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The George Foreman Grill, also known as the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine is a popular indoor grill promoted by well-known boxer, George Foreman. It is often promoted in infomercials, using the tagline "I'm so proud of it, I put my name on it", and is manufactured by Salton, Inc.

It features a clamshell design with top and bottom teflon-coated heating surfaces. The meat rests upon the highest points of the teflon on a flat surface. There are large indentations that lead to a slanted surface so that liquid fat will sluice down and away from the primary grilling items. These slants in the top grill lead to the bottom grill, and in the bottom grill to the fat tray. The floating hinge allows the grill to remain in close contact with both the top and bottom of foods of various thicknesses. The George Foreman Grill is available in several different sizes and configurations. Since its introduction in 1995, over 100 million grills have been sold. George Foreman himself has made over $150 million from the sales of the grills^[1], more money than he made during his entire boxing career. The grill is said to "knock out the fat".

In 2006, the George Foreman "Next Grilleration" Health Grill was launched, aimed at the new generation of health-conscious young people.

Foreman's grill has many uses for hamburger and other meats, but also can be used as a panini grill or to cook sandwiches, toasties or quesadillas.

References

^ "Interview with George Foreman about his entrepreneurial success". StartupStudio. 26 January 2007.

External links

Official site
iGrill announcement
Official UK site
StartupStudio - Interview with George Foreman about his entrepreneurial success
Review of the Next Grilleration, a second-generation variation on the original George Foreman grill

[1] "Interview with George Foreman about his entrepreneurial success". StartupStudio. 26 January 2007.

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 Foreman's grill has many uses for [[hamburger]] and other [[meat]]s, but also can be used as a [[panino|panini]] grill or to cook [[sandwich]]es, [[toasties]] or [[quesadilla]]s.
-==Foreman Grill in popular culture==
-Due to the Foreman Grill's popularity as a kitchen appliance and the fact it was sold by infomercials, it has been a main target for satire of products sold by infomercials, such as:
-*On a 2006 episode of ''[[Hogan Knows Best]]'', it is revealed that [[Hulk Hogan]] was offered the choice to endorse either this grill or a mixer. According to Hogan, he missed the call from his agent, and George Foreman stepped in as the official spokesperson for the grill, leaving Hogan with the "Thunder Mixer," which sold very poorly. {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
-*In an episode of [[The Simpsons]], Homer used a mail sorter endorsed by George Foreman, which separated junk mail from good mail. It had a retractable drawer that functioned as the top half of a George Foreman Grill that Homer used to "grill" the junk mail, which he then peeled off, put on a bun, and ate.
-*In [[The Injury]] episode of the NBC show ''[[The Office]]'' Michael Scott burns his foot on his George Foreman Grill while cooking bacon at the foot of his bed. When the episode re-aired on [[March 29]], [[2007]] HR Nightmares featuring Toby explaining that Michael spent three months inventing a "foot safe" version of his George Foreman Grill, which was just a George Foreman Grill in a rabbit cage. Michael called it "The Magic No-Ouchie Meat Machine." The characters from time to time called it a "Foreman Grill."
-*In the [[30 Rock]] episode [[The Rural Juror]], [[Tracy Jordan]] designed a "meat machine" (called "The Tracy Jordan Meat Machine") that eliminated bread from sandwiches by grilling meat into a "food ball", and was basically a George Foreman Grill lacking a grease tray. Jack Donaghy passed this idea to one of [[GE]]'s subsidiaries, a North Korean meat company. When Tracy found out it shot jets of burning grease, he said that he could not put his name on a product that could hurt others. Jack later gave his idea to [[Whoopi Goldberg]].
-*The show ''[[Drake and Josh]]'' parodied the grill, naming it the [[The Gary Coleman Grill]] after actor [[Gary Coleman]]. The grill had an internal MP3 player that made it similar to the new iGrill (though the iGrill needs to connect to an external MP3 player). The show was done before the iGrill was ever announced.
-*During a 2006 episode of ''[[The OC]]'' ("The Chrismukk-huh?"), [[Taylor Townsend]] bought a George Foreman Grill for [[Ryan Atwood]].
-*Comedian [[Peter Kay]] parodied the grill as the [[George Formby]] Grill during one of his stand-up DVDs.
-*In an episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Hank Hill met George Foreman and referred to his product as a "novelty grill."
-*In the "[[Raging Bender]]" episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', George Foreman was a boxing announcer and decided to talk about his new grill, which delivered fat directly into his mouth.
-*In an episode of [[Sex and the City]], Aidan called his new grill the "lean, mean, fat-reducing machine" in a conversation with Carrie.
-*In an episode of Tapout, M.M.A. fighter Matt Major demanded he be allowed to bring his Foreman Grill on a cross country bus trip despite the inclusion of a full kitchen on board the bus.
-*On the pilot episode of ''[[The Jamie Kennedy Experiment]]'', a fictional product called "The Insta-Cooker" is showcased on a fake [[infomercial]]. [[Jamie Kennedy]] plays an inept host who knocks a Foreman Grill off a countertop with an oversized boxing glove. He quips: "A former [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|heavyweight boxing champ]] is about to get [[Knockout|KO'd]]!"
-*In a famous German television show with the former Eurovision Songcontest participant Stefan Raab Zwiebelmett was put on the grilling machine.
-*In the song "Grillz" by Nelly,Paul Wall,Ali,Gipp. Paul wall uses the following line "Call me George Foreman coz I'm selling everybody grills".
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