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Default slow cooker/pressure cooker? Difference?

On Sep 17, 1:17*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> dsi1 > wrote:
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> >The idea is the same but the GF grill has *serious design problems.
> >The hinge on the side does not accommodate thick foods and tends to
> >compress foods on one side. There's no temperature control on most
> >models and the plates don't get hot enough.

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> Just FWIW- GF makes many different models. *Mine has temp control, a
> flexible hinge, holds 2 lbs of pounded chicken breasts at a time, and
> has waffle and ?cake? irons. * *It also tilts so the grease runs out
> if you want it to-- but you can flatten it for waffles.http://www.amazon.com/George-Foreman...ion-Removable/...
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> [the first one I bough was $50- * *the second was $20 at an estate
> sale-- *never been used]
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> >A good and useful panini maker will have large plates of sufficient
> >wattage and a temperature control. It will also have a floating plate
> >design with a hinge in the middle. I got my son a small George Foreman
> >grill. He uses it to cook chicken.

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> I do chicken [mostly for the dog], waffles, 'panini's'. *I probably
> use it 2-3 times a week.
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> Jim


The George Foreman grills that I've seen have a hinge that slides
about an inch or so. I never found that to be enough. The price is
also a problem. You could get a panini grill for about half the price.
Anyway I like grilling steaks on these things because they're fast and
you don't get grease all over the place.