The first George Foreman I bought was a pricier model with removable plates that would go in the dishwasher. It was absolutely hopeless as the coupling between plates and main unit was poor, and everything came out with a pallid, boil-in-the-bag quality.
We replaced that one with a cheap model that Tesco had on special offer and it works great. It's a bit of a pain to clean, but much easier than a grill. It was very handy to have one around for last year's barbecue summer ...
Mine didn`t have removable plates so it was difficult to clean. I much prefer my grill pan. The George Foreman stayed in my cupboard for about 6 years.
I wouldn't be without mine I have the one with the plate as well . One good tip for cleaning. As soon as you take food off take some kitchen roll and wipe the plates then it is not so hard to clean as you have taken most of the bits off .Had mine for abut 6 years now and still got a good non stick coat as I have never had to scrape it.
We have a big tabletop one, we use it every weekend for full breakfasts, it's great. If the non-stick wears off, all you have to do is spray oil on it. A bit like this one http://www.argos.co.u...artNumber/4226701.htm