I'm confused. george foreman or frying pan?

donutheadhomer

I'm a new guy on this board, but I've often glanced at it while ordering from domino's online
Anyway, the little woman at home has recently been anoying me about buying her a george foreman grill: and its not even her birthday yet.
She always used the 24" frying pan and I've complaints with her cooking: except she sometimes overcooks the eggs.
Is this foreman thing some kind of fad or gimic to get me away from my frys? She was even stupid enough to tell me it would be better for my health but how could anything be more healty and natural than a good fryup in a frying pan.
Your words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated on this issue........

AlmightyCushion

A george forman should only be used when the woman is away and for some odd reason you can't go to the chipper and thus need to cook food for yourself. If you buy one for her, it'll be used constantly. You can say goodbye to your fry's and before long you'll be eating rabbit food and bird seeds.

crosstownk

With a George Foreman you get to watch all the lovely grease and fat drain from what it is you are cooking - a mortal sin. Let herself cook her own food on the George Foreman and then she can pour all the fat that drained from her food into the frying pan as she prepares your fry up. It will inevitably end up more work for her, but ........................ meh.

Frying pan FTW.

AlmightyCushion

crosstownk wrote:

With a George Foreman you get to watch all the lovely grease and fat drain from what it is you are cooking - a mortal sin. Let herself cook her own food on the George Foreman and then she can pour all the fat that drained from her food into the frying pan as she prepares your fry up. It will inevitably end up more work for her, but ........................ meh.

Frying pan FTW.

Very good idea. She gets her healthy food and you get the expanding beer gut.

CiaranC

crosstownk wrote:

With a George Foreman you get to watch all the lovely grease and fat drain from what it is you are cooking - a mortal sin. Let herself cook her own food on the George Foreman and then she can pour all the fat that drained from her food into the frying pan as she prepares your fry up. It will inevitably end up more work for her, but ........................ meh.

Frying pan FTW.

I like to grate the previous days hardened fat over my chips, sort of like parmesan cheese.

donutheadhomer

CiaranC wrote:

I like to grate the previous days hardened fat over my chips, sort of like parmesan cheese.

My missues uses that cooking oil, thus she never gets all that fat for me. Shes a real health freek

Degsy

Use a chip pan and stop being such a health freak

doubtfir3

crosstownk wrote:

With a George Foreman you get to watch all the lovely grease and fat drain from what it is you are cooking

First post in this wonderful forum gents, but reminded me of something a friend told me about before.

She got a george foreman for her batchelor uncle who was skeptical at first but imagine her surprise a few weeks later when he was telling everyone how great it was.. 'does a lovely job on the few chops'...

She was delighted.. and then he said 'it gives a grand drop of gravy for the top of the dinner'

crosstownk

doubtfir3 wrote:

'it gives a grand drop of gravy for the top of the dinner'

See this recycling at its best.

Anyway, we all know that pouring grease/fat down the drain is A) Bad for the sewerage system and B)A Mortal sin*








*For which you will be banned

We got a george foreman in our house. Not long after the deep fat fryer mysteriously vanished......

crosstownk

Deleted User wrote:

We got a george foreman in our house. Not long after the deep fat fryer mysteriously vanished......

:mad:

I hope you called the Gardaí. The disappearance of deep fat fryer is a serious crime.

We searched high and low, no sign of it. Attempts at replacement have not ended well.
George foreman does do savage sausages though.

r3nu4l

Well the jury is out but the George foreman grill does mean you don't actually ahve to do any 'cooking'. Stick the chops, bacon, sausages on the grill and leave it there until ready.

Take it off the grill and onto a plate, then pour the lovely escaped juices back over the meat, grab a slice of bread to soak up anything that looks like staying on the plate when you've finished eating...mmm...lovely

AlmightyCushion

crosstownk wrote:

:mad:

I hope you called the Gardaí. The disappearance of deep fat fryer is a serious crime.

Live inprisonment for the b@stards.

McSandwich

One piece of advice - don't try to fry an egg on a George Foreman grill! We have one but it's only used for toasting sandwiches (which it excels at). To be honest, the ordinary cooker grill does a much better job if you want to lose some of the fat from your rashers, sausages, and chops - and you should already have one. Use the money saved not buying the foreman for more beer. As for eggs, that's what frying pans were made for..

