Look what I got over the weekend...

[AnnieC]

Okay I don't usually fall for these types of things, but we'll see how it goes.

I was at a home and garden show over the weekend and there was a guy there doing a demo with these. The chicken he was making tasted great! The only thing is, he was cooking it over a low gas flame, and he had the chicken thawing over the electric range. I have an electric range and he promised me that it would cook better than the gas one. Now he could have just been saying that, but I don't know. Check it out:

http://www.simplygoodstuff.com/stovetop_grill.html

It was $20, and like I said the chicken was good. He said you can even use it on flat top stoves (I just have a regular stove). Hmm. So I'm excited to use it. You put water in the ring and you can add cloves and spices to the ring. You can also buy liquid smoke and add it for that "smoky grill taste." We have a charcoal grill but it takes too long to heat up, so this is a great indoor alternative. The George Foreman grill I have sucks for the most part, so I'll give this a whirl. If it sucks then I guess it'll end up at my parents' next yard sale.

[Grape*Antler]

Wow, thats neat. I love kitchen gadgets! Please let me know what you think of it.

[buggykong]

Thats what they use for Korean tabletop bbq . That grill on top of a small stove.

[Eva37]

have you had chance to use it yet?? was it any good??
eva

[Wendy M.]

Looks pretty neat! Did you try it out yet? If so, how was it??

[AnnieC]

I haven't used it yet. I'd like to go to the grocery store and buy some of the liquid smoke he was using during the demo. I think it would be pretty bland without it.

[KatCarney]

I haven't used it yet. I'd like to go to the grocery store and buy some of the liquid smoke he was using during the demo. I think it would be pretty bland without it.

Come on now...let's getting cooking Annie! I want to know if that thing works.

Try some veggies on it, too.

[AnnieC]

Okay about the grill. I tried it again last night and it was good. The first time I used it (last week), I took the chicken breasts out of the package and put them right on the grill. They cooked unevenly and I wasn't very happy with the results. They were Perdue breasts so they were thick and bulky. Well yesterday I pounded them out so they were all of even thickness. Then I marinated them in A1 Teriyaki sauce and Montreal Chicken Seasoning from McCormick.

The grill says to preheat on medium high and then cook on medium, but I left it on medium high and it worked well. The marinade, because of the sugars, burned onto the grill, but it didn't damage the grill or affect the taste of the chicken. Oh yeah, you're supposed to use liquid in the flavor ring (I use water), and to that I also added some liquid smoke (you can find it with the BBQ sauces and marinades) for that "grill" taste.

The chicken was really moist! I was very surprised at the results. DBF said to make it again soon. I still have some experimenting to do but overall I am very pleased.

[KatCarney]

Thanks for the update! Next time, take a picture of the meal, so we can see what it looks like

[Jashobeam]

I had one something like that, but it was higher in the middle, so the food didn't want to cook! Glad yours works

[AnnieC]

Yep mine is a dome shape. I find that on medium-high heat it gets nice and hot and the food cooks evenly. Also pounding it out helps a lot too. I'm going to try it again tonight and see how it goes. Then if I can figure out how to post a picture I'll do that.

[Eva37]

so pleased that your new machine work well
n

[magiccitymama]

Oh yeah, you're supposed to use liquid in the flavor ring (I use water), and to that I also added some liquid smoke (you can find it with the BBQ sauces and marinades) for that "grill" taste.

Ah, good old liquid smoke. We have a baked beans recipe that calls for this.

I see a lot of these stovetop rings at thrift stores. Glad you enjoyed yours. We got one of those cast iron "grills" that you lay across the burners (Rachel Ray uses one a lot) and we're not too impressed with it. I guess I love to grill outside so much that it's just a poor substitute.

[AnnieC]

Agreed. I'll take my charcoal grill over this thing any day!

I'm just tired of shake n bake so this was a nice change. Summer's coming soon though so we can go back to our Weber!