Side by Side Comparison of: Hamilton Beach vs OXO vs George Foreman vs Amazon

I bought this item because of the reviews. I was kind of skeptical at first, but after using the grill, I really like it. It is a great way to cook meat. It works well on burgers, steaks, and thinner chicken breasts.. The cleanup is a little bit of a bother, but worth it.

This grill is so good. I've had George Foreman grills before, but I like this one better. I love that you can control the temperature. Also, since there are plates on the top and bottom, it makes for faster and even cooking. It's not that hard to clean - I use a grill brush when the plates are still hot and then I'll wipe down with a damp paper towel before I put the grill away. Definitely a great purchase!

This works great. I am in between grills as we have moved but still like a good steak now and then. This was the solution. Its super easy to setup. Some people complain about cleaning but its very easy. Have wet paper towels ready for when your food is done. Wrap food in foil or cover to rest for at least 10 mins. Unplug and places wet paper towels on grill and close. Get more wet paper towels and go back to grill and slide wet towels around with tongs. I have a roll of cheap paper towels so I use as many as I need. Usually about 8 of the half towels and the thing come clean.***update***I have had it for almost 2 years now and still love it. We use it once every week or two. I have made steaks, burgers, chicken cabobs and veggies. All turn out great. The fact that it grills on both sides is a huge advantage. Just set in on and set your timer. I am seriously considering grabbing another one. It always seems that when I find something I like and it works, it gets discontinued.

Awesome! Very good indoor results. I have done NY strips, ribeyes, burgers, and fish. It's a true searing grill. Had the George things and they were easy to clean (dishwasher) but were short lived and not really capable as a searing grill. These grill grates are easy to clean. I saw a review that said put a wet towel in the grill after removing food. I use a triple sheet wet paper towel and just let it cool with the paper towel inside and then just wipe it down. Good to go. But, the grilling results have been amazing. I have a big green egg. It rocks! But when I have a craving and the weather is bad for the BGE, my go-to method is this grill. Great grilled cheese, too!

this is an awesome appliance. I can cook a frozen strip loin right from the freezer to a perfect medium rare in less than 10 minutes!Really easy to wipe clean with a wet paper towel while still hot. Highly recommend for fast even cooking of pork chops, boneless chicken breasts and steaks. I use a electronic temperature probe which I insert into the meat between the grill plates and when it beeps its done perfect every time.

This little gem is better than I had even expected! I have used it for burgers and steaks. This is the next best thing to outdoor grilling. MUCH, MUCH better than George Foreman. I recommend it to anyone who doesnt' wish to grill out in the bad weather. Five minutes and you have a perfectly cooked steak. I use the sear feature and half way through flip the steak over and hit the sear button again so it has criss cross grill marks just like the steakhouse. LOVE the sear feature. Cooked bone-in pork chops and because of the bone, the meat made kind of uneven contact with the grill and didn't cook quite as evenly as boneless, but still turned out okay. A word of advise on clean up. Do NOT follow manufacturer's direction on using a single wet paper towel. I did that and it was a messy time consuuming nusiance to clean and food was cold by the time I got to eat. My method is tons better. Take a thick CLOTH kitchen towel get it good and wet with HOT water. Fold in half so it is double-layered and place on hot grill immediately after removing food. Unplug and simply walk away! I will let it steam for quite a while. Later when you lift up the lid because of the non-stick surface the mess just simply, easily and quickly wipes away after having steamed for some time. No trouble at all. Couldn't possibly been easier. Wish I would have thought of that when I was cleaning my Foreman. Try this method instead of one skimpy paper towel. The manufacturer needs to change the directon on that! Also, the dripcup is a joke.. it doesn't attach and just sits there and easily scoots away from the drip spout to make a mess. It is a mystery why a beautifully designed appliance has this flaw. It is like it was an afterthought. Would have been nice if they had included a recipe booklet as well. Don't let a couple negative things discourage you from buying this.... I recommend it HIGHLY!!!! Try it YOU WILL LIKE IT!!!

This brush is one of my favorite cleaning tools! It is handy for a lot of projects. It is great for cleaning the prongs from a rotisserie grill, running shoes, tricky bathroom crevices, crusty pots etc. The size and weight make it easy to use. The bristles are not soft and they are not stiff like a wire brush. Goes in the dishwasher.

