Side by Side Comparison of: T-fal vs Geoge Foreman

For much of my life, I've been eating processed foods -- they're cheap, convenient, and don't require much more than a stovetop and a pot or two. After some recent bloodwork, I was informed that I was borderline diabetic, and that it might be reversible if I make significant dietary changes. Since I don't have a lot of cooking experience, I found myself in the grocery store, completely unsure of where to start. I called my sister, who is both diabetic and a registered nurse, and she recommended this grill...and it has proven to be a godsend! For the past two months, I've used it almost every day, and it's practically idiot-proof. Let it warm up, wait till it beeps, throw on your meat of choice, watch the color dial, and take off your meat when the color corresponds to how rare or well-done you like your food. I redid my bloodwork last week, and everything was way below the diabetes threshold. In other words, with the help of this convenient way to cook unprocessed meat, I managed to reverse a potentially dangerous condition. Oh, and as countless others have said, the meat cooks extremely well, never losing moisture, and cooking exactly as the color dial indicates. A steal for $120!

If I could give this grill six stars, I would have done so! This grill is fool proof! I've already cooked lobster tail, bacon, filet mignon, New York Strip steaks, and pork chops without one bad result yet! I'm still not sure how it "knows" how thick an item is that is cooking, or when to alert you when the item has completed cooking! I love cooking with this grill! Next, I'm cooking chicken breast. I usually avoid chicken because it can become so dry. I'm sure that it won't be an issue with this grill! A great feature is how you can cook frozen meats with the same great results by simply pressing the snowflake button, too, as you program the grill as usual. Clean up is so easy! The metal plates come free in an instant, pop in the dishwasher, and click right back on again. Likewise, the drainage dish for excess fat drainage for once really fits perfectly compared to other grills, and there is simply no spillage. Sure, the grill is a bit costly, but you do get what you pay for. I bought the larger grill so I could have more programming features for bacon, etc., which the smaller model does not offer. If you are concerned about any possible issues down the road, purchase the protection package for four years for repair or replacement at Amazon's great price. Then, you really are risking nothing giving this grill a try!

I LOVE IT!! In the past, I have burned my pork chops, pork loin steaks when I cooked them on the stove, as I wanted to be sure the pork was thoroughly cooked. Now the pork is thoroughly cooked and NOT BURNED! I even put some frozen pork butterfly steaks on the grill last week and they cooked beautifully. I have cooked Alaskan Red Salmon and my husband was thrilled how it came out. I washed the grill plates by hand and also in my dishwasher. I season them each time after I wash them. Just put some vegetable oil on a paper towel, wipe the grills, then take a clean paper towel and wipe the grill plates to remove any excess oil. Very Easy. I am telling my children to get themselves one. It is truly worth the expense and so easy to use. I also cooked Tbone steaks. I had to cut the bones out before cooking them. I cooked mine rare and my husband's medium. They cooked just the way we wanted them. The grill has a different light for rare, medium and well done. I would recommend this indoor grill for everyone. Be mindfull that a large family might have to cook in two batches. I think you could cook three Tbones (with the bones removed) on the grill at one time.

Love this grill so far. I didn't purchase it from Amazon because they were out of stock at the time. I am always worried about ruining meat on the grill. Overcooking steaks or under cooking chicken. So the fact that it did all of the thinking for me is what had me sold. I have only had it a few days - will update if I find any problems.First night when it arrived, a gorgeous, thick bone-out rib eye. Kind of an expensive piece of meat for a test drive. I put a little olive oil, salt, pepper and Todd's Dirt (love this stuff). Waited for the pre-heating which was about 5 minutes. Threw it on and like probably everyone else who uses this for the first time, I watched the lights change. It took about 7 minutes to get to where I was guessing medium rare would be. It looked and smelled amazing.I put it in a foil tent to let the juices settle. Reset the grill to manual and threw on some asparagus. For those I brushed them with olive oil, salt and pepper and that's it. Put them on the grill and waited. About 5 minutes and I figured they were done. So it was time to eat!It was PERFECT. This was the best steak I have probably ever grilled and I didn't even have to think or guess if it was done.Next afternoon made a turkey, ham, provolone, pesto panini on wheat. Also delicious. And that night I tried a pretty thick and uneven chicken breast that marinated for a few hours in italian dressing. Again added asparagus after while the chicken rested in a foil tent. It was perfect again. Tender, juicy, and thoroughly cooked. It didn't matter that it was uneven, but I will do a better job of that in future.Today, hot dogs. That was an easy one.So far I would recommend this to anyone. If that changes I will update it.

