Health Smart Open Faced Indoor/ Outdoor Grill

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• HEALTH SMART OPEN FACED INDOOR/OUTDOOR GRILL

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 13.1 x 19.9 inches ; 8.6 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.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000K69SY8
• Item model number: 31605A
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,829 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Illuminated variable heat dial-easily select the perfect temperature

Family-size: 125 square inch non-stick surface

Cool-touch handles

Dishwasher-safe grill plate and base

Removable cord/temperature gauge

6 5/8" W x 13 1/8" H x 20 1/4" D, weighs 11.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wore mine out and have to get another one! Great indoor grill!, January 2, 2009

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Zonee in Florida "I wish I was a JellyFish" (North Miami Florida, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health Smart Open Faced Indoor/ Outdoor Grill (Kitchen)

This is a great grill for those who like to grill steaks but cannot use a gas/charcoal outdoor grill for whatever reason. The last apartment I lived would not allow ANY grilling outdoors (which is really sick as I live in South Florida and it is currently the only US region that is not freezing this Jan 2, 2009 with the exception of Hawaii). I was skeptical at first but this grill does great work on those thick sirloin steaks we buy at Costco. I had mine for probably 7-8 years 1-2 times a week before it recently just quit heating up. The non-stick surface had worn away some time ago but who cares it still cooked great steaks. That's pretty much all I used it for other than toasting garlic bread.
I didn't even realize you could use it outdoors until I starting searching online for it this week.
It is not the same as a gas or charcoal grill. I have a charcoal grill at my building where I live now but by the time you lug the charcoal, fluid, utensils, etc down the elevator to the community grill, light the coals and then WAIT for them to get red hot, we still use this little grill more often. You don't have to have all the planets aligned to use this one on a weeknight (weather, charcoal, fluid, and TIME!).
I don't know why people complain about it being slow I always used the highest setting and could sear and grill 1-2 inch thick steaks to medium well in 20 minutes. I have never owned a gas grill so I can't compare, but it's a whole lot easier, convenient & faster than charcoal grilling that's for sure. You can't get the taste of over the fire grilling of course, but they sure are tasty in their own right when I shake granulated garlic and freshly grind black pepper on the steaks before grilling.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Little Grill, August 29, 2008

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J. Harvey "The Cat Mom" (Niantic, CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Health Smart Open Faced Indoor/ Outdoor Grill (Kitchen)

We bought this grill after a friend used it when we were over for dinner. It is slower than a charcoal/gas grill, but really does a fine job on the food. It is large enough for 4 nice-sized steaks, but not so large as to be difficult to handle/store. The grills went right into the dishwasher, unrinsed, and came out clean as a whistle. When the weather is nice, we plug it in outside on the porch. Otherwise, I just use it on the kitchen counter. Just be a little bit patient, and you will get the hang of cooking times (as opposed to a regular outdoor grill).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best indoor grill you can buy., August 3, 2009

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Cynthia Danute Cekauskas, LCSW "Lithuanian Am... (Savannah, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health Smart Open Faced Indoor/ Outdoor Grill (Kitchen)

I have actually owned the Hamilton Beach Indoor/Outdoor Grill twice in the last ten years. The first one I bought in Germany while married to a soldier and living in military housing. I made the mistake of giving it away once we transferred back to the United States when I became interested in the George Foreman indoor grills. What I did not like about the two-sided George Foreman indoor grills is that when you closed the lid, oftentimes food might fall out--particulary if you were making shiskabobs or wanted to cook a lot of food at one time. You also could not really see what was going on between the lids. With the Hamilton Beach you have plenty of surface to put as many as six skewers of food on. You can watch the food cook, know when to turn it over and even grill some vegetables on the side. I learned to line the bottom of the grill with foil and to prepare the grill with cooking spray to make cleanup easier. Another thing that helps is after you are done cooking, unplug the grill, wet some paper towels and put them on the grill while it is still warm. It makes cleanup a breeze. Additionally I also do not understand why some say it takes a long time to heat up the grill. This is certainly not true with mine. It only takes a few minutes. All in all I would really recommend this indoor grill especially to those of us who live in apartments that do not allow outdoor grilling of one's own.