I bought this product for my George Foreman Grill and it does a fantastic job at cleaning. I found that I use it even more though in my pots and pans that need to avoid abrasive cleaning and it excels here as well. Together with the reasonable price I'd have no problem buying it again if it ever wears out.

This is an absolute necessity for the new ceramic plates. The wet paper towel is also a good asset for these plates (back to basics). I also try to cook at at lower temps where possible, mostly 325 to 350.

Soft enough to clean your grill without scratching it but durable enough to withstand any harden food even at high temperatures

I use this to clean my Secura grill. Cleans it totally! Easy clean-up! Brush is sturdy and doesn't loose shape while using pressure while cleaning.Fits into all spaces.

Very good and stiffer than some reviews say. Useful tool to remove the gritty stuff stuck to the grill but naturally the greese still needs to be cleaned off. Used unded the faucet with a few drops of liquid soap, fantastic.

I read the reviews on this grill and pretty much every review I could find online about this type of grill. I chose it even though users said it was hard to clean (no removable plates) because it sounded like it gets good and hot. Several reviews of ones with removable grill plates said theirs didn't get hot enough. Also, I used to have a waffle iron/ sandwich appliance that I threw out because it didn't do either one well, and the plates kept dropping down! I've used this new grill ALOT since I got it, and yep! it's a pain to clean up, but it works really well and I like it! I didn't have much luck with the wet paper towel clean up method- I just used a plastic scrubber brush. It seems like a poor design that the drain is right on top of the electronics- it's hard to keep that part from getting wet while cleaning the grill, and yeah, I lost the drip pan after the first time I used it! (I just use a little dish to catch the drippings- it's heavier and doesn't tip over so easily) It's neat that I can take a frozen chicken breast and cook it in a few minutes and it's tender and juicy! (I used the sear on it) I'd buy the grill again, but first I'd check out the new one by T-Fal that tells you when your meat is done to the degree you chose! I didn't find that one online when I was shopping.

I removed my original response and want to revise my rating. I really like the grill. The instructions warn that the top & handle get hot but the handle actually stays cool to the touch. I did not touch the metal parts so I assume they do get hot. Grills quickly: thick chicken breast cooked in about 12 minutes or so...juicy. I cooked fish, that took about 8 minutes or so. Used olive oil to coat both sides of the meat to prevent sticking. Clean up was easy; used a warm wet cloth and closed the cover to let the water from the cloth steam the grates. Careful, let the grill cool for a couple minutes then use this clean up method...the cloth does get hot.Remember, set your temp then once that temp is reached hit the sear button. Do not put your meat on the grill right away, let the sear temp heat up. When the temp stops flashing the sear is ready. Pretty cool.There is a corner drip pan that fits in the front left corner, small yet deep enough so you don't have to worry about it over flowing. The pan's drip angle does flow nicely, at the correct angle.I was hesitant when I got this, as many people are. I have seen other grills, especially the George Foreman, most seem flimsy. This is not flimsy at all. Well made....I would recommend this purchase!

PROS:1) Makes my life easier. I HATE cooking with oil, so this grill is a life saver! All I do is preheat it, then spray the top and bottom with cooking spray, and then I'm good to go.2) Double plates (top/bottom) so no need to flip meat.3) Comes with a manual that tells you the optimal temperature and time to cook your meats.4) Lightweight.5) Doesn't burn my chicken. Cooks it in 20 minutes at 375F, the way I like (depends on how you like your meats)6) Has a sear option. It will sear the meat for 90 secs and then go back to the temp. it was originally cooking at.7) Minimal smokeCONS:1) The cord is way too short. It's definitely meant to be placed right next to an outlet, which is a nuisance because I have to constantly unplug and move the microwave out of the way. Consider getting an extender cable.2) This thing is a PAIN to clean. You MUST clean this right after you cook or else it will be difficult to wipe all the gunk off. They give you a tiny bin to put near the drain so the water you use to clean the grill will drain into the bin and not onto the counter. It is a useful solution, but I would much rather have liked it if the plated were removable.CONCLUSION:Should you buy this indoor grill? I don't know. You might be able to find a better/cheaper one if you keep looking. One that is easier to clean with removable plates would be nice. But as a student, this thing has saved my life quite a few times. I love it, but there are the few nuisances that I explained in cons.

