On Sep 17, 8:37*am, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:27:09 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
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> >On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:41:12 -0600, Janet Bostwick
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> >>On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:15:16 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
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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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> >>Yeah, so does mine. *I've tried for two years to give it away at
> >>garage sales. *This year it is scheduled for the Salvation Army.
> >>It doesn't get hot enough no matter how long you pre-heat.
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> >I think yours is broken, then. [or mine is] * * I never use more than
> >3/4 heat, and get grill marks on everything.
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> >I never preheat. * *I pound 2lbs of chicken to 1/2"-3/4" thick. * Set
> >just past 50% heat- cook 6min, flip, and do 6 more. * * A couple times
> >a week for several years.
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> >Waffles are at 3/4 heat- and brown perfectly.
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> Mine was straight out of the box. *I asked for one for Christmas
> because several in this newsgroup said that they liked theirs. *I was
> not impressed.

I agree yours sounds broken.