Indoor Grills Buying Guide

Even though summertime offers plentiful opportunities to grill outdoors, why wait for just one season to perfect your technique? With the high-quality lineup of indoor grills and barbeque options in kitchen appliances, you can make your signature steaks, burgers, and chicken any time of year! Indoor grills provide the flexibility of easy clean up, multiple uses, no-fuss heating options, and consistent, even cooking surfaces.

Whether you’re looking for a small, individual serving size or a full-scale, family-friendly extravaganza, your options abound. Throw in a griddle option, food warmer, grease catcher, and dishwasher-friendly features and you’ve got a grill that beats most standard outdoor versions considerably.

Indoor grills are versatile and can be used to create healthy options for your favorite dishes. Many have a ‘drip-tray’ feature that can take care of excess fats and oils from your standard hamburger. Since spattering and smoking is conveniently at bay, you are left with a highly durable heat source for multiple uses. Flatter grills with heat controls also offer the advantage of pancake and egg-making directly on the surface. Still, don’t expect to find the standard ‘grill marks’ of a traditional barbeque experience with these models.

For the grill connoisseur and gourmet cook, appreciation is well-founded in ‘ultimate grill’ types; these models can offer a panini-style grill, hot plates, and interchangeable surfaces. Health-conscious indoor grill enthusiasts can delight in the George Foreman line for many uses and functions. Regardless of the size and general features, look for these other attributes when selecting your indoor grill of choice:

• Manufacturer’s warranty
• Dishwashing and immersion guidelines for cleaning
• Aluminum or stainless steel surfaces
• Cookbooks with recipes for some great grilling ideas
• Light switches indicating if the grill is on or still hot
• ‘Cool touch’ handles for easy moving and cleanup