AlmightyCushion

McSandwich wrote:

One piece of advice - don't try to fry an egg on a George Foreman grill! We have one but it's only used for toasting sandwiches (which it excels at). To be honest, the ordinary cooker grill does a much better job if you want to lose some of the fat from your rashers, sausages, and chops - and you should already have one. Use the money saved not buying the foreman for more beer. As for eggs, that's what frying pans were made for..

I know a guy who tried to make a pizza on a George Forman. He's not exactly the brightest.

Wishbone Ash

Brothers, I'm amazed at your knowledge of wimmins' utensils and catering!

I get a call and it's on the plate in front of me. I have no knowledge of the process involved beforehand!

(PS - I thought George Foreman was some sort of boxer! )

Victor

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Brothers, I'm amazed at your knowledge of wimmins' utensils and catering!

Emergencies happen!

KdjaCL

George Foreman are the best way of cooking food, granted they take out fat but what they do leave is unsupervised cooking meaning even WE can make food.

Some recipes i have concocted with one.

Breadie eggs as usual mix eggs and place bread into egg mix to soak up egg, lop on george return to tv, when smoke alarm goes off they done.

Scrambled eggs requires phonebook. Mix eggs with some milk and salt pepper throw in some onions and finely diced tomatas and some ham. Place phone book under george to make him level, pour on egg mix. Return to tv smoke alarm shall alert you to readiness.

Stale baguettes yah when they older then 3 minutes and go stale well george cane save them oven also works but get one cut it open butter it well, fill with ham cheese and bolognese sauce, wrap in tin foil stick on geore or oven for about 40 minutes. Worth it trust me

sossie bean sambo, throw sossies on cook till black, get to slices of batch bread, slice sossies in half place onto bread arrange sossies in dam like formation, pour in beans put back onto george for 15ish minutes. Sossie bean sambo ...tasty.


kdjac

crosstownk

KdjaCL wrote:

George Foreman are the best way of cooking food, granted they take out fat but what they do leave is unsupervised cooking meaning even WE can make food.

Some recipes i have concocted with one.

Breadie eggs as usual mix eggs and place bread into egg mix to soak up egg, lop on george return to tv, when smoke alarm goes off they done.

Scrambled eggs requires phonebook. Mix eggs with some milk and salt pepper throw in some onions and finely diced tomatas and some ham. Place phone book under george to make him level, pour on egg mix. Return to tv smoke alarm shall alert you to readiness.

Stale baguettes yah when they older then 3 minutes and go stale well george cane save them oven also works but get one cut it open butter it well, fill with ham cheese and bolognese sauce, wrap in tin foil stick on geore or oven for about 40 minutes. Worth it trust me

sossie bean sambo, throw sossies on cook till black, get to slices of batch bread, slice sossies in half place onto bread arrange sossies in dam like formation, pour in beans put back onto george for 15ish minutes. Sossie bean sambo ...tasty.


kdjac

All hail KdjaCL - the Jamie Oliver of BGRH .

You should post more recipies and have them stickied. That way if there is an emergency i.e. no wimmin about, we will all have an invaluable reference to turn to.

I like the notion of unsupervised cooking. The George also turns itself off which is handy for the times when you pass out in a beer induced coma on the couch while the food is cooking.

The phonebook and the 'sausage dam' mean that we can keep that wonderful grease from draining away. Thank you for sharing that ingenious idea.

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

You should post more recipies and have them stickied. That way if there is an emergency i.e. no wimmin about, we will all have an invaluable reference to turn to

I find the telephone numbers of the Chinese/Indian/Chipper/Pizza to be invaluable references when there are no wimmin about!

Nordie

I use both depending on what I'm cooking and depending on what I'm doing. George is great if you're in a hurry or busy with something like boards.ie:D

crosstownk

Wishbone Ash wrote:

I find the telephone numbers of the Chinese/Indian/Chipper/Pizza to be invaluable references when there are no wimmin about!

Point taken - but quite useless at 5am.....................;)

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

Point taken - but quite useless at 5am.....................;)

Didn't think of that! :eek: (although I'm occasionally having my breakfast in the fruit market at that time).

Wait! - Pot Noodle, the ultimate "can't cook" food!

crosstownk

Wishbone Ash wrote:

(although I'm occasionally having my breakfast in the fruit market at that time)

In Brendan's I hope!

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

In Brendan's I hope!

Yup, you're on the ball crosstownk!

(:eek: do you dine there?)

crosstownk

I used to a few years back when I worked in town. Lately I only dine there if I've a job in that locality which is few and too far between. Man, I miss those batch sambos and the tea - a mighty cup of scald.

