Hamilton Beach 25300 Meal Maker Express Indoor Grill

Pros: Sears Meats, Inexpensive, Non-Stick Grill Surfaces
Cons: Grill plates not removable for easy cleaning

Unfortunately due to weather conditions in Washington State, outdoor grilling all year long is impracticable for barbeque lovers. After missing out on our grilled favorites winter after winter, my son came across the Hamilton Beach Indoor Grill, Model ...

Pros: Cooks food both top and bottom, lays flat, timer
Cons: Clean up is not that easy, only one temperature

I received the Hamilton Beach Express Indoor Grill as a gift from my mother. She kept apologizing that it wasn't the George Forman grill that she gave to everybody else but I have been more than satisfied and she didn't need to apologize. In fact, I...

Pros: Large cooking area; most meals cook in ten minutes or less, lowfat cooking, easy cleanup
Cons: Lacks a temperature control

I’ve always been loyal. I’ve had the same core group of friends since high school. I prefer my grandmother’s straight-stitch sewing machine to my ultra-modern Singer. So, when I got my George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Machine last year, I thought...

Pros: FAST, SIMPLE TO USE, AND EASY TO CLEAN WHAT ELSE TO YOU WANT
Cons: NONE, DIDN'T YOU READ THE PROS

Over the past year, my girlfriend has been waging a never ending struggle. Her aim, to wean me of several of my bad habits. Fortunately this has not included my occasional cigar and/or pint.

What she has concentrated on is the abuse I have...

Pros: Easy to use and clean. Timer with automatic shut-off. Cooks some things quickly.
Cons: I didn't think it made meat and poultry that terrific.

I received the Hamilton Beach Meal Maker Grill as a Christmas gift from my parents. My mom had one herself, and thought it would help me on the three days a week I work, to make a fast dinner when I got home.

I had used other indoor grills...

Pros: Attractive, stylish and a fast-cooker
Cons: Black would be a better color

Hubby and I went shopping for one of these indoor grills and after reading so many glowing reviews on the Lean Mean Forman Grill. I was ready to plunk my money down on the spot for the big Forman grill. Then something caught my eye, this sleek looking...

Pros: Easy cooking, easy cleanup
Cons: none

I recently decided to go down to a house full of fraternity guys that I am friends with an offer to cook them dinner. As they threw various foods at me to cook, I was excited to see that for Christmas one of them had received this new indoor grill....

Pros: great food, easy to use
Cons: can burn you if you are not careful, can be difficult to clean if you let it cool

I shopped around for a while before deciding to purchase the Hamilton Beach Meal Maker Express Grill. I looked at all the other brands, including the George Forman grill. Honestly, I chose this one because it was about $15 cheaper and it seemed to have...

Pros: Low priced, yet comparable to similar, more expensive products
Cons: Lack of temperature control; A pain to clean on occasion

Hamilton Beach (HB) has an extensive lineup of indoor grills, both closed and open style. The Meal Maker Express (Model Number 25300) is the most useful of all the HB grills, and it is a viable option to the Foreman (Salton) grills. Considering that the...

Pros: Quick cooking and clean-up, good food from this little baby.
Cons: none

Purchasing the Hamilton Beach Meal Maker was a very good investment for me. It really speeds things up in the kitchen and you eat healthier.

The grill does not take up a lot of space so it can sit right on the counter when using it or...

Pros: Lid giving double cooking space and the timer automatic shut off feature.
Cons: It should disassemble so that it can be placed in the dishwasher,but it is still easy to clean.

I would have to say that this is one of the greatest appliances I have ever owned ! It is so compact and does an excellent job on grilling your foods. It is much cheaper than other similar grills which is great when you have a family to budget...

Pros: Cooks well. Easy cleanup. Good flavor.
Cons: It ain't no charcoal grill. Non-stick surface shows some wear.

My parents purchased my wife and I a George Forman grill for Christmas (at our request). We do a lot of cooking on our outdoor grill, and it the grill seemed like a neat way to get some of the benefits of grilling without the hassles of charcoal (dust,...

Pros: Quick meals
Cons: Only 1 grease collection bin

This product is awesome. How many days have you come home from work and you forgot to take something out of the freezer that morning? This eliminates the problem. Pop a frozen chicken breast in and 12 minutes later you have a fully cooked chicken...

Pros: fast, healthy cooking with easy clean up. and did i mention DELICIOUS?
Cons: truly have found none!

I couldn't wait to get a Foreman grill. We have one at work in our shared kitchen so I had used it and liked it. But then I got a deal on the Hamilton Beach Meal Maker Express ($35!) and got it instead. Not once have I been disappointed.

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Pros: Easy clean up, fast cooking, low fat
Cons: Have not found any

I got this grill for Christmas and it has been used almost daily ever since. With this grill you can cook both sides at once which cuts cooking time in half. And with both of us working full time that is important to us. If we have friends over the...