Does this squish hamburgers, steaks where all are dry
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Not at all. There is an adjustable leg that makes it very easy to set the distance between the two sides as you wish. It will not squish at all. We love it. Steaks are perfect.
1079630
Not really. It doesn't get hot enough I've noticed to give a good sear on food thus lacking in some flavor and obviously texture. Works well for veggies and burgers and fish but steaks are the weak point for our use.
545917
Yes it sure does...the little spikes as you wrote, are what makes a dutch oven a dutch oven AS the inner moisture [put a cup of water in it on top of the meat] 'drips off of those little spikes' so the meat does not dry out no matter if its beef, pork or chicken it will remain moist. I love my pot roasts that I make in it! My mother has a Dutch Oven that she has been cooking roast dinners for years AS her father gave it to her for a wedding gift 66 years ago! Cast Iron can be passed down from one generation to the next AS all of ours will be. Hope this answer helps you. Sincerely, Paula Jo Carr Yes it sure does...the little spikes as you wrote, are what makes a dutch oven a dutch oven AS the inner moisture [put a cup of water in it on top of the meat] 'drips off of those little spikes' so the meat does not dry out no matter if its beef, pork or chicken it will remain moist. I love my pot roasts that I make in it! My mother has a Dutch Oven that she has been cooking roast dinners for years AS her father gave it to her for a wedding gift 66 years ago! Cast Iron can be passed down from one generation to the next AS all of ours will be. Hope this answer helps... » Read More Yes it sure does...the little spikes as you wrote, are what makes a dutch oven a dutch oven AS the inner moisture [put a cup of water in it on top of the meat] 'drips off of those little spikes' so the meat does not dry out no matter if its beef, pork or chicken it will remain moist. I love my pot roasts that I make in it! My mother has a Dutch Oven that she has been cooking roast dinners for years AS her father gave it to her for a wedding gift 66 years ago! Cast Iron can be passed down from one generation to the next AS all of ours will be. Hope this answer helps you. Sincerely, Paula Jo Carr « Show Less
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No. I fried steak in mine but first rinsed with warm water dried good put crisco shortning wiped that off with papertowel heated fajita pan fried 1strip of bacon took that out empty pan of bacon and wiped the bacon grease off with papertowel enough film to keep steak from sticking. Steak sizzled when placed on fajita pan. Steak never stuck and placed on wooden server with handle cover and was great.wooden server a God sent. Love it! Hope this helps.
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Cooking meat is one of the best features of this grill. It works best on servings of uniform thickness that hold the cooking surfaces fairly parallel, like fish filets, hamburgers, steaks, sliced vegitables. This will insure even cooking. It will still do a good job with uneven items like whole chicken breasts that taper in thickness. When the thick part is done the thin part will be over-cooked. That can be overcome by overlapping the thin ends of two chicken breasts to equal the thick parts. Don't even think about turkey legs! Here is a special caution I learned from the smallest George Foreman grills. Do not use no-stick spray. The non-stick surface will deteriorate faster. If you have to butter up the grill, use a brush and simple cooking oil. This applies to all Teflon surfaces, but those with the thinnest Teflon coating go first. Keep the grease capture cup in place, and don't try to cover the whole cooking surface: The splatter from the meats on the edges of the grills will spray out on your counter top. I place the grill on a thin sheet of plastic sold as a cutting board (!?!) And remember: this grill has no off switch, and the rheostat is lousy. I rolled out and cooked a thin sheet of hamburger meat to find the cold parts of the grills.
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Not if you add enought broth or water to beef or chicken when cooking it. If you didn't add any liquid it would be dry.
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No unfortunately not it has to be completely dry but this works amazing!!! :)
2136710
Like any warmers it held the food nicely, but if it's going to be on the warmers over 30 min it will start drying out, especially meats.
5305
I have not tried steaks as yet. Still getting use to how it cooks. It cooks hamburgers differently than what I expected. It is like anything else new, one has to get use to it. I do not see why it wouldn't do the job on steaks.
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No, it does not, but you can simply stagger when you put certain foods on the grill in relation to one another. Works fine for me grilling meat and veggies.
1985580
yes it works good' you might get some spatter when lowering the meat in just lowerit slow.
12462
I used mine to brown hamburger meat the first time, and was shocked that there was nothing to clean up after wards. Literally just wiped down once with a sponge and that was it. Love it!!
1489035
Yes it does! I've truly enjoyed my grill and it hasn't let me down. I have found that doing burgers causes splatter. Other things I've cooked haven't but to control the mess, I use a cheap disposable foil roaster pan to cover the grill. Problem solved.
396195
I personally have not had a problem with your issue, however be aware that your meats and or fats should be as close to slightly frozen as possible if not everything will be mushy!
2114773
i have only used it a few times since i bought it ,and just with beef but it does seem to reduce the thickness some after you put it through the tenderizer. it does work good for me with the beef but you'll have to experiment a little and see for your self, hope this answer helps you out.
1913683
Sorry I've never cooked burgers or steak. I use it primary for Asian mostly for grilling veggies, marinated chicken and seafood.
448562
This is hard ... no indication of what you're asking about ... jumping to conclusion that you're asking about electric grill ... If so, yes, it has a small, easily removable container in rear of appliance. I don't usually have meats with a great deal of "drippings" so, it works well.