I wrote on Amazon many years ago that grills needed a searing function. Now this and the new Griddler Pro have this function, the latter having removable plates, and the former costs 1/3 the price. As to the Hamilton:This is somewhat difficult to clean, but do put a wet towel in. Then I use the George Foreman Grill sponges, available on Amazon, and the groves in those make cleaning less onerous.Pay absolutely no attention to the cooking times in the booklet. They are NOT designed to use the sear function. For many foods, if you sear at 500 and use the timings they give, you will get extremely well done, not medium rare or medium.I think having a sear function is absolutely necessary for resulting quality, and this is the most cost effective, if not the most feature rich, available.

Originally bought this on 9/16 and yesterday when I tried it for the first time I found the controls didn't work, all it would do is heat to default temperature. the raise and lower buttons and the sear didn't work. I contacted amazon via the web site, the arrainged to pick up the broken grill and send me a new one. 24 hours later the new one came old one went back and I tested this one right away and it works fine. I previously owned a grill by Cuisinart with replaceable plates and didn't like it because the plates wre hard to store in my cabinets. also tried the little red round thing but it was a bad idea from the start. This grill is sturdy and hopefully the controls will stay working.

This grill is a great buy. I turn it on, it beeps, I put my stuff on and close it. It cooks (whatever) in a few minutes and I'm eating. Love it. I can use it all day. Grills bacon perfectly in the morning, does paninis for lunch and steaks or burgers or chicken breasts for dinner. Grills slab veggies like a champ. The cleanup is tricky at first, but I found that heating it back up and getting a soaked paper towel in bowl of water and wiping it down using tongs works REALLY well.My only irritations are the stand-alone grease catcher should be a drawer. Also, when you open or clean the top grill, it seems to me a little design tweak could catch the grease there too. A shut-off timer would make this thing PERFECT.Nothing here should deter you. It's a great grill with potential!

Works well as the initial "scrub" on our George Foreman 15-serving BBQ grill. After soaking the grill plate surface with water for a few minutes, this got much of the most stuck stuff loosened and off. I then finished things up with the George Foreman Grill Sponge.

Does a decent job helping clean out waffle iron after making cinnamon rolls.

without damaging the grill. Not a whole lot more to say about this...it's does what it is suppose to do!

Great brush for the Foreman grill; only thing I'd like is having the ability to have some soap in the handle as some OXO brushes do.

I bought the OXO Good Grips Electric Grill Brush for our indoor table top grill.It has worked well on the grill grooves to remove food residue.I hope it stands up to it's name and we get long term and many successful uses from the OXO Grill Brush.It appears to be well made and am very pleased with this purchase so far.

I am giving this a four for use on a true, cast iron grill pan. This brush does a valiant job, working as hard as it can to clean up the burnt bits and bobs that stick to the pan. Since this brush is really designed for coated pans, the bristles are not quite stiff and "wiry" enough to do a perfect job.But, on my ceramic lined grill pan, the smaller square ones, this brush is perfect and would receive a full five stars.I suspect that this is a tool that will need to be replaced regularly, just like a dobie or sponge since the bristles are already getting softer.

I was so disappointed when I opened my Hamilton Beech Griller. There was NO Panel on the backof it, that normally houses all of the electrical wiring. Needless to say, it looked like it would be dangerous to plug in & cook with.I called the Company and was told I must give them the unit's Serial Number. Guess where THAT is located....ON THE MISSING PANEL!I was told there was nothing they could do for me without that #. Even though I had every other # listed from the box it came in, I was told these numbers wouldn't suffice.Well, I improvised something to hold the wires in place and cooked with it anyway.It's a good Griller, large cooking area, heats up very quickly plus it is attractive. I will use it again, as long asI feel it is safe.

This is a great grill. The ONLY thing about it that I don't like is that the plates are not removable for washing up. I didn't realize that when I made the purchase otherwise I would have made a different choice.

