Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill White

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• White only
• Indoor grill cooks food on both sides at once
• Nonstick, dishwasher-safe grills make cleanup easy
• Top opens flat for double the cooking area
• Drip tray slides into grill to keep drips off counter
• Automatic shutoff timer prevents over-cooking

Product Details

Product Manual [365kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 12.3 x 6.5 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IUTH
• Item model number: 25285H
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,589 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #54 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Contact Grills

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Meal Maker Express Contact Grill from Hamilton Beach offers a clean way to grill fast, healthy dinners indoors with little or no cleanup. The Meal Maker Express has removable, dishwasher safe nonstick grids for easy cleanup and, with its high-speed grilling, can make most meals in under 10 minutes. The grid system lets fats drip away from foods for healthier cooking and the cooking timer with auto shutoff is convenient and easy to use. The grease tray fits securely in the grill for safe cooking and slides out for dishwasher safe cleaning. The medium size 60-square-inch grilling surface is just right for 1 or 2 people and the Meal Maker Express can also open flat for a full 120-square-inch double grill for twice the cooking area.

Product Description

The Meal Maker Express Contact Grill from Hamilton Beach offers a clean way to grill fast, healthy dinners indoors with little or no cleanup. The Meal Maker Express has removable, dishwasher safe nonstick grids for easy cleanup and, with its high-speed grilling, can make most meals in under 10 minutes. The grid system lets fats drip away from foods for healthier cooking and the cooking timer with auto shutoff is convenient and easy to use. The grease tray fits securely in the grill for safe cooking and slides out for dishwasher safe cleaning. The medium size 60-square-inch grilling surface is just right for 1 or 2 people and the Meal Maker Express can also open flat for a full 120-square-inch double grill for twice the cooking area.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

112 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Telling you how it is, May 26, 2003

By 

James Vang (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill White (Kitchen)

This grill is definitely better (dollar for dollar) than the infamous George Foreman grill. My college roommates and I usually buy about fifty frozen hamburger patties from costco every month. Each frozen patty takes only 15 minutes to cook, making it perfect for a quick inbetween-class meal. You'd be suprise at how much grease is extracted from each meal!

Now, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to use this grill in a small room (ie. dorm) unless you don't mind your place smelling like a busy kitchen for a few hours.

The Extra Large Contact Grill is only large compared to the smaller foreman grills. It really will only hold about two steaks, 3 burgers (2 if they're big), 3 chicken breasts, and about 2 lrg pork chops. If you have a big family, I suggest you go up one model to the even bigger grill.

I really don't like washing cleaning. This grill is improved from the previous model, because the heat panels come off, and are dishwasher safe.

In conclusion: Great grill for smaller families. Awesome grill for college folks in an apt/house. Not so good for dormatories. Easy to clean.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry George, October 22, 2004

By 

Charles D. Lumpkin (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill White (Kitchen)

The Hamilton Beach Meal Maker Grill is the perfect indoor grill. Its timer feature insures the food is cooked the proper time and then shuts off. The best feature is the detachable grill plates, which makes cleaning quick and easy. We often cook on our grill for lunch, clean it and cook on it for dinner. The George Foreman grill of our past were hard to clean and those in our price range did not have timers, automatic shut offs, or detachable grill plates. This grill is the right price with the right features to make indoor grilling a pleasure. Sorry George, Hamilton Beach stole your punch. Five stars because it is 100% of what we were looking for in a counter top grill.

66 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watch out for model numbers, February 6, 2003

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Telstar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 25285H Meal Maker Express Contact Grill White (Kitchen)

This looks like the GE product that [a local store] carried a couple of years ago. In fact, Hamilton Beach made that unit. However...watch out, this is about 30% smaller. The picture is deceiving. It is quite a bit smaller than the Foreman Jumbo or Family size grill. Only one T-bone can fit on this grill at a time...or two chicken pieces.

The non-stick surface on my previous grill started flaking after two years of light use. I do like the removable grills, however.

You will need to turn the food once, since like all indoor grills, the bottom is hotter than the top plate.

Addendum:

I went to a Foreman jumbo. This grill just does not get hot enough to really work well. The Foreman is hotter and produces superior product.