I absolutely love this thing, as you can see from the picture I provided it grills chicken breast perfectly! I love the grill marks too. There is a little learning curve when it comes to this product, which I was disappointed about but oh well this grill works like a charm once you learn to not trust it's sensors.

Bought the item in Jan 2015 and with Filet Mignon's in hand, proceeded to cook. And I can tell you this first outing was MEDIOCRE! My other half is forcing me to say it was because I DIDN'T READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. On our second go around, I grilled 2 more filets. THIS time they came out perfect. Since them have tried Italian sausage, gourmet hot dogs (thicker than normal) pork steaks and hamburgers. ALL came out perfect. Now for a few hints from someone who Strongly recommends you read the instructions.Yes, there are picture to show you what to do but the accompanying verbage is a bit lacking. FIRST, do put a bit of oil (with paper towel) on grill. Helps to keep things from really sticking although I haven't had a problem yet. SECOND: Push the on button and the type of food you are grilling (the pics on the buttons are a no brainer) AND KEEP THE LID CLOSED! This the "HEATING UP THE GRILL STAGE. This takes about 10 minutes. When the grill is ready, it will beep. Place your items on the grill and close the lid. Now for the hard part. DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THE GRILL AND TOTALLY RESIST OPENING THE LID!. As the grill begins cook your item, the color window WILL change color. IF you open the lid thinking the item is not being cook....BOOM! you go to manual mode and now have to really watch what you are cooking. So, if you don't open the lid, the light button will continue to change color as it rotates around the "done-ness" scale. So you want a medium rare steak? As soon as you determine the light is NEAR this color, open the lid and remove the steaks. Reason? The meat will continue to cook for a minute or two and you steak will go from med rare to slightly under medium. I had this happen with my second round of steaks but they were still juicy. Second thing to watch. Oil the grill lightly! If you get heavy handed, the unit will smoke. I've tried the grill without oil and it works very well. Use your own judgment.And FINALLY: Remember that once you remove your food from the grill, PUSH the on-off button, an then unplug. This unit WILL stay hot for at least 45 minutes. Now, what I like most about this grill: It does extremely well what it is intended to do and that is grill indoors and grill to perfection.Second, there is very little smoke involved. Third, found VERY LITTLE splattering and that was only with the hamburgers. Third. once COOLED, the unit is a breeze to take the two grill plates off, and place them and drain plate in dishwasher. I have not yet tried the panninis approach but my other half, who is currently banned by the EPA from even BOILING WATER, wants to try her hand at this after reading the recipe book that came with the unit. She thinks she can do this. OVERALL: Is it too expensive? Initially I thought so but after using it several times, it is well worth the price for what it does. Would I recommend? ABSOLUTELY! I now am cooking beef,chicken,sausage, etc to perfection. And I do think it is kind of neat to watch that light button change colors. I think it is important to think of this unit in two levels: one, you get what you pay for and two, you buy it because you will use it often. And please...DO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!

I just got this grill yesterday 3/7/17. I decided to test it out making steak. It was so delicious ! Everyone said the steak had great flavor. The best part was the cleanup was super easy. I just popped off the plates and washed them everything came right off since its nonstick. Definitely would recommend this to everyone

Bought this for both my adult children for Christmas. They have said they use it a lot for sandwiches and for indoor grilling. Both are very satisfied with the ease of use, ease of clean up and the quality of this product. It is not very big so it takes up little space in the cabinet. I get the impression they get a lot of use.

