Choose the Best Indoor Electric Grill for Your Kitchen

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Electric Grill

Grilling is a long standing American tradition. It is often witnessed in birthdays, cook outs and family barbecues. Grilling can be actualized using a charcoal or electric grill. An electric grill can either be indoor or outdoor. Some electric grills have hoods while others just have a flat grilling surface. We are going to focus on helping you buy the best electric grill.

Factors to consider when choosing an electric grill

Built in temperature gage

Built in Temperature gauge helps monitor the temperature at which your meat roast. If an electric grill has a cover it better have a temperature gauge built into the lid so that it can let you know when your food is ready. A simple go light will suffice for contact-style grills to alert you when the temperature has been reached.

Power to recover heat fast

Whenever you open the lid, some heat escapes. Buy the best grill that has enough power to power up quickly to the desired heat level.

Wide temperature range

A quality electric grill should offer you up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Meat can be cooked at temperatures lower than that but searing stakes properly requires elevated temperatures. Your electric grill should be able to offer you that.

Adjustable thermostat

The key to getting grate results is cooking food at consistent, even and accurate temperature. However you will need different temperatures for different types of food hence the need for an adjustable thermostat to help achieve your desired temperature.

Removable cooking plates

You can imagine how difficult it can be wrestling with cleaning a large grill that does not have removable plates. It is doable but removable plates or grates are easier to handle. They can be popped into a dishwater or quickly hand washed in a sink. This makes the cleaning quick and simple.

A floating hinge

This is a problem with contact grills that press down and cook on the top and bottom of the food. A floating hinge makes sure that the food cook well on both sides. A Floating switch is mostly is especially important when it comes to grilles used for cooking sandwiches. This is because if the lid does not sit evenly on the top layer of the bread, it could press melted filling out from one side.

Long cord

To ensure you are not constrained near the electrical outlet, make sure the cord length allows you to work comfortably.

Portability

The electric grill should be reasonably portable to ensure that you are able to carry it every time of use without much hassle.

Possible choices

To further help you buy the best grill. We have listed a couple of possible candidates below;

  • Cuisinart 5-in-1 Griddler
  • Lodge LPGI3 Cast Iron Reversible Grill
  • Proctor Silex Panini Press
  • Zojirushi EB-CC15 Indoor Electric
  • Tayama TG-868 Non-Stick Electric Indoor Grill

The above listed are just meant to hint you in the right direction. They are in no way the only electric grills you should buy.