George Foreman Grill - Fat Redution?

DarkFlutter
DarkFlutter Posts: 336 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I made turkey burgers last night for the first time in my new GF grill.
Anyone know if it really reduces the fat...and by how much?

The turkey burger package (frozen patty) says 15g fat.
Wondering if the GF really reduces that or not.

Help please!

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  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    I think the 'fat reduction' is just that the juices run down the slope and off the grill, away from the food. I wouldn't it expect it has much more of a fat reducing effect than any cooking method where you don't consume the run-off juices. So I would just log it as 'turkey burger, cooked' or whatever is in the database. There's not a lot of fat in most turkey burgers, anyway.
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    George Foreman grills are not made to reduce a certain percentage of fat or calories from a piece of meat. The grill is designed to reduce fat as much as possible and this varies every time the grill is used.

    http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2133314#ixzz21e79W7KO


    I'm going to assume that means you might have to measure/weigh, after you cook your burgers?
  • alexis831
    alexis831 Posts: 469 Member
    Yes it does! How much? No way of knowing only guessing. Another good way is rinsing your meat too if you have hamburger/turkey meat. I use 73% lean however the tray on our large grill is FULL to the rim with fat after I am done with only 4 burgers (1 pound of meat) so it at least is bumping my meat to 83% possibly more. I usually track it as 83%. How much fat was in your receptacle? You can always weigh it if you were curious and see how many grams it is. Just be careful that other things are not in their too and if there is other things in their you take them into consideration.
  • DarkFlutter
    DarkFlutter Posts: 336 Member
    Didn't think to weigh it last night.
    I made 6 burgers (frozen patties) and had about 4 oz of fat/water at the end (kept pouring it into a cup).
    Just wondered if I could change the fat amount for the burger or not.
    Sounds like not :0( Didn't realize the turkey burgers would still have 15g fat.
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    15g of fat isn't that high. Are you on a strict low-fat diet?
  • DarkFlutter
    DarkFlutter Posts: 336 Member
    15g of fat isn't that high. Are you on a strict low-fat diet?
    No. But if a beef burger is 18g fat...I might as well as eat that.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i fry mine in fat. omg why wouldn't you eat it??! so delicious.
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    15g of fat isn't that high. Are you on a strict low-fat diet?
    No. But if a beef burger is 18g fat...I might as well as eat that.

    I agree with you there. