Need a contact grill? Are you stuck inside your apartment again, nothing in the kitchen cabinets but ramen, spaghetti, and frozen pizza?
Are you in need of a hot sandwich, but can’t fit an oven in your tiny workspace? Maybe what you need is a contact grill.
Contact grills (the smaller ones are just called sandwich makers) have seated surfaces not only beneath your food, but over it as well. The food is sealed in, giving you a quick, easy bite of homecooked tastiness.
The George Foreman Grill is a great example. It is, in fact, the “iPod” of contact electric grills. Just as the iPod is the only mp3 player people want to buy, the George Foreman Grill is the premier contact grill on the market.
Contact Grills: Features
Most contact grills are cleverly designed to have a low footprint. They use nonstick surfaces that often press the food into a unique, hot pocket-ish shape. They’re also extremely easy to clean—often more so than the dishes you eat the food off of—and don’t produce the smoke that larger grills do. Fantastic for dorm rooms or small apartments, they’re are often the lowest-priced variety of grill. Though they are designed for a specific purpose that sets them apart from other types, they definitely fill a need.
Contact Grills: Pros and Cons
Contact Grills make fantastic sandwiches. More expensive varieties are used to produce premium deli-style Panini sandwiches in restaurants. Smaller indoor grills can produce a similar culinary effect, lightly crisping the outside of a sandwich and making the inside warm and tasty.
This type of grill is definitely not for the barbecue. You won’t find yourself making standard-issue hamburgers on these grills. Typically, a consumer-level contact grill does not produce the same variety of dishes that charcoal or propane grills can. They are unique, and therefore are used to make unique foods.
They are often small, highly portable, and inexpensive.
Contact Grills: Is it for you?
Though small and specific in purpose, indoor grills definitely hold a special place among the varieties of grills found in the marketplace. If you’re on a budget, live in a tight space, and need your food cooked fast, then there’s no question you should purchase one. If you’re looking to hold an epic, porterhouse steak bar-b-q, then you’ll probably want to look into something else.
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