Customer Reviews

Hamilton Beach 25331 Super Sear 100-Square-Inch Nonstick Indoor Searing Grill

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The "Sear" button works pretty well, and the grill makes great food, and fast. I find I use it often to grill meats, fish, vegetables. The grills are not removable for dishwasher cleaning, but they aren't too hard to clean with the nonstick surfaces. The item seems substantially built. No complaints, quite pleased.

We have had our grill for over 6 months. When our tiny old George Foreman grill died, I looked around for a new one. We checked Target and Best Buy and found grills with removable plates. In most these removable plates were lying loose within the grill or on the counter. Can that be good? What if the grillplate is hot and falls off on your hand? I decided on a fixed plate grill and began to look online. This is where I first discovered the value of Amazon reviews.
The feature I like best is that this grill gets HOT! The temperature can be adjusted and includes a 500 degree sear option. I chose the fixed plates so the grill is not a snap to clean, I balance it on the edge of the sink so I can use the sprayer (carefully so as not to get the works wet) in between bouts of gently scraping off the crusty bits. I must say, I have been faithful about keeping it clean because the teflon wears off if you are careless and use any scratchy tools. One annoyance: The little grease cup. It doesn't fasten to the grill, so it moves away from the grill easily and allows grease to drain onto the counter.

this grill is totally awesome, its easy to clean, you can control the temp, and it cooks food really well and qucik too, the sear button is great too, it leaves the black marks in your food to look like you cooked it outside on a grill, I totally recommend this grill over any other grill, george formans are too expensive.

I found the Hamilton Beach Searing Grill to be excellent, sear feature is unique and works wonderfully. Money well spent.

I love this little grill, and have ended my attempt to find an adequate Foreman grill. The adjustable temperature control and sear features make this superior to any of the several Foreman grills I have tried. It gets really hot, the food tastes great and clean-up is easier than the Foremans.

I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 for two reasons: it needs better feet, so it doesn't slip so much on Formica; and the handle gets pretty hot on the metal sides. Just be extra careful until you get used to it.

It does not clean easily while cold, so I let it cool completely, and then heat it to 300 degrees. Most messes come off with a damp paper towel. A flat Teflon spatula usually gets the rest, if any.

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This is a great indoor grill. Cooks smaller steaks, chicken very well. I read a lot of reviews before I bought it. I had thought I wanted one with removable grill plates to be easier to clean but didn't like the reviews. And this one even without removable plates is very easy to clean. Just follow the directions to put a wet paper towel on it after use when it has cooled off a little. I have not had any problems wiping it clean. Works like a charm every time. I thought "Yea , sure " when I first read those directions. The only thing to remember is that the steel handles stay hot for a long time. Be careful and don't touch them while cleaning.

I wanted a grilled steak in the cold winter and decided to get this because of the sear feature. It was great . It was almost, just like cooking it out on the grill in the summer time. A nice appliance to have.

As a professional chef, I was skeptical of this grill at first, but after using it a few times, I am hooked. It sears and cooks like an outdoor grill. It also grills sandwiches exactly as we like them. It is one kitchen appliance that has a permanent place on our counter.

We had the big white foreman grill for a quite a few years and we liked it, but it did have some limitations and it had reached the end of its life. So I went searching and found the Hamilton Beach Super Sear. This is a little smaller, but it allows for different temperatures. We can still cook bacon at a lower temp. and get some of the best bacon or we can set it high and get perfectly cooked steaks in no time at all.

Points:
1. One of the few that can sear and it works great!
2. A good size, appears to be well built.
3. Be careful it gets very hot and you need to only touch the protected parts.
4. Main complaint is cleaning: Not a problem for us as with the Foreman grill we were used to using wet paper towels to wipe it out. This is an easy way to clean it, do make sure you clean it after it is partially cooled down as this grill gets very hot.
5. Grills that have removeable plates get complaints about clip breakage and they don't get as hot. We had one that we got rid of because it didn't work as well as the Foreman grill.

We love this grill more than we did the Foreman and we were quite happy with the Foreman.

All the poor reviews I was alittle scared what indoor grill to buy. But I finally chose this one. The times I have used it, it works great...it was my own fault when I over cooked some burgers. It would be nice if there was a small recipe book that came with it, this one does not have one. So, it is trial and error. For the fat and juice, I have used a heat proof glass cup under the front drip, doesn't move as easily. Used a band Aluminum foil in the front so doesn't splatter as much...when grilling. Found it super easy to clean, just follow the directions with placing the wet paper towel to steam clean right away. And not sure if people know...you are NOT suppose to use Pam type spray product on non-stick finishes. That is why fry pans, etc.. it becomes sticky and you end up using harsher cleaners and scrubbers wrecking the finish. So don't use any spray type like Pam on non-sticks. Not compatible. That may be the very problem other people are having. I gave 5 stars, fast service, great product. Very happy with the size, and this indoor grill. Have not had another before this one so not able to compare to other brands. Very happy so far!