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

Man, I miss those batch sambos and the tea - a mighty cup of scald.

(Apologies Mods for going OT)

Funny you should mention batch bread crosstownk. In Brendan's, I usually specifically order my sandwich with "pan" bread which is embarassing because all the others stop munching to look up to see what class of oddball doesn't like real man's bread!

(Could I get thrown out of BGRH for admitting that I don't like batch? :eek:)

crosstownk

WA, you'll be easy to spot on my next visit, with your pan bread :rolleyes:

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

WA, you'll be easy to spot on my next visit, with your pan bread :rolleyes:

Well ,I usually say "ordinary" bread and they translate that to "pan" bread with a tone of contempt!

I'll have to alter my order now to protect my anonymity!

"Medium breakfast please Brendan, no batch"

McSandwich

AlmightyCushion wrote:

I know a guy who tried to make a pizza on a George Forman. He's not exactly the brightest.

That's something that could only make sense on return home from a long night of drinking

Fratton Fred

I think they are a con. I've been using a George Foreman two or three times a week for several months now and I'm still no where near as fat as the big man himself :mad:

AlmightyCushion

McSandwich wrote:

That's something that could only make sense on return home from a long night of drinking

I think he was sober at the time. Another guy I know (we call him butters as in butters from south park) tried frying an egg without a frying pan. Just cracked the egg open on to the hob. Obviously it didn't work very well.

AlmightyCushion

Fratton Fred wrote:

I think they are a con. I've been using a George Foreman two or three times a week for several months now and I'm still no where near as fat as the big man himself :mad:

You're doing it wrong. You cook the food in the George Forman and when it's done you throw the food away and drink whats in the little tray.

Fratton Fred

AlmightyCushion wrote:

You're doing it wrong. You cook the food in the George Forman and when it's done you throw the food away and drink whats in the little tray.

oh bollox, serves me right for reading the damn instructions.:o

AlmightyCushion

Fratton Fred wrote:

oh bollox, serves me right for reading the damn instructions.:o

Instructions are for the wimmen hense the whole eat the food and throw away the fat.

barryfitz

KdjaCL wrote:

Mix eggs with some milk and salt pepper throw in some onions and finely diced tomatas and some ham.

kdjac

Eh....... I hope the woman already had these prepared in the fridge. Otherwise it sounds too much like hard work!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

Wishbone Ash

AlmightyCushion wrote:

tried frying an egg without a frying pan. Just cracked the egg open on to the hob. Obviously it didn't work very well.

Yes, it's messy, especially on a gas hob!

AlmightyCushion

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Yes, it's messy, especially on a gas hob!

Never mind the wimmen will clean it up.

KdjaCL

barryfitz wrote:

Eh....... I hope the woman already had these prepared in the fridge. Otherwise it sounds too much like hard work!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

tut tut you obviously bought a knife fit for such a task i on the other hand bought that knife you could gut a Croc with


/finely diced makes em cook quicker, you could put them on 1st to warm em up.

kdjac

Victor

Lads. Panic.

i was making toasted cheese sandwiches earlier and didn't wait for the fire alarm.

Do you think it was cooked enough?

smashey

Victor wrote:

Lads. Panic.

i was making toasted cheese sandwiches earlier and didn't wait for the fire alarm.

Do you think it was cooked enough?

Fear not Victor. You'll have your answer at about 3.00 am.

Zaph

Did the melting cheese cause second degree burns to the inside of your mouth? If it did you should be fine Brother Victor, but anything less may be a bit dodgy.

Anyway, what were you doing making your own toasties? As has already been established here, cookery is wimmins work.

Victor

No wimmin.

crosstownk

Victor wrote:

No wimmin.

You should have rang the local Chinese Take Away. Dominos even take web orders these days.

Fratton Fred

crosstownk wrote:

You should have rang the local Chinese Take Away. Dominos even take web orders these days.

I'd heard a few rumours about our local chinese take away, but I didn't know Dominos do take away wimmin as well.

AlmightyCushion

Fratton Fred wrote:

I'd heard a few rumours about our local chinese take away, but I didn't know Dominos do take away wimmin as well.

If only it were that easy.

Zaph

Now I'm not in any way advocating that a Brother should cook his own dinner, but if he has no other option this should be the cookbook he uses:

smashey

There isn't any beer in that picture.

Zaph

True, but the dopey grin on the guy's face suggests that there was beer not too long ago.