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Electric Indoor Grills
If you enjoy using your outdoor grill and would like to continue to eat grilled
food in the colder months of the year, you
should consider using an electric indoor
grill. Since indoor grills are designed to
sit on the kitchen counter, they are also
handy for anyone with no place for outdoor
cooking or who lives in a building where
the use of an outdoor grill is not allowed.
Although they are not able to cook the quantity
of food that an outdoor grill can handle,
and many do not produce the same kind of
smoky, charcoal flavor, it is possible to
get tender, tasty results from an indoor
grill.
If you are thinking of buying
one of these
grills, consider the following:
- Grills with lids that act as contact covers
will cook food more quickly than those without
covers, but these grills will tend to bake
meat, which can result in a slightly rubbery
texture. Placing a non-contact cover on cooking
food may steam it. Only an open cooking surface
will give you the desirable seared effect.
- Look for grills that have gaps in the surface
plate that allow the fat to drain away as
the food cooks. An angled grill surface will
also channel fat into a drip tray. Meat that
cooks in its own fat will tend to be greasy
and much less healthy to eat, and splattering
fat can be dangerous and may make a mess
in the cooking area.
Because the ease with which a kitchen appliance
can be cleaned often determines how often
it is used, look for a grill with easy to
remove surface plates that are dishwasher
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