Cooks things well, but the sear setting is kind of annoying if you aren't intending to sear something........as some have mentioned it doesn't come with any sort of cookbook but it does give you general cook times for basic items which is really nice. It also is not very easy to clean. If you are cooking any type of meat and with any kind of marinade the standard putting a wet paper towel in it and closing it and then wiping it down does not exactly work. It does take a few tries and a few extra scrubbings with a wet paper towel. Its a solid product and I'm fine with it, but if going at it again I probably would opt for something different. I will say thus far the asparagus is my favorite thing on it, and it does that extremely well

Works as advertised, but there is one big negative: the cooking surfaces do not detach for cleaning, and cleaning them is a bit of a pain. We've found that they clean much more easily if you spray PAM or equivalent on the surfaces before cooking. But it's still a nuisance cleaning them in place. This unit cost about $30 - $40 less than a George Foreman grill with detachable surfaces (a unit we also own), but in the long run, the extra cost is more than made up by the convenience of cleaning the plates that come off and can be soaked in the sink. At least for us. No complaints about how it cooks, though.

This works as an adequate indoor grill and I do use it. It is hard to clean though and if you put 4 hamburger patties or 2 small-ish steaks, they don't cook evenly, even with the hinged lid. It's better than no grill or broiling though.

I ordered this. Tried it once. Have owned a George Foreman before. It cooks faster, you can adjust the temp, but instructions say must press sear. The drip cup must stay in place until grill is clean. With the temperature controls being on the bottom of base, the grease did splatter on the control area. It did make a mess. I was going to buy another George Foreman, at double the cost for the same features. If you can deal with cleaning the splatter, keep away from walls, this is a fine product with the control features for the price.

Not really needed with how easy the plates are to clean

This does have a groove that helps in the grill that I have, but the grease/food particles stick to it and makes a mess to try and remove

Cleans nicely

This didn't do anything special to help clean a panini maker or grill pan, but it is a little firmer bristle than our ordinary sink brush.

Ok, bristles are not firm, but appear soft enough not to scratch the surface.

Not a terribly big fan of this. It cleans but you have to go back after the fact and clean the grill down. Seems it almost spreads it more than helps.

I bought this to replace my other Hamilton beach grill that suddenly after 13 years of use. Comparatively the old grill is much superior to this except for the temperature control which the old one lack

I am disappointed in this product. My top burner plate doesn't work so I am stuck with cooking all my food on the bottom plate. I liked my previous unit by Hamilton Beach it had deeper holes to let the fat flow and was easier to clean. The timer is horrible it sounds like a fire smoke alarm going off every time. This unit tells you the temp. that you are cooking at but doesn't have a count down timer that you can set and leave it and when it reaches that time a bell will sound not this unit I have to stay and watch the meat cook on one burner that works and one that doesn't. You really need to bring back the old units they were better made and dependable with a true clock. The container off to the left of the unit where all the fat drains in is poorly designed if you move the unit a little when adjusting your meet the plastic piece moves and fat gets all over the place. The old units had a built in plastic to the right that was out of the way when cooking and worked much better. Unless Hamilton Beach goes back to the units that were really good I won't be a customer again. I only gave it a 2 because it looks nice the functions are horrible very disappointed.

The cooking surface is barely large enough for 4 burgers; the grease tray is small; and the plates do not detach for easy cleaning. I did love having a digital thermostat and was great for toasting (i.e.ham & cheese) sandwiches but pretty expensive to only use as toaster!!

The lid is too heavy for burgers and is difficult to balance on top of your food. If you don't center the meat perfectly on the grill the heavy lid tilts either forwards or backwards, squishing your burger patty thin and flat on one side while the other side gets undercooked because there is no weight on that side. Even if you do manage to balance it, the lid is so heavy it flattens the patty out way too much. And salmon burgers? Forget it. They'll come out flat as a pancake.All of these foods used to come out beautifully on my Salton-made George Foreman grill before it died. I bought this Hamilton Beach model based on the number of positive reviews, even though my opinion of this brand is that they usually make cheap quality junk. Well I guess the positive reviewers just use it to sear steaks, it's pretty much a one-trick pony in that respect. I should have stuck with my original instinct - this thing is slow to heat up, a hassle to clean, not versatile, and both the plastic front bezel and the lid-stop broke on mine in no time. Just like I thought, junk.