If you've never allowed one of these into your life, well this is the place to start. It's my third favorite kitchen appliance, right behind hot water, and the spatula. This one will take up, say, two-and-a-half times the real estate of a can opener on your workspace, so sorry quesadilla maker, you can wait in the garage until we call you!This model will do 4 smaller burgers at one time, to give you an idea of its' size. Or, you can super-size them and fit two in there comfortably (well, comfort is a relative term, considering the cow is dead, and his meat is sitting on a piping-hot grille rack).It's stupid easy: plug in, stick grease catcher under the front lip, open lid, put burger/chicken//pork/salmon burger on, close lid, maybe flip it over in a few minutes to make sure both sides get seared, then get 'em onto a plate not too long after that. (Also, for the pros: unplug, wash grease catcher, wash removable grill plates, put plates back, close lid, finish watching "Top Chef", go to bed).Oh, and the grease catcher? Drippings are a wonderful way to remind your dog you love him at mealtime...even if you don't respect his arteries - it's grease, yo!

When I saw that the plates are a lot thinner than my old G.F. grill, I thought I might have a problem, but the heat is just as even, and the results are excellent. Using an OXO Good Grips Electric Grill Brush, cleanup is a snap. I'll going to be eating a lot less pizza, now that it's just as easy to grill some meat.

So far so good!!! I love how easy it is to clean. Just pop the grill plates out and wipe them clean. I also bought the special sponges that are specifically made to clean the grill, so that helps. (I havent put them in the dishwasher yet and probably won't). As far as grilling, it does a great job! My meat comes out perfectly every time. I only wish this one had a timer like my last one. And an on/off button couldn't hurt either!

I love this machine the only thing it has been doing is the top plate falls off all the time you go to open it after its hot and the top plate is off and i had it fastened tightly on so working on that problem and I still use it and really love it great for all sorts of meats and foods i even make grilled cheese sandwich in it its great and what is even more great is its healthy to eat food cooked on this machine because the fat drips down and away from your food giving you the healthy food to eat without putting all that fat into your body yay for George foreman!!!! Worth every penny i spent on it it is a keeper!!!!! what is more is it is easy to clean and that I like!!!!

Well this is a good table top grill. Most of what you cook comes out great. I particularly like the way the drip tray is set up as it is superior to the previous ones we have had.All of the automation seemed like a great idea...color coded lights to tell you when things are done perfectly, a sensor that measures the thickness of the food and automatically calculates the correct cooking time, etc.BUT all that stuff really does not work. If you follow the lights EVERYTHING will be seriously overcooked. I like my steaks very rare, and when Optigrill tells me it is done that way, the center is grey (that is NOT rare). What I have had to do is create my own cook times and just ignore the lights and automation.Once I began to use my own timings, the food cooks properly, and I am pleased.Manually it is great. Automatically it is useless.

Will update the review after a few more uses, but after my first hour with it, I'm a fan. Made burgers really fast. So fast I was wondering if the timer was off. It'll never recreate the flavor of a flame grill, but for those who live in an apartment or condo, seems to be a good fit. I read a lot of comments that this is overpriced. It seems a higher quality item than a George Foreman grill, especially with the automatic cooking time feature. I see how the comparisons would happen given that they mechanically do the same thing, but this seems to be a higher quality item than the Foreman grills I've had.

