Customer Reviews for George Foreman Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
George Foreman Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
rand Champ Family Value - GR144 - Get all the space you need to cook healthier for up to 7 people with our largest indoor contact grill.
Average Customer Rating:
(12 Reviews) 12
Rating Snapshot 12 reviews
5 stars
4
4 stars
1
3 stars
3
2 stars
2
1 star
2
7 out of 12(58%)customers would recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Review 1 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Excellent for indoor grilling!
PostedJune 9, 2011
AvaAdore83
Age: 25-34
Gender: Female
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: First-Time Purchase
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 3-4
I live in an apartment and we can't have outside grills, so this was the next best thing! It cooks everything just right and everything stays juicy as well. Clean up is actually a breeze. I see alot of reviews about the clean up part of it. Trick is, when it cools off to a warm temperature, put a wet paper towel in it and close the lid. Leave it for about 15 or so minutes, and even the stuck on stuff wipes right off, best trick i have learned by having one of these grills. I love it!
Share:
+8points
8of 8voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 2 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Healthy made easy
PostedFebruary 18, 2011
HomeBistro
from New Brunswick, Canada
Age: 45-54
Gender: Female
Each of the 3 of us in this home have different health issues, so diet is a factor. Since I enjoy cooking, taking the time to do it right is a treat. My husband gave this grill to me as a gift and I've had some fun teasing him about my collection of kitchen "power tools". When time is a factor, however, it's great that I can get a good meal prepared so quickly. I like that it is so easy to use, heats up quickly, and it's so simple to clean. Even the "hot spots" on the grill are predictable so I can place thicker portions for even cooking.
This isn't saying that there can't be a few improvements. Because of the speed of cooking, I have to be very attentive to avoid over-cooking. The manual already warned me about that. I can also appreciate wanting to keep it simple to use, although a thermostat isn't such a complicated addition. I would also make the spatula a little longer and more sturdy. I think my last suggestion may seem trivial to some, but when your hands are that close to something that hot, you want some safety and reliability in your utensils when you are working with food. So - I created one (see photo).
All in all, an excellent addition to my kitchen and it's already provided several main courses and I hope many more to come!
Share:
+3points
3of 3voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 3 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Wonderful Product!
PostedDecember 26, 2010
tif
Wonderful!!!...even and fast cooking in minutes, no mess and very easy clean up.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 4 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
PostedDecember 21, 2010
ezmeals
Age: 55-64
Gender: Male
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: First-Time Purchase
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 1-2
Loved this grill it cooks even was able to put 2 large steaks. potatoes bacon and onions, and was amazed at how evenly and quickly it was absolutely delicious. I have used other george foreman grills but this size is awesome. Looking forward to trying the 360 with different plates, and the cleanup is easy as pie.....
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comment (1)
Comments (1)
Anonymous
NEVER BUY THIS GRILL
Posted March 26, 2012
it does not come apart for cleaning and stinks up th entire houe while it is warming up...............
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Review 5 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Great Grill
PostedAugust 5, 2011
Abby
Age: 35-44
Gender: Female
Gift Purchase: As a gift
Kind of Gift: Birthday
I received this as a gift and love it. I use it to cook most of our meals in. I have had no problems cleaning the grill like other reviews have stated. The main thing that I did when I first got it was wash it off with a soft cloth and mild soap. I then coated the plates with vegetable oil and let that soak for about five minutes. The grill soaked up most of the oil. I then washed the excess oil off and let it set over night. The next day I plugged it in, and cooked on it no problem. I have not used any spray oils and it even states do not use those in the instructions. It leaves a residue and it makes it really hard to clean. I have been using it now for over a month and I have not had to add any more oil to it at all when I cook. The food doesn't stick to it and it is really easy to clean. I am able to clean it in about 5 mintues, even with chicken, pork, bacon, veggies, hamburgers, sausage, hotdogs. Just about anything you can think of and it cleans quickly and easily. JUST DON"T USE SPRAY OILS ON IT!
Share:
+4points
4of 4voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comment (1)
Comments (1)
Anonymous
cleaning & seasoning the grill..
Posted November 25, 2011
do you season it w/oil after each use??? and how do you clean it??? With soap & water or just wipe it w/wet cloth???
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Review 6 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Easy to cook!
PostedMarch 19, 2011
Charlie
from Sullivan, Mo.
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
Gift Purchase: As a gift
It easy to cook with this grill and I'm not a good cooker, just salt, garlic powder and pepper or seasonings, that it! on chicken or meat; they are my favorites, good with sandwichs too. Only problem, it take too long to clean.
