Tim and I have been using a George Foreman Grill for at least 5 years, now. Many households have one. If you don’t, I want to strongly recommend one! We primarily use ours to cook chicken and turkey burgers (we don’t really eat beef).

If you do eat beef, however, I think you are going to be impressed with what I’m about to tell you. An independent test showed that the George Foreman Grills remove up to 42% of the fat from a quarter-pound burger made with 80/20 ground chuck beef. That means that by cooking this burger on a George Foreman, each patty has roughly 89 fewer calories than it would by being cooked a different way. That’s awesome!!!

We have been testing out the George Foreman GRP4B Next Grilleration Removable Plate Grill, and we are very impressed! Here are my favorite features:

1. The grill plates are removable. Hallelujah! Our old grill did not have this feature, and so cleaning it really was a pain in the rear. The fact that we kept using it, anyway, should clue you in to how much we loved it. I will say that it is easier to just hand wash these plates, even though they are dishwasher safe.

2. This grill holds almost twice as much as our old grill. Since our family has grown, this is a very nice feature. I think the small grills are perfect for one person or a couple, but no more. Once your family grows, your George Foreman needs to grow, too!

3. The slope design of the grill. This is what causes all the fat in your meat to slide right off! It is caught in the drip pan. While we eat very lean meat, already, I can tell you from experience that the George Foreman still removes fat from our meats, which is great. We don’t miss those extra calories one bit!

While beef is very rarely served in our house, I think I’m going to buy a steak to cook on this grill. I’ve cooked steak one other time in my life, and I over-cooked it and it was gross. But I think this grill is pretty much perfect to get the job done. Could we be destined to have a juicy steak in our own home? We’ll see!

Right now, George Foreman has a Lean Mean Burger Challenge recipe contest happening on their Facebook page. Submit your best original and creative burger recipe prepared on any George Foreman Grill. One grand prize winner will receive $1,000 and five finalists with receive $100 gift certificates to GeorgeForemanCooking.com. Hurry up and get your entries in, as it closes on June 6th!