6 MONTH UPDATE: IF YOU FIND IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SELECT THE MEAT YOU ARE COOKING, THIS MEANS THE MACHINE NEEDS TO BE RECALIBRATED DUE TO PLATES NOT CLICKING INTO SENSORS PROPERLY. YOU CAN CALL TFAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 18003958325, AND THEY WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE STEPS TO RECALIBRATE THE MACHINE. HAVE SOMETHING EXACTLY 1.5 INCHES THICK (DON'T WORRY - YOU AREN'T COOKING IT SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS) READY, AND BE NEAR THE UNIT. THEY WILL WALK YOU THROUGH STEPS TO PRESS CERTAIN BUTTONS TO GET IT WORKING. This machine is everything. If you make a panini sandwich, you have to manually check the sandwich until it reaches your browning preference. It's so easy to clean and when completely open, it fits right under cabinets . Grill veggies, meat - just about anything. It makes the BEST BURGERS! We cooked it to medium. There was no pink, but it was inedible juicy. Just cook it for about a minute after rare buzzer beeps. I also cooked frozen salmon patties on it and they were wonderful! It surprisingly really helps to contain the fish odor too. I highly recommend this product. It's the best thing I've purchased from Amazon. #primedays

This has been a great addition to my kitchen. I have used the other grills sponsored by some boxer. But, the cooking has been hit and miss for me as I tend to over cook with the GF grill.This grill is awesome as you can program the type of meat you have (frozen or not) and watch the indicator for your cooking temperature in terms of rare to well done.The items I have cooked were done to perfection.The only drawback is that you have to watch the temperature glowing color indicator to determine when to stop cooking. There is no auto stop based on a selection.Also, this is a high wattage appliance with a long warm up time - if electrical costs are of concern to you.

The T-fal OptiGrill is an evolution of the George Forman grill. Both use the same concept of electrical heating elements within non-stick grilling plates. The main difference is that the Forman grill has a large cooking area, and you can grill quite a few items at the same time. You flip them when necessary and grill the other side. The T-fal grill has top and bottom plates, so you grill both sides at the same time.The T-fal grill uses more advanced technology to set and cook to the desired temperature. Whereas the Forman grill used a simple knob to set temperature, the T-fal has a dial of various colors intended to simulate "doneness", so the cooking stops when sufficiently done (supposedly automatic). It takes some trial and error to find the correct setting for the degree of "doneness". The colors on the dial are not always accurate, and require some manual intervention. For example, small loin lamb chops, which require only moderate heat, generally do not over-cook. But larger and thicker steaks, which require more heat, generally over-cook at the suggested setting. It takes some practice to attain "medium well done". After a few uses, you will become quite adept. Vegetables are relatively easy to do properly.The biggest drawback with the T-fal grill is its small grilling area. If you are cooking for a number of people, you will have to do a few batches of chops, steaks, veggies, etc. to get the quantity you want. Not only does this take considerable time, you also have the problem of keeping the earlier batches warm. Unless you have a warming oven, you will use the microwave to reheat, which in itself tends to overcook the meat.While the grill marks produced by the T-fal are quite impressive, they do not impart any flavor to the meat, as you get with a charcoal or gas grill, so you will have to add spices to your taste. All in all, for a very small group of people, this is a useful product, but due to the small grilling area as well as the trial and error needed to attain desired "doneness", I've given it 4 stars. For a single person or couple or very small familily, it's easy to use and produces a very tasty product, but I wouldn't recommend it to replace the traditional family BBQs.

If it had a more controllable manual capability I'd give it 5 stars. It grills meat well, but insists on reheating "mode" for too long between cooking batches, or even if you open it for more than 1 second while cooking to see how things are going, and if you don't give it all the time it wan'ts, when you stick that next piece in, it switches to manual. But if it only had manual it would be ok. It drains and collects grease well; is nearly perfect for cooking large batches of bacon for freezing and using a few strips at a time; is great for sandwiches and steaks and burgers, but takes more getting used to than it should. When I'm cooking a bunch of meat for later use I just keep it in manual and ignore its blinks and it works fine once you get the feel.

I had my old Foreman grill for about 10 years-and it finally died. This grill cooks in about half the time as the old one did . The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is that the cord is shorter than the old Foreman. Other than that it cooks thoroughly and quickly and is great for the price

Good but clearly optimized for burgers. Hot dogs want to squirt out the front lip. Does what it claims making quick work of steaks. It would be nice if the temperature could be adjusted but on this model it is plug-and-play - it is either on or off. The plates are removable and come clean in the dish washer.