Share:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 7 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Cleaning
PostedMarch 14, 2011
qtpie
from St.Louis,Mo
This grill is fine for cooking but the clean up is a real pain. Evrything sticks to the plates and this takes forever to scrape.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 8 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Only One Major Flaw In This Grill
PostedFebruary 25, 2011
cwalker06
from Prairie du Sac, WI
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: Replacement
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 3-4
I like this grill. It does the trick when preparing foods such as burgers, chicken, etc. However, the major design flaw in this product is how ridiculously short the cord is! I had one of the small george foreman grills that was given to me about 9 years ago and the cord on that tiny grill was much longer than the cord on this family-size grill. What a horrible mistake on the part of the manufacturer. It really does take a lot away from the overall value of the product.
George, why did you let them mess up this great grill?!
Share:
-1point
0of 1voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comment (1)
Comments (1)
Anonymous
MIAMI FLORIDA
good when was working
Posted March 14, 2011
I BUT THIS GRILL WAS PERFECT UNTIL STOP WORKING..THIS ONE LAST AROUND 4 MONTHS..... I PUT MY STEAKS YESTERDAY AND AFTER 3 MINUTES THE GRILL TURN OFF ....I HAVE TO FINISH MY COOKING ON A PAN .... SO STRAIT TO THE GARBAGE CAN WENT THE GRILL......THANKS
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Review 9 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Grill plates very awkward to clean
PostedMay 25, 2011
Chas
from California
Age: Over 65
Gender: Male
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: First-Time Purchase
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 1-2
Cooking time is great. Heats up rapidly. Electric cord way too short. Grill plates are NOT removal, making cleaning them a real pain because of the size and heft of the unit as a whole. I would not buy this model again.
Share:
+1point
2of 3voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comment (1)
Comments (1)
Anonymous
Austin, TX
I had the original version of this one
Posted August 14, 2011
I had the original version of this one and that is the only thing I didn't like about it - however the function out weighed the fixed plates and trying to clean them. I had mine for about 10 years - my sons just moved out on their own and "stole" it from me, so I'm getting another one. I love using it especially in the summer when it is too hot to turn on the over or stove.
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Review 10 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
This product did not hold up.
PostedApril 9, 2011
lvs
from Waycross, Ga
Age: Over 65
Gender: Female
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: Replacement
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 3-4
I have had several of the George Forman grills. I have always been satisfied with the product except the last two time .I bought the Grand Champ Family Value Grill and the coating on the grill plates peeled off and got on my food when I cooked it. I only had the last one since November 2010 and the very first time I cleaned it the coating came off in places. It makes it so hard to clean. I had the other grills for serveral years with no problem.Something must be wrong with this product.
Share:
0points
3of 6voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comment (1)
Comments (1)
Anonymous
coating
Posted January 10, 2012
Call them up and they will send you a new one
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Review 11 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Not Good
PostedFebruary 20, 2012
Dré
from Muncie, IN.
Age: 55-64
Gender: Male
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: Replacement
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 3-4
We have own a GF grill from the very first one out. Our big GF grill with the temperature setting or slider was the best except the plates wouldn't remove for cleaning. I got this family value grill for Xmas. It is one of the worst one we have owned but the cooking area space is great. The temperature isn't consistance over the heating area. The back part of the heating area burns foods while the front part cooks slow even on the sides it cooks slow. No matter what you put on it to try not to get the food to stick it does anyway. Bad product
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Review 12 for Grand Champ™ Family Value Grill
Overall rating
Will burn food
PostedDecember 19, 2010
cook
from Jacksonville, FL.
Age: 45-54
Gender: Female
Gift Purchase: For myself
1st Purchase or Replacement: Replacement
Cook For Others: Yes
People Cooking For: 3-4
Gets too hot. Will not regulate tempature, keeps getting hot.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Thank you! You have successfully submitted a comment for this review.
Comments (2)
Comments (2)
Anonymous
Oklahoma
Harder to clean than the smaller ones
Posted February 20, 2011
I had a smaller George Foreman that I LOVED...so I invested in this one thinking that this would solve my dilemma when cooking most of my meal on the grill...which is what I do often. Much to my dismay it seems that I am spending so much time cleaning the grill, no matter whether I spray it or not...and around the edges where the grill separates I would rather just not use it. Unfortunately I gave my daughter my smaller grill and hate to ask for it back because she raves about it...guess I will go buy another small one..because I really did like it...wasted money..guess I can buy two of them...I also have had some problems with the grill getting too hot it seems...
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.
Anonymous
Needs to be easier to clean...
Posted January 30, 2011
I love the way it cooks, but the hot plates are hard to clean... I wish they were able to slide on and off or snap on and off that way I could get a better, faster, and easier clean, but other than that it's a great grill.
0points
0of 0voted this comment as helpful.