The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine , commonly known as George Foreman Grill , is a heated portable electric grill produced by Spectrum Brands. Promoted by former boxing champion George Foreman. Since its introduction in 1994, more than 100 million toaster George Foreman has been sold worldwide.
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History
The concept for the grill was created by Michael Boehm of Batavia, Illinois. The initial goal is to create an indoor grill that will provide the unique benefits of cooking on both sides at once. The second major benefit is to reduce the fat content of hamburgers and other meat by draining the fat into separate reservoirs. Michael Boehm designed the product with buoyancy hinges and a sloping roasting surface to accommodate foods of different thickness and fatty drain from food. The engineering work was done by Bob Johnson. The grill had been promoted in the trade show industry in the early 1990s, but received little interest.
The concept of sloping grills picked by Tsann Kuen to Salton Inc. Salton sent a sample of grill to a coworker George Foreman who then sent a grill to Foreman to be tested. Boehm is not involved in toaster cooperation and Foreman.
The Fat Fat Drilling Machine means, as it was known, introduced in 1994 and promoted with a special infomercial featuring Foreman. The combination of his friendly personality and the unique features of the product made him a great success. Such is the popularity of this infomercial known as the famous Foreman tagline, "So good I write my name!", Now a part of popular culture. In Asia, this grill is supported and promoted by George Foreman and Jackie Chan.
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Design
This product has a clamshell design that simultaneously heats the top and bottom surface of the food, eliminating the need to reverse it. Each heating surface is grooved to reduce the contact area, and is covered in an anti-stick coating. The lower heating surface is tilted to allow melting fat and other liquids to flow through the grooves into the removable tray, which clearly indicates the amounts removed from the food. This arrangement has been marketed as a way to "cripple fat", suggesting a healthier way to cook.
These grills are offered in various sizes to cook individual or large portions. In 2006, George Foreman's "For Grilleration" Health Grill was launched, featuring a removable toaster dish for easier cleaning. It has gone through several other versions, different in the control and design interfaces.
In 2014, the updated Foreman Grill is released called "Evolve Grill". Evolve Grill has a replaceable tile plate (Teflon-free), in addition to the famous clam-shell design that simultaneously heats the top and bottom surfaces. The dishes available are traditional baked dishes, waffle dishes, grilled dishes, mini burgers, flat pans, and a muffin pan.
Reception
The global popularity of toaster George Foreman has generated sales of over 100 million units since it was first launched, a feat achieved in less than 15 years. Although Foreman never confirmed exactly how much he earned from endorsement, Salton Inc. paid him $ 138 million in 1999 to buy the right to use his name. Earlier that he was paid about 40% of the profit of each sale of the grill (earning $ 4.5 million a month in peak payments), so it is estimated he has made a total of over $ 200 million of endorsement, a substantially more sum than he earned boxer.
Competition
The success of George Foreman Grill spawned a variety of similarly endorsed celebrity products such as Evander Holyfield Real Deal Grill, starring Holyfield in 2007 infomercial, and Carl Lewis Health Grill. (The Jackie Chan Grill is the same grill, but the target Asian market, and is supported by Jackie Chan and George Foreman.) None of these imitators, however, reach the Foreman Grill's success rate.
In popular culture
- On the Nickelodeon television series Drake & amp; Josh , parodied as a Gary Coleman grill.
- In the US version of Office , Michael Scott stepped on George Foreman Grill in "The Injury". In the animated television series King of the Hill, the grill is an important subject of the episode "Boxing Luanne", in which the main character, Hank Hill, insulted George Foreman by referring to the grill as "a grill of novelty" , causing Foreman to be angry to call a battle between Foreman's daughter, Freeda, and Hank's nephew, Luanne.
The Play-Doh set is made to look like a George Foreman grill.
See also
- Toaster
- Panini press
- Waffle Iron
References
External links
- The official US site
- The official English website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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