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  I’m pretty sure any open heating element was banned in my dorm, but I still had one.  We made so many grilled cheeses.  I may have to go grill a proper cheese right now.
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  That it was also somehow healthier as well if I remember right from those infomercials >
  
  Cause all the grease goes into a tray >
  
  “With its patented design that funnels all of the fat and grease, directly into my mouth!” >
  
  Reminds me of the time when Muhammad Ali fought a 100-foot-tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I believe the entire Earth was destroyed. >
  
  Interesting if true. >
  
  No one knew what a panini was 25 years ago. But we knew what a Foreman Grill was >
  
  Hulk Hogan didn't know. >
  
  But Pepperidge Farm remembers >
  
  I member! >
  
  I enjoy having breakfast in bed. I like waking up to the smell of bacon. Sue me. And since I don't have a butler, I have to do it myself. So, most nights before I go to bed, I will lay six strips of bacon out on my George Foreman grill. Then I go to sleep. When I wake up, I plug in the grill. I go back to sleep again. Then I wake up to the smell of crackling bacon. It is delicious. It's good for me. It's a perfect way to start the day. >
  
  How much power do they need? Can you fit it into a remote controlled socket and turn it on from bed? >
  
  This problem was solved almost a century ago with power outlet timers >
  
  And then you forget you set it and burn your kitchen down.
  I'm actually glad it was a quote I missed, because leaving bacon out all night sounds seriously like asking for a week on the toilet. >
  
  
  I'm actually glad it was a quote I missed, because leaving bacon out all night sounds seriously like asking for a week on the toilet. 
  
  I agree, this is a larger point that should be addressed, but I'm conflicted because it deprives someone of morning bacon. >
  
  It's a tricky one for sure. How much risk is bacon worth?
  Maybe if you put the grill inside a refrigerator and have the refrigerator turn off five minutes before the grill turns on? Would that work?
  Though if the smell is important I guess the door needs to self-open as well. Ah, what would Wallace and Grommit do? >
  
  I wish they had told me not to put it on the floor next to my bed while in use. >
  
  How else are you supposed to wake up to the smell of bacon? >
  
  I had one for a while I really like how it cooked chicken tenderloin and Breast. >
  
  I still have one, can cook chicken beautifully in like 7 mins >
  
  Can cook sausages well, too! >
  
  I (33M) still have one. I love making hamburgers on it, lol. >
  
  My wife and I love our George Foreman grill. It's incredibly easy to clean. Make some really nice hamburgers. I've done grilled Chicken on it. Put a burrito on it for like a minute to warm it up. It's absolutely amazing. >
  
  I'll tell ya, Tell Sell did well on that deal. Coming to think of it, it's actually the best purchase we've done on that platform. >
  
  George Foreman was on the board of my university. We were not allowed any cooking equipment in the dorms EXCEPT a George Foreman grill. >
  
  the george foreman grill was the final boss of americans being terrified of eating fat >
  
  Then how did we get “My 600 pound life”? >
  
  Sugar and other carbs, mainly >
  
  I think Hulk Hogan was probably right to pass on this. He doesn’t have the charisma to sell it like George did. Hulk needs a more in your face style of selling like Randy Savage and the Slim Jim promos. >
  
  That... Actually looks decent >
  
  I don't remember the George Foreman grillers being quite as vocal as the Air Fryer fanclub tho? >
  
  George foreman grills were basically a kinda cool TV product that people actually got.
  Air fryer cult is a God damn cult. >
  
  It's just a damn toaster oven with a fan... >
  
  The air fryer has a directed, filtered exhaust. Which makes a big difference in the house smell. It's also much easier to clean as a result of it's design.
  I have a high end toaster oven, and refused to get an Air Fryer until just a week ago. Now that I have one, I get it. >
  
  The amazing George Foreman Grill...
  Holy crap, instant flashback to the tellsell block 🤣🤣🤣 >
  
  Ron Popeil was my second father growing up lol >
  
  The problem with it is that it doesn’t get hot enough. I have a Panini press that cooks steaks very nicely. Cross hatching. Medium Rare. Just turn it up to full heat. The Foreman just turns it all grey. >
  
  Oof yeah, I remember being 22 and living alone (without room mates) for the first time.
  I invited this year over for the 3rd date (dinner and a movie).
  My plan was to cook a steak, baked potatoes and a salad.
  The steak turned out as Grey as could be.
  I called a friend of mine and was like wtf do I do. She told me to take it off the foreman, slather it in butter,  seasonings and then stick it in the oven as high as it would go.
  The steak ended up being well done but thankfully at least looked more appetizing. >
  
  True true but if you had one of those in your dorm room back in the day, you were IMPRESSIVE. College dorms had bans on hot plates but not on George Foreman grills. 
  An entire generation owes their post-party snacks to that man.