We have had a large George Foreman grill for several years, but it finally gave up the ghost so I decided to buy my wife another one for Christmas. Our main complaint about the earlier one was that it was too heavy and bulky, so I made a conscious decision to find a smaller one. The GRP360R was smaller and had a number of good reviews, so Santa Claus wound up leaving it under our Christmas tree for her. So far, it's done a good job.Although retailers like Amazon sell a wide variety of grills that bear the "George Foreman" trademark, in actuality, a number of different manufacturers make the various models of these grills. As a result, there are several different models of roughly similar size and with roughly similar design and features, but the exact performance may differ. The GRP360R is manufactured by Black & Decker, which is one reason I selected it. The grill is available in a bright red and, for a higher price, there is a similar model in platinum. Although I would have preferred a less gaudy color, I bought the red grill.Actually, the GRP360R grill has a red cover and a black lower half. As with most Foreman grills, it has two separate grill plates, a stationary lower plate and an upper plate that lowers onto the food, similar to how a waffle iron works. The grill has an adjustable hinge that closes down so that the top plate fits snugly over the food. The GRP360R is described as a four-serving grill, but that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The plates measure approximately 11” by 8”. However, there is a raised barrier just inside the edges of each plate so the actual area available for food measures 9.5” x 7”. A grilling surface that small can’t cook four normal size portions of food, but it can and does cook two hamburgers, chicken breasts, or small steaks or pieces of fish. So, this grill does a far better job of cooking for one or two than for four.The design of the Foreman grill has improved considerably since we got our earlier model. The GRP360R has removable top and bottom plates. They snap out easily by pushing tabs on each side and can be cleaned in a dishwasher (a big improvement over our earlier model). The non-stick coating surface cleans easily, although people should be careful when washing it not to let it come in contact with silverware or other objects that could scratch the surface. The grill does not have an on/off switch; you simply plug it in and it stays on until unplugged. However, it does have two LED lights on top, one to indicate the power is on and the second to indicate that the grill is hot enough to use. As with most Foreman grills, the GRP360R has a bottom plate that slants downward so that grease drains from the tray (it comes with a separate plastic catch tray that fits under it into which the grease can drain. Both top and bottom plates have ridges so that the cooked food has a seared look similar to food cooked on an outdoor grill.We enjoy grilling steaks, burgers, and chicken breasts, and the GRP360R has done a very good job of doing so. With both top and bottom heating elements, food cooks very quickly (5-10 minutes for steaks, depending on how well done you like the meat), and the removable plates are easy to clean, even for baked on gunk like marinade. Meat that’s not well done is quite juicy and tasty, without having to dry it out to remove grease. Plus, with the LED light to indicate when the grill is fully heated, it’s possible to go from start to dishwasher in under 30 minutes if one exercises care (and mitts) in removing the plates. And, with the catch tray and removable grilling plates, cleanup is very easy.All in all, the GRP360R is a substantial improvement over the older model we had. The one real drawback is the rather small grilling area that might mean having to cook single pieces of meat separately for those who like big steaks. However, the removable plates, easy and healthful cooking, and ease of use more than make up for that. The GRP360R grill is a good alternative to grilling in an oven or cooking in a fry pan.

I like this little grill a lot. It cooks the food quickly from both sides and is easy to clean. My only objection is that it's too small to cook 4 hamburgers or 4 grilled cheese sandwiches at the same time.

The removable dishwasher safe are a very good thing. I've spent lots of time scrubbing my older series of George foreman grills. The cooking function is still the same although I must say the I prefer steaks done on a gas or charcoal grill. Unhappily, this condo complex does not allow charcoal or gas grills at the units due to fire hazard concerns.

