Anthony Warrel Thompson health grill

[chazza55]

Hi,

I am thinking of getting one of these health grills. The one I am looking at in particular is the AWT HG11 made by Breville as it has removable grill plates whereas the George Foreman ones do not.

I have heard from one person that they found the incline too shallow on this grill, and so the fat didn't drain away properly/quickly - causing a smokey kitchen.

Can anyone comment on this that has one?

Thanks in advance!

[AliFlump]

Hello . We have an AWT health Grill, the incline is not as steep as the George but the fat still drains away, we just put a chopping board under the back legs to make it steeper. I found the removeable plates are the best feature as you can clean them better than the george. Hope that helps

[twiglet4frog]

the best way to clean a george forman is to take a soft cloth and to wet it, then as u leave the grill on pour a few drips of water on to the grill plates to cause them to bubble and then wipe the cloth over it. if u do it when it is very hot the fat and food wipes clean off

[chazza55]

Thanks very much.

I have used Georges before and agree that it is easier to clean when warm/hot than cold, but still would love removable plates. = So much easier.

From all the reviews i have read, the AWT seems better all round. Georges' non stick doesnt last as long, and I have to agree with that.

Thanks to both of you!!!

[trish1234567]

Well Chazza, yes, get one. They cook pieces of chicken and meat through thoroughly. Vegetarian food takes hardly any time at all. I've had mine a long time now so it is probably an earlier model but one minus is that mine has a rather small square "fat catcher", unlike the George Foremans. Once when I had visitors, I filled the whole thing up with sausages which, though cooked lovely, the fat spilled over into the underneath of the plates which was a job to clean. Mostly plates can be cleaned as described by Twiglet, but I do put the plates in the dishwasher from time to time. I always use mine on top of my ceramic 'glass' type electric cooker top and fumes then go straight out thru the extractor. When my present one kicks the dust, I shall certainly get another!

[billearly]

Isaw in the argos catalogue breville make on it looks quite good.