George Foreman GRP4842P Multi-Plate Evolve Grill With Ceramic Grilling Plates

I am really happy with this grill. I'm single with a full time job and busy schedule. This is perfect for me. I very rarely use my full-size oven any more. It came with the ceramic grill plates, a baking plate, and a muffin plate. I have used all 3. I did find that I had a little bit of sticking with the grill plates. I make hot dogs quite a bit. I really did not want to use a spray on the grill plates because I didn't want them to become discolored. So, I bought a cheap roll of aluminum foil and put a piece on the top and on the bottom and spray that. It makes clean up so much easier. I have not found that the grill plates can be cleaned with a wipe of a paper towel. I often have to use a magic sponge to get them looking like new, but that is really no big deal. It's not like you have to scrub really hard, I just like the plates to look spotless. I have made corn on the cob on the grill plates also that came out pretty good. I wrap the ears in aluminum foil with butter, salt and pepper and put them on the grill, then turn them a quarter turn about half way through cooking. The plates are also good for frozen hamburgers and frozen hash browns. I did try to make a grilled cheese sandwich on the grill plates, but had too much cheese on the sandwich and it oozed out onto the plates. But, I think this is just a learning curve. And, the plates cleaned up fine. I have made brownies using the baking plate which came out good. They are a little thinner than using a regular baking dish and you have to keep in mind you are baking from top and bottom so the time may need to be adjusted a little. I have also made corn bread (just a mix) in the baking dish which turned out good, again a little thinner than using a baking dish. It would probably be really good if the mix was doubled. I have also used it to cook the frozen hash browns using some oil in the bottom and they turned out good also. Something to remember is setting the grill back to the horizontal position when baking. It's easy to notice though because your batter will all pool to the front. I also tend to forget to set it back when I grill something so the grease does not run into the grease catcher. Again, a learning curve. I made blueberry muffins in the muffin tin. I did notice though that the tops were high and tended to be cooked by the upper grill plate. I do wish this grill had a height setting feature, but it was not that big of a deal. The baking plate and muffin tin are extremely easy to clean. These actually could be wiped with a paper towel. I have had nothing stick. I purchased the waffle plates separately and am glad I did. I make waffles and freeze any leftovers to be re-heated during the week. I can make two waffles at a time which is fine for one person using a quarter cup measure of batter for each waffle. One thing to keep in mind is both the upper and lower plates are hot, so if you open the lid to stir something you have to be careful not to burn yourself on the top plate. I eventually want to get the low sided baking plate which I think would be good for pancakes, although you can use the high sided baking plate for that. This is great product and I would purchase it again.

I like this grill a lot and recommend it highly.This is an upgrade from a years-old Hamilton Beach contact grill. The teflon has started to bubble on that unit so I decided the time was now to start a purge of teflon in the kitchen. I specifically searched for options that included ceramic grill plates that can be removed to clean. I can't say that I really wanted to consider a Foreman grill (still regarded it as an "infomercial gadget") but the competition did not have overwhelming positive reviews.The user manual is not terribly well-written, but it gives basic good information for successfully cooking with this. I tried out the sear feature with a tenderloin steak and with hamburger. Good result with the steak, came out juicy like from a steakhouse. The hamburgers dried out too much this method. I really recommend cooking burgers at the minimum temp listed for beef on the lid (400 degrees) and it will still sear a bit of crust on the beef without drying out the meat. I've also tried chicken breasts and pork chops, no complaints following the guidlines in the manual. To date I have not used any type of cooking spray or oil on the grill, just bare ceramic as the manual recommends. I suspect the people complaining about cooked on food might be applying oil or else a marinade (or both) is causing problems.The ceramic grill plates are easy to clean. I have been removing the plates, rinsing under hot water at the sink and using a nylon bristle brush to scrub off the stubborn grease, then washing in the dishwasher.My 3-in-1 grill came with ceramic grill plates and the teflon (?) waffle plates. Mostly out of curiosity I tried making waffles. My only waffle-making experience comes from the hotel breakfast-bar waffle irons. I will say ignore the waffle recipes in the user manual, as they recommend 425 degrees for 8 minutes. This will burn your first batch. You can lift the top and check quickly after about 4 minutes and judge if you need to leave it cook another minute. Six minutes is definitely going to give you brown waffles. Also the waffle plates do not heat evenly, so really ditch the waffle plates and buy a real waffle iron if you make them more than once a year. My other "fail" meal on this was grilled cheese sandwiches. I suspected that the bread would squish completely flat, and it did. A sturdy kind of bead for a panini might give a good result, but a typical white or wheat bread cannot hold up under the weight of the lid.The grilling works terrific, cleaning is pretty easy. The controls could be done better. There is no indication on the LED array to show if you are adjusting time or temperature. You push the mode button to change between the 2, but there is no indication for the mode you are in. I think it would be good if the heat would turn off when the timer reaches 0, like other manufacturers do. Warm up time seems slow, typically 8-11 minutes depending on temperature setting. I'm not sure, but it feels like this could have been built more compactly for easier storage. All in all, I am still giving 5 stars because the basic function of cooking meat is very good. I've used it a lot over a month, and I will continue to do so.