Contact Grill Reviews

I am glad i bought it. I had the GF small grill but wanted a larger family size. I am too cheap to pay the 99.00+ for the family GF grill so i bought this one and I am so glad i did. We started a Healthy eating plan a month ago. IF it were not for this grill i would not have lost 17 pounds in 36 days. I cook everything on this grill. My (teens) also love it. so fast and Fat free cooking could not be easier. I have even cooked eggs on this. a fast spray with non fat cooking spray and BAM you are cooking away. Can not go wrong on this one.

I bought two of these over a year ago. I gave my retired parents one and keep the other. They clean up with ease
and cook really fast. I cook chicken breast and beef patties the most with mine, but have used it for a lot of other items.
My mom liked hers so much that she gave both of my siblings one for Christmas presents. I'm trying to decide who's left on my list that might enjoy one.

The Hamilton HealthSmart Grill is a glorious piece kitchenware I Love it, It allows you to lower your fat intake as well as count calories. It's wonderful for Meat, bread , grilled vegetables and even grilled fruit. When it comes to dinner, With the Hamilton Grill it's a no-brainer makes cooking enjoyable. The clean up is a cinch. I use my grill very often because it's healthy, easy and fast. I recommend the hamilton for every one...........................

i purchased this item back when they cost alot more than now and I love it! It works great for two or three people and easy to clean up afterwards. Much easier than starting the big grill and swatting flies. I find it works better when you turn the food over half way through cooking, as it browns nicer. Otherwise I can't think of anything I would change about it.

This grill blows the Foremen away!! We cook everything on it. Hamburgers, steak, bacon, eggs. The cooking surface is X-Large and easy clean up. I recomend this grill to everyone.

I was bought this as a gift and it was something I would never have thought of buying otherwise. I have, however, found that I use it more than any other piece of cooking equipment! It is light, compact, easy to clean and cooks food quickly and easily.
I have found it especially good for fatty meats such as bacon, and for food which absorbs oil like eggplant and hot dogs. The recipe book is full of great ideas for quick meals as well! This would be a fantastic Christmas gift!

We bought the Hamilton Beach to replace our aging George Foreman grill which was starting to have the nonstick coating peel off. So far we've been pleased with the Hamilton Beach.

The best feature of the HB is that the cooking grids are removed for cleaning and better yet, are dishwasher safe. This feature alone was enough to draw us to the HB instead of buying another GF.

I have seen some comments about the HB not getting hot enough and I have to agree-- to a point. It does get hot enough to put sear marks on the food but does not seem to get as hot as my old GF got, judging from cooking times. I preheat mine for 10 minutes (instead of the recommmended 5 min.) and seem to get better results this way.

The cooking area is adequate but not as large as the biggest GF grills. If you frequent cook for more than 3 people or so you might need something bigger. But, the HB has a unique design which allows you to open the top of the grill completely back and lay it flat, which effectively doubles cooking area, but when doing this you are only cooking the food on one side at a time. This would work in a pinch.

The cooking grids snap out easily for cleaning along with a drip cup that snaps into one end. The HB has some nice design features including channels on the grids to funnel drippings into the drip cup even if the top of the grill is laid open to grill flat. The hinge for the top, however, does not expand enough to allow easy cooking of thick steaks and chops. This causes the food to cook unevenly. I also found that if you cook very thin items, such as prepackaged frozen burgers, there is too much space between the grids when the lid is closed and the top will not contact the food very well. The HB does have a rotating dial timer which is a nice feature and one that the GF grills don't have.

The HB is a fine choice and in my opinion preferable to the GF grills due to the removable grids alone. I always dreaded cleaning my GF after using it but those days are gone.

Any indoor grill will not replace good old fashioned outdoor grilling but comes in handy during colder months or bad weather. That's what we use ours for, as a substitute for the gas grill outdoors, and the HB will serve you well!

We subscribe to Consumer Reports and read all about these types of grills. The George Foreman and the Hamilton Beach MealMaker Express Grill seam to be the most popular but the HB beats ALL the competition hands down!
Many people who already have the George Foreman grill all have told us they hate it because it's so difficult to clean. With the removable grills on the HB model, this problem simply does not exist. We love how fast this grill cooks chicken and steak. The best part is that the meats are so juicy and delicious.
I highly recommend the Hamilton Beach MealMaker Express Grill.

Never used the Foreman grill but this has been a great device cooking for a family of five. Fast, easier to prepare meals, a big fan so far. Easy clean up a big plus.

This grill is definitely better (dollar for dollar) than the infamous George Foreman grill. My college roommates and I usually buy about fifty frozen hamburger patties from costco every month. Each frozen patty takes only 15 minutes to cook, making it perfect for a quick inbetween-class meal. You'd be suprise at how much grease is extracted from each meal!

Now, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to use this grill in a small room (ie. dorm) unless you don't mind your place smelling like a busy kitchen for a few hours. Also, this appliance is not the easiest thing to clean.

Also, the Extra Large Contact Grill is only large compared to the smaller foreman grills. It really will only hold about two steaks, 3 burgers (2 if they're big), 3 chicken breasts, and about 2 lrg pork chops. If you have a big family, I suggest you go up one model to the even bigger grill.

In conclusion: Great grill for smaller families. Awesome grill for college folks in an apt/house. Not so good for dormatories.

We originally were looking at a George Forman grill since, after all, GF grills are the "kings" of the market. We liked this because it was bigger and would handle our 2 adult, 2 young children family better.

We are very happy with it. The pluses are that it cooks great with it's top and bottom cooking, gives you a timer to limit how long you cook so you don't overcook, is very easy to clean up, and has a slanted surface to drain off the fat into a small removeable fat holder. It folds up and stores on it's side -- very nice!

The only less-positive comment is that the grill area does not come out, which would make cleaning the outside edges a bit easier (I'm sloppy at times so at rare times, the sauce goes outside the main grill area). Also, you can not adjust the temperature. (Not that I would know what to adjust it to.)

However both of these points are common to most of the other grills and they are minor.

All in all, I'm extremely happy with the grill! And the food it cooks taste great! I''d by it again if I needed to.

have used the George Foreman Grill, then bought this one - love it! The only downside is that it doesn't close all the way when grilling thick steak or chicken, but it still works fine. Grills quickly, and is VERY EASY to clean (unlike the Foreman grills.) I'd highly recommend it.