I bought this item and when I received it I discovered that the alert signal to let you know it had reached the correct temperature did not work so I sent it back for a replacement. The replacement arrived with the same problem so I send the second one back for a refund. I didn't actually use the grill for cooking so I can't comment on its performance. If an alert beep in not important to you then you might be happy with this product.

Got this grill about 3 months ago and we use it about 5 times a week. Does a wonderful job cooking, but cooking surface is flaking off, despite only ever washing it with a wet cloth. We'll see how customer service deals with a warranty claim, and update...

This product advertized that you could use it for indoor non-stick grills without having the surface stripped. Upon my very first use, it stripped the black coating right off the middle of thr grill! Ive had this grill for years, so it was a real bummer.The scrubber DID however become useful as a heavy duty scraper fir mu cats food bowl when small bits get stale and ruin sponges trying to remove. Wouldn't have bought it if I knew it was going to ruin my grill, but I'm glad it was useful for something else!

THE BRISTLES ARE TOO SOFT AND THE SILICONE SCRAPER DOES NOT FIT THE GROOVES OF MY PANINI MAKER.

doesnt easily remove buildup, bristles too flexable

Its not cleaning the curvature part of the pan because of the over bite with the rubber at the top, also the bristles(?) need to be a little tougher for cleaning.

I bought this to use on my George Foreman grill. A dish rag does a better job of cleaning than this does. The key to keeping any electric grill in top shape, is to clean it immediately after cooking (while its still hot). After using the brush, you still have to use a rag to clean it. It defeats the purpose of having the brush. Also it is pretty difficult to get the food particles out of the brush bristles. Stick to a dish rag!

Theoretically this brush should be useful. It looks well-designed. In actual use it is not. Cleaning grills is no fun. While the bristles seemed stiff enough, it doesn't clean very well. The rubber edge scrapper does not scrape anything off. Soaking the grill overnight is mandatory. The hole in the handle is ill-designed, and cannot be hung on any curved hook other than a straight nail.

This would be a good product except for the fact that the protector on the top part of the grill that allows the top section to be manipulated a little bit and protects people from burning themselves broke off after only 3 months! Why did it break? because the piece was only attached by a flimsy metal wire and glue!Other than the fact that the product broke after only 3 months, I will note that it is a pain to clean since the grill doesn't come apart.Hamilton Beach 25331 Super Sear 100-Square-Inch Nonstick Indoor Searing Grill

Was broke when it arrived had to send back

I did not make it through cooking one meal before ti quit working!Very disappointed!

I got this thing in march I've only used maybe a total of four times and each time I used it I loved how my food turned out but its very messy and hard to clean and now the dang on thing has broke and it will not come back on 😠😠😠

Grill stopped working after 5 usages and after the 30 day return period. I do not recommend this item

Doesn't work.

Melted in the first day

Do Not Buy! I have an expensive, no-stick grill pan that we use ~3 nights a week and would normally clean it with a paper towel and it would clean perfectly easily yet just felt like more work than i wanted to do--I thought there must be a better way and searched and found this brush. However, after using it just 2x, it has completely ruined the non-stick surface on my pan (despite saying it is for non-stick surfaces) and now meats are sticking to the pan and it will not clean at all. Plus, it was definitely not better than simply using a paper towel and my fingernail. I could live with the fact that the product didn't work and would deal with throwing away the $10 i spent on it, HOWEVER, i am absolutely livid that this has ruined the surface of my $130 non-stick pan! OXO, shame on you--this really sucks!!

This is the replacement for the cast iron brush and it's terrible compared to the old one. The bristles are too soft!

Bought the brush to clean cast iron pans. Works OK for the middle of the pan but due to the wide gray rim around the bristles, I couldn't clean the edges of the pan.

Bristlesare very soft. I was expecting a firmer bristle considering how short the handle is. It does not scrub very well on burt items in a cast iron skillet or other non stick surfaces (no I don't use soap on my cast iron).