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Looking for a large grill with removeable plates, need a decent sized one, the ones the makers decribe as "4 portion" are rubbish, they mean 4 sausages, need something at least 16 inch wide with easy clean and removeable plates, im not a brand snob so not looking to pay silly money on a "name"
 
Can't help with anything as big as 16". I have a Cuisineart GR4CU that I got from John Lewis a year or so back, it's 13" by 11" and has removable reversible plates. Coming from JL it's also got a 5 year warranty and gets good reviews. It looks fancy but isn't really, has two temperature control knobs which do exactly the same thing, just one of them says low/med/high the other has degrees C. It can be opened out to make one large cooking area too.
The only thing I have to do is raise up the front slightly to encourage grease to flow toward the drain at the back as the grill sits flat and level normally.

http://www.johnlewis.com/cuisinart-gr4cu-griddle-grill/p231858572
 
I've got the largest George Foreman.
Cracking on a bit now but still use it ALOT.
No removable plates but dead easy to clean and the non stick coating still totally intact.
Been worth its weight in gold. :-)
 
Steep said:
Can't help with anything as big as 16". I have a Cuisineart GR4CU that I got from John Lewis a year or so back, it's 13" by 11" and has removable reversible plates. Coming from JL it's also got a 5 year warranty and gets good reviews. It looks fancy but isn't really, has two temperature control knobs which do exactly the same thing, just one of them says low/med/high the other has degrees C. It can be opened out to make one large cooking area too.
The only thing I have to do is raise up the front slightly to encourage grease to flow toward the drain at the back as the grill sits flat and level normally.

http://www.johnlewis.com/cuisinart-gr4cu-griddle-grill/p231858572
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Not keen on the look of that one
 
viv1969 said:
I've got the largest George Foreman.
Cracking on a bit now but still use it ALOT.
No removable plates but dead easy to clean and the non stick coating still totally intact.
Been worth its weight in gold. :)
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We did have a massive G F a few years back and a smaller one more recently but the non stick plates were rubbish
 
Gary Coyle said:
We did have a massive G F a few years back and a smaller one more recently but the non stick plates were rubbish
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Hmmm, never had an issue with mine tbh.
Hey ho.
 
The Cuisineart grill replaced a GF that worked but the coating had come off much of it in hardly any time and it was a pita to clean.
 
Might take a look at the GF Evolve which has Ceramic plates, not as big as i want but nothing is any good if the plates are rubbish
 
You can always buy two :)
 
I have a GF.
After use, I soak up any excess fat with kitchen towel, while it's still warm, then clean any burnt on stuff with kitchen towel soaked in isopropyl alcohol when it's cool.
The non-stick coating is still in pretty good condition.
Oh, and put a couple of folded kitchen towel sheets in the drip tray. They soak up all the run-off, and can then be thrown away, leaving very little fat in the tray itself.
 
Steep said:
Can't help with anything as big as 16". I have a Cuisineart GR4CU that I got from John Lewis a year or so back, it's 13" by 11" and has removable reversible plates. Coming from JL it's also got a 5 year warranty and gets good reviews. It looks fancy but isn't really, has two temperature control knobs which do exactly the same thing, just one of them says low/med/high the other has degrees C. It can be opened out to make one large cooking area too.
The only thing I have to do is raise up the front slightly to encourage grease to flow toward the drain at the back as the grill sits flat and level normally.

http://www.johnlewis.com/cuisinart-gr4cu-griddle-grill/p231858572
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How have you found it Hugh?
 
Install a build-in grill/BBQ in your work top. Siemens do a really nice one. It's brilliant to grill all year round without having more things to plug in. They are in the domino format; about 300mm wide by 600mm deep.
 
dejongj said:
Install a build-in grill/BBQ in your work top. Siemens do a really nice one. It's brilliant to grill all year round without having more things to plug in. They are in the domino format; about 300mm wide by 600mm deep.
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Now thats an idea, were just in the process of having a big spend on a new Kitchen
 
:) just get a good extractor hood. We went for an Eliac with an external motor. Very powerful and significant reduced noise in the kitchen. Just a small stainless steel box on the outside wall.

I like the "domino" system with which you can pick and choose to make your "cooker" so it fits with your style of cooking.

We have a built in grill/BBQ with lava stones, then a two ring cast iron gas hob, then a brilliant cast iron wok burner, then another two ring cast iron hob. So in total it is a 1200mm wide "cooker".

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If you are doing your kitchen I can also highly recommend a warming drawer. Together with our hostess trolley in the dining room that is one of the best/most useful kitchen appliances for our family. Great for warming plates but also to keep food warm whilst cooking without drying out.

Personally I also love the integrated steam oven. Great for vegetables and fish, but I appreciate not to everyone's taste.
 
neil_g said:
Have to say I agree, really no different from a grill pan with an elivated rack in most combined ovens.
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I made a concious decision not to have a built in oven when I redid the kitchen. I use the grill and one of those glass bowl halogen ovens which I love lots.
 
I found them to not do anything partially well. Bacon fat didn't crisp up to my liking and dried up steaks. Perhaps it was lack of practice i gave up I prefer a pan ànd oven.
 
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dejongj said:
:) just get a good extractor hood. We went for an Eliac with an external motor. Very powerful and significant reduced noise in the kitchen. Just a small stainless steel box on the outside wall.

I like the "domino" system with which you can pick and choose to make your "cooker" so it fits with your style of cooking.

We have a built in grill/BBQ with lava stones, then a two ring cast iron gas hob, then a brilliant cast iron wok burner, then another two ring cast iron hob. So in total it is a 1200mm wide "cooker".

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If you are doing your kitchen I can also highly recommend a warming drawer. Together with our hostess trolley in the dining room that is one of the best/most useful kitchen appliances for our family. Great for warming plates but also to keep food warm whilst cooking without drying out.

Personally I also love the integrated steam oven. Great for vegetables and fish, but I appreciate not to everyone's taste.
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Yeah we got a Rangemaster when we did the kitchen in December, electric ovens and grill, 4 standard gas hobs, 1 wok burner and an electric plate warmer. Have a cast iron griddle plate that sits over either two standard burners or the wok one.
 
stevewestern said:
Doesn't GF stand for Girl Friend ?

I'm confused......
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Actually, re reading that post..................yep! :D

Tori_T said:
I have a GF.
After use, I soak up any excess fat with kitchen towel, while it's still warm, then clean any burnt on stuff with kitchen towel soaked in isopropyl alcohol when it's cool.
The non-stick coating is still in pretty good condition.
Oh, and put a couple of folded kitchen towel sheets in the drip tray. They soak up all the run-off, and can then be thrown away, leaving very little fat in the tray itself.
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I used to line my GFs drip tray with foil, she didn't like it much but it made cleaning up a doddle.
 
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