george foreman tips please

crisgal | 16:36 Thu 16th Oct 2008 | Food & Drink

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i have just bought a tesco version of the above. I cooked the kids some burgers the other night and burnt them to a crisp! I had no idea they would cook so quickly.
Unfortunately, as it's only a cheap version, it doesn't come with any recipes. How long would it take to cook:
chicken breasts
sausage
salmon steak?
I would appreciate you're advice x

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4getmenot

has it not got a manual. I did sausages 6 mins each side lastnight on meduim heat

4getmenot

You just really have to keep checking

crisgal

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so you cooked them for 12 mins altogether? Do you have to turn them then?
It does ahve a manual but only how to switch it on and clean it.

messyjessy12

just keep an eye on it,turn the sausags or burger once just so they brown all round. i love my george foreman,i cook most stuff on it,chicken,bacon,sausages,sardines but any thing with bread crumbs dont seem to work,but things in batter do. plus a cheese toastie is good on there too.

Chickadee

I find that halving the suggested cooking time generally works.
On the rare occasion I have burgers (big quarter pound frozen) instructions say grill for about 20 mins and I find they take about 9 minutes.

crisgal

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That's all really helpful, thank you. So if i wanted a rare steak that i would normally cook for 4 minutes each side would you say 2 minutes each side?

sara3

does it have a lid, like a George Foreman? if so, you don't need to turn the food as it cooks both sides (top and bottom) at the same time, hence halving the usual grilling time.

I guess if you're doing sausages you may want to do a quarter turn to evenly brown them.

bednobs

i used to find my GF burnt everything to a crisp without cooking the middle - i just used to not put the lid down eventually and i found that worked (you do have to turn them over though)

chris1957au

You shouldn't need to turn your food as this style of grill appiies top and bottom heat, were a fry pan only heats from the bottom, so you would be right to half your normal cooking times

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