I’ve been hassled a bit about posting so I figured it was time to get one of my recent thoughts off my chest about the subtle benefits of a vegan lifestyle. Last year, I talked a bit about my love affair with the George Foreman grill, and while I was using it today to cook up some more of those tasty Gardenburgers, I had a revelation: there’s no dripping fat!
This is probably a revelation I and many other vegans have had before, but I think it’s worth stepping back for at least a short moment to think about. The grill in question
No, I went vegetarian more than four years ago so I never had the experience of cooking meat on a Foreman grill but if anybody has pan fried a piece of steak you’ll know how much fat drips out of these things. That’s exactly why the Foreman grills home with those gross little grease catching trays for the fat to slide into.
Veggie burgers? No grease at all. Just flip one on the surface and nothing drips off. There may be a bit of steam but nothing that smells funny or isn’t soluble in water. Sure, it may be a small thing, but today I was riding my bicycle (indoors) and thinking “I’m so glad I’m not still putting that crap in my body.”
Happy eating!
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You know, I never thought about it either, until my (now ex-)boyfriend cooked a Bubba Burger on it and it was DISGUSTING. I’m so glad that my food doesn’t create a fat river!
I agree with you! The George Forman is a fabulous piece of equipment, and I am so happy my veggie burgers don’t produce of pool of grease every time I cook them!
Thanks for the comment, nicole, I was actually just cooking waffles on it last night,
hey cheers for that… very informative – i’ve added your blog to my netvibes account – thanks
In a health sense, it’s great. In a convenience sense, it’s bad. I don’t know if you have a fancier version than me but the burgers stick when I cook them. I always have to spray on some olive oil. The same thing happens when I cook with MorningStar Farms crumbles.