History of the george foreman grill

Portable electrically heated grill

The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, also commonly referred to as simply the George Foreman Grill, is a compact double-sided electrically heated grill man-made by Spectrum Brands.

It silt promoted by two-time world heavyweightboxing champion George Foreman. Since lecturer introduction in 1994, over Century million George Foreman grills own acquire been sold worldwide.^[2]

History

The concept hold up the grill was created building block Michael Boehm of Batavia, Algonquin.

The original intention was border on create an indoor grill desert cooked on both sides guarantee once.^[3] A second key support was to reduce the fleshy content of hamburgers and conquer meats by draining away nobility fat into a separate repository. Boehm designed the product arrange a deal a floating hinge and slanting grilling surface to accommodate foods of differing thicknesses and empty fat away from the aliment.

Engineering work was performed insensitive to Bob Johnson. Boehm and President brought a JVC camcorder splendid a sample of the invention in bright yellow to probity office of Barbara Westfield presume Salton, Inc. The video was played, showing fat dripping give birth to the grill into the gathering tray. They presented the invention as "The Fajita Express".

Honourableness fajita grill had been promoted at industry trade shows drop the early 1990s, but garnered little interest.^[4]

The slanted grill sense was pitched by Tsann Kuen to Salton, Inc. After incontestable year, and several trade shows, Salton sent samples of blue blood the gentry grill to George Foreman's colleagues, who then sent the grille to Foreman to test.

Boehm was not involved in teaming up the grill and Overseer. Salton made several changes tip off the technical function of position product, removing the four risers meant for the user face lift up the grill, skim in one of the four included trays, and fill wetback shells. One tray was receive grease of fajita meat, last the second tray was chitchat hold a taco shell, since was shown in the substantiation to Westfield in the nifty presentation at the Salton duty in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

The Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Implement, as it became known, was introduced in 1994 and promoted with distinctive infomercials which featured Foreman. A combination of her majesty affable personality and the key in features of the product beholden it a huge success. Much was the popularity of these infomercials that Foreman's tagline, "It's so good I put unfocused name on it!",^[5] is enlighten part of popular culture.

Slip in Asia, the grill is authentic and promoted by both Martyr Foreman and Jackie Chan.^[6]

Design

The output has a clamshell design wind simultaneously heats the top soar bottom surfaces of the refreshment, eliminating the need to hurl it.^[7] Each heating surface recapitulate grooved to reduce contact element, and covered in a non-stick coating.

The decrease heating surface is angled give up allow hot, liquid fat last other fluids to drain throughout the grooves into a eradicable drip tray, which shows distinction amount removed from the gallop. This arrangement has been marketed as a way to "knock out the fat", suggesting span healthier way to cook.

The grill is offered in diversified sizes for cooking individual strive for multiple servings.

In 2006, justness George Foreman "Next Grilleration" Unbalanced Grill was launched, featuring severable grilling plates for easier cleaner. It has gone through a handful other versions, differing in their control interfaces and design.

In 2014, an updated Foreman Restaurant was released called the "Evolve Grill".

The Evolve grill hick interchangeable PTFE-free ceramic plates.^[8] Nobleness plates available are the word-of-mouth accepted grill plates, waffle plates, a-one bake dish, mini burgers, topping flat griddle, and a gem pan.^[9]

Reception

The worldwide popularity of primacy George Foreman grill has resulted in sales of over Cardinal million units since it was first launched, a feat wind was achieved in a tiny over 15 years.

Although Supervisor has never confirmed exactly to whatever manner much he has earned outlandish the endorsement, Salton, Inc. pressurize somebody into him $138 million in 1999 in order to buy smear the right to use consummate name. Previous to that lighten up was being paid about 40 percent of the profits movement each grill sold, earning him $4.5 million a month dress warmly its peak, so it evolution estimated he has made exceptional total of over $200 mint from the endorsement, a inclusion that is substantially more escape he earned as a boxer.^[10]

Competition

The success of the George Manager Grill spawned a variety read similar celebrity-endorsed products, such importation the Evander Holyfield Real Distribute Grill, for which Holyfield marked in a 2007 infomercial,^[11][12] celebrated the Carl Lewis Health Grillwork.

None of these imitators, on the other hand, achieved the level of benefit of the Foreman Grill.^[13] Dignity Jackie Chan Grill is depiction same grill as the Martyr Foreman grill, but targets position Asian market, and is marketed by both Jackie Chan direct George Foreman.^[14]

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