Does the meat really taste like it was cooked on a charcoal grill?
1766944
No, not at all. I wish it did though. I would say that it's because there is no flame in order to give it that taste. It does, however, take on the texture of being put on the grill.
1766945
Not exactly. A propane grill would be the most accurate, although it also won't have that chemical taste you can get from propane. You aren't getting the smoke from the charcoal, so that taste isn't there. It definitely does give the grilling texture, though, and it does it very well. :)
1766946
no, no a charcoal grill, but a gas grill. i didn't get the same results as making it in the oven as i did on this indoor stove top. i used to make my fussy son chicken drum sticks every other day. i would boil them first as i wanted to make sure it was cooked and then i would put it on the grill to crisp up and put his bbq sauce on it - and i was really cook it till it was burnt as that is how i like my chicken, also franks i would make on it and burn them as well but i didn't boil those first just burn them.
1877820
I have no idea. I do know that my grill guru continually sings it's praises and when he's happy so is the beef,pork and romaine. Grill on!
819191
Believe it or not, I just used it last week for the first time. I made grilled chicken, which was very, very good. It did taste like I had put it on the outside gas grill. I hope this helps
1246864
Yes, you can use it on a charcoal grill. And believe me, and the flavor of the meat will be great.
2093311
No, I insert dogs and set on #5, when done, change dogs end to end and cook again. This time you can hear the sizzle and are brown in areas, taste as if they were grilled. I love the taste so it is worth the effort. I also put in microwave to remove the chill before putting into the toaster. My husband loves the taste also. Hope this has helped you.
1580239
I would say it does not grill as well as charcoal or gas. My RT is a little slow getting up to 500 degrees to grill I added the grill grates and it does grill better with them in place. Some remove the drip pan while grilling and it does heat up very quickly with it removed and they say it works well I have not tried it myself. Over all I am very happy with the REC TEC grill I have not used my charcoal grill since I got it last April .I use the RT for smoking , baking pizza or breads, side dishes etc makes great beef Jerky and with the grill grates installed it does grill well .Cold weather will slow it down a bit so I use a welding blanket to cover it while cooking in very cold weather as I don't have a grilling season !
85897
This *is* real bacon grease- so it depends on how strongly your "old fashioned" bacon grease was cured and smoked, because they all vary somewhat by manufacturer, i.e. some are saltier, smokier, etc. I can say that it definitely tastes bacony.
577339
Thanks for your input. maybe I was just being overly anxious. The reason I bought the grill was because I heard grilled meat, directly on the hot surface was bad so I wanted an alternative. I'll take it out of the box and try it. :o)
2058875
Because the grease drips into a tray outside the grill instead of hot coals like outside it does not smoke, but I guess it depends on what you are cooking. If you were to cook it in a pan on the stove and it smoked I guess it would on the G. Foreman grill. It has not been an issue for me. I have cooked marinated meat and they have been fine.
1401132
I'm sure these was created to mimic ground meat. Of course, it will not taste like meat, but really, ground beef doesn't have much flavor in chili or tacos anyway. If your dish is incredibly seasoned, you will believe it's ground beef/chicken.
93131
I lit the charcoal and closed it and let it burn the substance off. Then next day I used a grill brush on it. Cleaned off great.
1580240
Yes. In my opinion, better than gas or charcoal. Have grilled steaks and burgers that were much better than on my gas grill. Recommend you purchase "The Complete Wood Pellet Barbeque Cookbook" from Amazon. Contains great tips, temps, cook times, and suggested pellet variety.
1684751
I believe so, yes. I went and looked at the ingredient list and didn't see anything that struck me as being meat-derived.
943343
I would think any taste differences would be whether or not you use wood chips or pellets to create smoke for the meat. Both the gas and electric Bistro's heat sources are shielded to provide the Tru Infrared heating that cooks the food. If there was, it would be very little, if at all.
617353
I have the same grill and have used it a couple of times a week for years. No smell or odd taste. Perhaps it has something to do with what you washed it with or maybe it wasn't rinsed enough?
1305134
Yes, it cooked beautifully. I could not be more pleased with this item. I purchased one for myself and one for my daughter.
550365
no, go for the old fashioned way of cooking it. It is not a good product and takes a lot of off and on to get it to cook. I put mine in the garbage. Bacon was like jerky, terrible.