I really like this product Just one thing...it tilts so that the grease runs off but it tilts so much that the steak or burger slides off too. I put a pot holder under the front legs to level it out a little bit and it works fine. I'm single and it's perfect for burgers and steaks for one. I'm in an apartment without access to a grill. This little unit is great

I like this grill, but the auto sensor failed quickly after I got it. Thought about returning it, but it still works good for what I use it for. Don't expect your sensor to keep working, I did a lot of research after mine failed and this happens A LOT with these!

This worked great the first 2 years. By the third year, you have to keep jiggling the cord and unplugging it and plugging it back in to stop it from going to manual all the time. Also, after all this time, it doesn't cook as well as it used to, you have to keep an eye on it or your food will burn.

We had to return this grill because the sensors did not work when we used the programmed menu to grill chicken. The grill did not get hot enough and it steamed the meat instead of grilling it quickly. Perhaps we received a defective unit because other than that I think this grill has a good concept but needs improvement.

The first month was really satisfactory. I cooked steak, chicken, salmon, grilled cheese etc. They all came out perfect. After a couple of months, it started to go to M (manual cooking) whenever I turn it on. This is a very common problem, as you can read lots of complaints about the same exact problem. I can still use it, but it became much harder to cook as desired with the manual programming. I couldn't find a good solution to fix this issue. I should have listened the other reviewers complaining about the "M" issue. I still like the product, but I'm sure there are better ones that will continue to operate as expected for a much longer time.

When it works.... it's awesome.It does this thing where if you open it at any point during use it switches to manual mode.That can be very annoying and defeat the purpose.Sometimes you need to open it to add seasoning.

I really like this grill, but it took a little getting used to. It's made very well, but it was very slippery on my counter. The rubber feet had no grab to them. This was not good because when it was hot and I opened it to get the meat out, it slid forward and I almost got burnt. I put it on a different part of the same counter, and it didn't slip as easy - can't figure that one out. Anyway, it does a good job of grilling but is not always completely accurate. The steak I made was not rare, it was more of a medium. I guess it depends on the thickness, because another time it was just right. The one thing it doesn't do good is defrost. I tried that and the meat didn't defrost and that made the temperature of the meat incorrect when it was supposed to be cooked. Overall, it's still pretty good. It has very easy clean up which is a big plus. The grills are easy to remove and the grease catcher does a great job.

After preheating the grill, the top grill has fallen off both times I've used it, after I reattached it and it works fine. Being able to remove the grill plates makes it so much easier to clean then previous models.

While it was nice having the removable plate on this newer model George Foreman, it was by no means large enough for four servings. We will use it, but we will not recommend it to our friends.

I bought this because it had removable plates, I bought this 4 serving size due to the Reviews about the size of servings you Really can get on the grill, I should have bought the 5 or Realistically the 6 serving size, and I live ALONE! Whatever size you think will be right, buy at Least a size Bigger! You can Only get two regular 1/4 pound Beef Patties on the four serving size!

Very hard to clean. Grill got so hot it melted hole in drip tray. Cooks fine but not sure it's worth the time to clean it.

The removable plates remove and clean easily. The heating element does not cook as quick as other grills I have had. My old one cooked faster and better. The power cord is very short made for on cabinet use.

I bought this to replace an old one of the same size without removable plates. It's OK, but seems to have a lower heat level. My meats and chicken don't cook as crispy nor seared as well. I'd rather have a non-removable unit with a higher heat level instead.

Replaced a "dumb" Foreman grill. We find that it cooks everything to near perfection, even steaks. The removable plates are wonderful, and make cleanup after use so much easier - just stick them right in the dishwasher.The only (small) gripe is that the alarm chime could be louder so it could be more easily heard in other rooms.UPDATE - May 2017Grill went kaput tonight.after a year and a half of ownership with relatively light use. Stopped working in the middle of cooking some steaks, would no longer power on. While the Foreman grill this replaced was a pain to clean, it lasted more than a year and a half - and cost less too.Shame, because until it stopped working, this was a great product.

