease everywhere, and the
whole thing -- and the counter and wall behind it -- needed cleaning
afterwards.

George is a big goof, but good for him.


Actually, he's a very serious, determined guy who still has a lot of anger. The affable clown is his game face.