George Foreman 4-Serving Indoor Grill with Removable Plates

Why it's worth it

The George Foreman 4-Serving grill tilts so fat runs off into a tray instead of pooling under your food. CNET found it drained about 2.5 tablespoons of fat from a chicken breast versus flat-plate presses. Plates pop out for the dishwasher.

The whole design is built around the slope. Everything sits at an angle, so rendered fat runs downhill into the drip tray rather than sitting under your burger. CNET measured roughly 2.5 tablespoons drained from a single four-ounce chicken breast compared to a flat-plate press. If you're cooking meat on this several nights a week, that adds up.

It's the easiest press here to clean. The plates unclip and go in the dishwasher, the coating is slick enough that most food releases without oil, and the grease tray rinses in seconds. Owners who've owned older Foreman models consistently point to the removable plates as the upgrade that made them use it again.

From our review of 8 panini presses and sandwich makers, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +The whole design is built around the slope
• +It's the easiest press here to clean
• +The heating elements preheat about 35 percent faster than the previous generation, and the 60-square-inch surface fits a main…
• +But that same slope works against you for sandwiches

What to know

• –There's no temperature control at all
• –The four-serving claim is generous
• –The hinge doesn't float much, so very thick sandwiches get compressed unevenly