I've cooked three steaks so far with this, and I don't think I want to cook a fourth.The first two times, I stopped the cooking at Medium, but my steaks came out well done (and I mean REALLY well done). On my third steak, I made sure I had a 1-inch EVENLY cut rib-eye steak and stopped the cooking at Rare, the step before Medium. There was clearly a marked improvement because the meat was now pink in the center, until I noticed that parts of the steak was medium, some parts were medium rare. That tells me the temperature across the plates were uneven.If this were a $60 to $70 grill, I might consider just keeping it because this obviates my having to sear my steaks on a frying pan and then putting it in the oven. But this unit is $130. For that kind of money, I am less tolerant of inconsistent and erroneous results.I rarely return things unless what I received is a wrong item or damaged. But I feel this product fails miserably on living up to its advertising. I am very disappointed.

Grill worked pretty well until latch that holds the top grill got stuck and no longer holds the top grill in place. Now I can't use it. I didn't buy the warranty on it but I didn't expect it to break in 6 months. We only used it maybe 6 times. 😕

Disappointed!! I have grilled several hamburgers and chicken patties the past few months. I am not impressed with the taste. Can taste rubbery. It will cook your food from frozen to well done. Expensive!! You are giving up taste for convenience.

I bought this OptiGrill earlier this week and I've had the chance to use it twice for Chicken and once for a burger. When I plug it in and turn the power on, I have two blinking lights for TEMP and OK (apparently manual setting). None of the preset grilling options are working. I can't select Burger, Poultry, Sandwich, Sausage, Meat or Fish. Non responsive to any button pressing at any time.I did some research and was advised to detach the upper and lower tray and reseat them. The advice didn't work.The food I've cooked has tasted great and the reviews on it are awesome, but at this point in time (considering T-FAL customer service has yet to respond to me) I believe I have a defective unit.

UPDATE: I purchased a newer version, the Plus, at Bed Bath & Beyond. It refused to go through the color changing to indicate doneness. It chimed but stayed light blue all the way until my chicken was over 180 degrees and dry. (And yes, my chicken was less than one and a half inches thick, troubleshooting guide.)That's it for me and T-FAIL Grills.**********************I bought this grill to replace one just like it I had used successfully for two years. My old grill worked as advertised and grilled meats and fish to various levels. The frozen to cooked function worked well, too.This new grill came and doesn't work properly. It won't signal an alarm when it's fully preheated, and won't customize to the type of meat I want to cook, instead it goes immediately to Manual and heats up. The "doneness" light stays blue the entire time, also. It will cook at one temperature, and that's it.I'm returning for a refund. I hope T-fal fixes the problem these grills are having, since obviously they purchased inferior parts, or else forgot to install them properly. It's a great product when it does what it's supposed to, so two stars. Five stars for the prior grill.

Previously owned two GF. This one advertised as being a four serving appl. This will cook only TWO hamburgers at a time. Lightweight to the point of sliding around when opening & closing . Give me the "old " George !

You can't even put 4 burgers on it and the temp is not adjustable.I don't even know what temp it heats up to.I cooked 2 frozen turkey burgers and they did not cook evenly. I had to rotate and flip them.I thought i red it would work as a panini press but i don't see how.I would spend extra on a better model.

I had my old George Foreman grill for about 15 to 20 years. I real testament to how good these are, or were. Since I just got this, I cant really give it a good evaluation just yet. But I felt that I had to start a review with my 1st impressions.My old George Foreman was a lot bigger and we are just a family of 3. So I am pretty disappointed in the size of this grill that claims it will feed a family of 4. Im pretty sure it wont.

Upper grill clip doesn't hold very well after removing for cleaning.

Not sure if I just got a grill that was damaged. But the top plate won't stay attached. After heating it separates and falls down when lifting the lid. Unfortunately missed my window to return, because otherwise it would be going back.

hot dogs will not lay where you put them, much prefer my previous George Foreman which was tilted up in back, held more than this one. Only thing good about it is it is easy to clean.I found that this model only lasted under 2 yrs when the finish started to come off. And I did clean it properly. I just got new smaller grill, probably the first model, for 2 reasons. 1. The non stick finish is much stronger and 2. I can cook 1 burger without having to put it just so on this 4 serving one...if doing 2 burgers it is fine, except for sticking and burning on top, but if you are only doing 1 burger, the lid wobbles around.

