George

I swear that this is not a paid advertisement - it was inspired by last night's dinner!

There are many reasons to love George Foreman, but for me, it all comes down to the grill! I don't know where I would be without it! That sounds VERY dramatic, but it's true. I live in a small, second story garden apartment - that is important for 3 reasons: 1) I don't have a lot of space; 2) I don't have a balcony or a yard to set up a charcoal grill; and 3) it gets soooooooo hot during the summer that using my oven is completely out of the question. My George Foreman grill solves all three of those issues. I don't have one of the huge models (... yet ...), so it stores in one of my cabinets (right on top of the FoodSaver ... subject of future fangirl post!), out of the way, but still easy to reach. Since I don't have an outdoor place to grill, I can do all of my grilling in the kitchen and it doesn't throw off a lot of heat. In years past I was relegated to a lot of cold pasta salads (which I am NOT a fan of) because cooking was out of the question - now I can make grilled shrimp, chicken, fish, burgers, vegetables, etc. and not make my apartment hotter than the surface of the sun.

It's also really versatile - last night I completely changed what I made for dinner ... the only thing that didn't change was my plan to use George to make it! I would have used it for the grilled chicken I had planned, but I wound up using it to make a grilled ham and swiss sandwich instead! Bonus? I didn't have to use any butter on the bread - I just assembled the sandwich, tossed it on, shut the lid and took it off the grill when the cheese was all melty! When I make turkey burgers and decide to add cheese, I can hold the top half of the grill hovering over the cheese and get it all nice and melty!

George will always have a place in my kitchen - it really is everything that it claims to be!