George Foreman grill

Maybe it's just me, but I have such a hard time cleaning the thing after using it. I make a mess and it takes me forever. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean this thing easier? they really should have the grills pop out or do they and I am just totally clueless? Thanks for any help.

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I have no suggestions for you, but I totally sympathize. I DREAD cleaning that thing!

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This is part of why I stopped using mine so often. The only tip I have is to clean it when it's still warm. It seemed to clean up a bit easier if I wiped it down with a really wet sponge soon after taking the food off.

I agree - the plates should be removable.

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i also clean mine (actually my husband cleans it..i got burned cleaning it once and wont do it anymore) when its hot...its much much easier to clean that way...i live on my forman grill for the last 3 years i have used it almost every night... sometimes i put it in the sink (not the cord though) and just run the hot water on it and clean it that way....

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I hated the Foreman griller for the same reason, cleaning was really a pain. I got a DeLonghi indoor griller, which does not close like a foreman griller, but you can make the same kind of stuff. It comes apart totally and is so much easier to clean.
You can get it at William&sonoma.

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We love our grill. It is so easy to clean. All you have to do is plug it in so it gets really hot,then unplug it & hang part of it over the sink so you can just wipe it down with a wet sponge. It is so easy.

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I agree that it's not the easiest to clean. What I do is plug it in near the sink to heat it up again, and after 5 minutes I unplug it, put rubber gloves on and use the plastic scraper thing to get out the crumbs/scraps into the sink. Then, I use about 5 damp paper towels to get it spotless. I don't use a sponge b/c then I don't consider it really clean, since you're not actually rinsing it off. We use ours about 2-3 times a week, and even though it's a pain, cooking with it is so easy so it's worth it.

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OK, so its not just my fi's scratched up version that is so difficult to clean. I used it once, and then tried to clean it, gave up. Fi cleaned it afterwords, but I am not using it again. baking and frying with just a tiny bit of oil is so much easier.... No suggestions for you, sorry.

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This may sound wierd, but I usually wait until the next day to clean it. I leave the cover open after I use it and then the next morning, I just take a paper towel and everything comes off so easy. I stopped using mine for a while because of the cleaning and then one night I was lazy and when I cleaned it the next morning I was so happy that I was lazy the night before.

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LOL! Everyone talks about how much they love their Forman grill. I thought I was the only one who had this problem. I dread cleaning it!!

Jodi, I did the same thing last week...waited until the next day to clean it. It was sooo much easier than wiping it down when it was hot.

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I think its so easy to clean if you plug it in until its really hot,then unplug it and hang it so part of it is over the sink so you can clean it with a sponge and soap and water and the mess runs right off into the sink. We use it all the time.

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I use brillo soap pads, don't know if that is the best thing but it gets it clean.

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I know I have the same problem cleaning it. I haven't even used it in a while just dreding on cleaning it afterwards.

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This is my method, maybe not the easiest but it works for me. I unplug the grill and while it is still warm I fill a small spray bottle with water and spray the grill down. All the gunk in betwwen slides off an into that little white pan. I then take paper towels and dry it off

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It is so nice to know I'm not alone!!!!
I will try cleaning it when it's hot. Anything is better than the 15 minutes it took me yesterday dripping grease all over the place. Someone needs to write George a letter and tell him to make the plates removable!
Thanks!

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We have the smallest one so maybe it's easier to clean--I just wait for it to cool off and take a wet papertowel & wipe it down clean. I don't think on the smaller one you are supossed to use BRILLO because of the teflon or whatever it's called!!!

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I gotta join in with the 'easy to clean' vote. I unplug it while we eat and it's cool by the time I finish the dishes afterwards. Then I just take it and set it next to the sink, with the front lip hanging over the sink edge and use one of those bristle brushes to wet it down with soapy water. Give it a few seconds to sit and 'soak' and start brushing the grease and such into the sink. Same for the top edge, just wet it with the bristles. Once it's clean I use a sponge to wipe it down and get rid of soap residue, then wipe with a paper towel to finish. Just takes a few minutes.