If you haven't noticed already, there are a lot of reviews complaining about this grill breaking down. Based on the reviews and my personal experience, this is a poorly designed and assembled product. The reliability problem is common enough that I wouldn't recommend this grill to anyone. At this price point, one would expect that the grill would last longer than a few weeks. During the short time it worked, it created some of the worst hamburgers and grilled chicken I've ever had. That's because this grill doesn't get hot enough so it can't sear the meat properly. As a result, the end result is steamed and overcooked crap. Perhaps veggies work well but unfortunately it broke before I could try that out. I'm shocked that the price is around $150 as it's not worth 1/3 that amount. If you want a fancy grill and have extra money to spend, go for one of the Cuisinart models. If you're on a budget, then the George Foreman grills are generally inexpensive and work well.

We ordered this for our son in Jan. 2017. For the first few months, it worked great. In March he said it started acting up and doing the following: It goes straight to manual mode when turning on and will not let him select the programs unless he leaves the lid open. Leaving the lid open is not safe when cooking. We are trying to see if he can get a new one to replace this one as it is defective.

Unit started behaving badly after the 5th use then finally stopped working all together. I might have used it total of 10 times. and now it is too late to return. Maybe it was a faulty unit, my advise make sure to get the warranty.

Absolute waste of money. The sensor system is poorly engineered, constantly stops working and "solutions" offered by T-fal's support just make it worse.The unit goes into "manual only" mode and that's all that works. So you have something that can be had for less than half of the price. T-fal support sent me complicated and poorly written instructions for how to "fix" it, involving pressing and holding all kinds of buttons, which completely brick the grill and from then on it doesn't work at all.Clearly poorly engineered product and serious defects. Will never buy anything from this brand again.

this is the 4 time that I use this grill, from the 2cond time I saw that the control for pre heat always go to manual, I gave another shot and works the 2cond time, today I can not make it work, always go to manual I can not choose the meat that I want to cook, is very complicated I will send it back

Very intuitive idea IF it works. Got in total 3 of these machines. One for my parents back in 2014, it's still working and 2 others for myself. The second one is just a grill now, the "sensoring" system seems to have taken a dump. So back in December I got another one. Just now we wanted to give it a try and guess what, it does not even turn on. Thanks T-Fal.

Bought this May 4, 2017 and by end of August 2017 this grill is falling apart. ( 3 months owned and it Wasn't used entire month of July) The top plate no longer clips into the grill. Im lucky i noticed before it started to slide off my chicken that was cooking!! I am afraid if i continue to use this, the plate will fall on me when I open it up!! Also, the top right corner of the grill has now started to lose the red color and the color is crackling as well. I use this almost every day and this SHOULD NOT HAPPEN after only 3 months of use!!! I enjoy cooking on it and think it does a good job but I feel I received a "lemon" and that I should have it replaced at no cost to me!!

We only used it 3 times and each time the food stuck to the plates and pulled it apart when you opened it to flip the meat/fish. We are returning it. Possibly there was a problem with the plate coatings. We have a 2 serving that works great. Not sure if that one is by Black and Decker since it is quite old.

Unfortunately this was a bad buy for me. The grill on the bottom does not heat up at all, leaving my meats undercooked. I forgot to send it back within the allowed time and now I'm stuck with it.

Base is too small. Does not even fit two full size sandwiches while my other grill easily did.The hinge at the back is useless. It does not go as high as it should be to press upper and lower sandwich loaf equally. As a result, 50% of sandwich gets grilled more than other half.Returned it next day.

Worked for a month and then broke.

I have had my grill for three months, using it about four times a week and caring for it as instructed. But the Teflon coating already is coming off!