Anyone cook bacon on this grill? Is the grease tray pretty large? Thanks, Kenny
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Yes and yes. Works great with bacon but I put paper towels or an old newspaper under the grill to catch any splatter.
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You could but, why would you? Bacon is best cooked on a flat even surface. Plus bacon already has grilled-smokey flavored already in the meat. Grease tray is plenty big enough to handle bacon but I would not cook bacon on a grill unless it was wrapped around another meat.
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Kenny, I haven't tried bacon yet but intend to. I think the grease tray would be able to handle about half a pound of bacon but you must allow the grease to cool completely because it might slop over the sides lifting it out of the appliance.I usualy cook bacon in a fairly hot oven pouring off the grease half way along and watching the meat fairly closely til it is done to my taste which is crispy.
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It is great for a lot of bacon. The square shape makes the slices easy to fit. The whole pan heats pretty evenly, but I still move the outside ones to the middle when I cook a bunch. If the bacon is very fatty, I have poured some of the grease off while still cooking--the corners make it easy to pour safely. Then I carefully wipe any grease on the outside and put it back on the fire.
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When still hot, you can pour the grease out; once it hardens, you can wipe it out with paper towel. I run mine through the dishwasher, but washing by hand in hot soapy water should work just fine. We use ours 2-3 times a week. I love it & am amazed how much grease comes out of 6 slices of bacon.
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Bacon comes out perfect in Rocket Grill. I cut standard strips in half..get 5 or 6 in a pouch. Three minutes on frozen setting. Then I pour the bacon grease from the pouch into a skillet and cook my eggs...yeah, I'm a Southerner.
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Sorry, I've never tried regular bacon on it (I buy the fully cooked kind because I hate dealing with all the grease of regular bacon) but my guess is that while it would keep the bacon nice and flat and cook both sides at once, the "wells" for the grease would overflow unless you were just cooking 2-3 slices. Love my little Griddler; use it for so many things.
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As others point out--don't let the ineffective grease collection stop you from buying a great grill. My disposable pan that came w/grill was too mashed up from the very poor packaging for shipping to even use at all. And never found that size in store. I found a tin lid from a box of chocolates which fits. It's bigger than original tray so just sits over hole tray wd fit in. I cover that tin pan with alum. foil, and just take out foil and dispose when necessary, then recover w/new foil. Works fine.
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OK. here is a simple solution which I have known for so long. There is a tray underneath the grill. Pour water there before cooking. Then, you will not have a much spatter problem. Be careful though. Sometimes, too much oil gathers in the tray that it might spill over the tray (but it never happened so far). The amount the tray can hold is limited. Just pay attention while cooking the oily meats.
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I purchased as the adjustable grill was good fir cooking chicken. Dies an excellent job but the grease tray us horrible. Parts to replace thus grill is another issue. If you have purchase, good luck if not save yourself a huge headache.
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It is not deep enough to fry bacon, the grease would drip over the edges. However, it is perfect for pancakes and grilled cheese sandwiches. I highly recommend it. Hope this helps.
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There is a small grease catcher tray that goes under the front lip of the grill. It was missing when we bought ours at a thrift store, but I have seen them on others. I just put a plate under the front lip. Some of the juices are great for making gravy.
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We caught one on fire one time cooking bacon under the broiler. Of course it was the grease that caught fire but it ruined the mat and was pretty scary.
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Robert--sorry for the delay. We were out yesterday. The lip is 3/8" and is plenty high. There is a large hole for fat drainage with a plastic catch-pan. We've had no problems; however, we don't cook bacon or sausage, only pancakes, eggs, etc., so we may not be the best ones to ask. We've found that the Broil King is the best we've found. our daughter and son-in-law have 5 kids and they've burned out so many griddles over the years, we finally decided to get them one like we have. They love it. Hope this helps. --Steve
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The grease drain should be built in into the grill below the burners. I wouldn't put one between the griddle and the burner.
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I do two things to make it easier. First, I put a piece of paper towel on the bottom tray. This makes clean-up better. Then, I place the bacon tray on a microwave safe tray and remove that with the bacon tray because it doesn't get hot. I love the way it does bacon. It's perfect for us because four pieces of bacon fit perfectly. Hope this helps. :)
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I make one large hamburger in it. The heat is great and it does a good job. Two steaks.....well I do think its a bit small for that.I have a larger counter top grill that I use for more then one item.
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The grease is supposed to run to the back, then to the downspout in the middle of the back. It does. Once, the down-spout got clogged, and I got a small puddle there, but it was only there. I have never had problems with the grease puddling where the food is cooking. MUCH better than George Foreman's grill. Just wipe it down occasionally, especially the track along the back.
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First I do love this tray. It will cook 4 slices of bacon sometimes 5 if you lay them length wise and its a thick slice. No room for more than that. If you lay then the width you can cook more but u have to scrunch them in. I hope this review helped you. :)