Elictric BBQ

[trevor123]

Had any one tried a elictric bbq, are they any good, or stick to the gas bbq I got now, do the food taste the same on electric bbq? Thanks Trevor

 

[howiet]

we bought a george foreman electric bbq from tescos at the end of the summer you dont get the charcoal taste but its easier and can be used indoors they normaly sell for around

 

[MM1]

Hi im with h... I bought one of these gearge formans in the summer and I think they are gr8....I buy the no calorie spray oil so it makes the plates easier to clean...

 

[Ian341]

Hi All, we owned a George Forman and it lasted approx. 2 months,

the plates were impossible to clean so the best we could do was to wipe it down with wipes and kitchen roll. However after a month in storage the van smelt like a chip shop/fishmonger. I wouldnt recommend this to anyone and it even smelt bad in the cupboard of the house! So after 2 months we cut our loses and binned it !

Ian

 

[trevor123]

Hi yes we did have a George foreman while ago, but did't like it, So we dump that one in the bin, The electric bbq I am after is the one that got the char coal, just like a gas bbq, any one got one of those, Thanks Trevor

 

[DanPaula]

i have a george foreman. Great for easyness plus it's using sites electric but a sheer pain to clean afterwards. Does anyone have a miracle cleaning tip for these machines? Cheers, Dan.

 

[ColinA]

Try these dan http://www.grillingwithgeorge.com/range/sponge.aspx

Have not tried them myself but they might help.

Saw them in a shop the other day but cant remember which one.

Colin.

 

[Julieann]

Try these dan http://www.grillingwithgeorge.com/range/sponge.aspx

Have not tried them myself but they might help.

Saw them in a shop the other day but cant remember which one.

Colin.

Comet sell the sponges for cleaning the George Foreman grills. Although the sponges themselves don't last very long, they are brilliant - I usually put a very small squirt of washing up liquid on the sponge and the grill is cleaned with very little effort.

 

[Angus1]

We bought a `leccy barbie in France a couple of years ago and its fine.

It sits on a table top like a compact gas barbie, but has a thermostatically controlled element (like you get for toasting in an electric oven) over which fits a non-stick cast aluminium grill plate. you pour a litre of water between the element into the main body of the unit which serves to reduce smoke and make clean-up easy.

It takes a bit longer to cook, but you dont get incinerated outside/raw inside food, and theres no danger of setting fire to the van, awning, dog etc. Very light,easy to clean, easy to cook with, it might not be `authentic` but with a bit of creative marinade use its fine.

There were loads in the French hypermarkets, this was `mid-range` (30 Euros)so hardly expensive. Decent cooking area (about 22x15 inches) so you can do a fair bit all at once, outer edges cooler than centre, its the safe option if you`ve had a glass of wine or seven.

Also carry a gas one, but its more hassle.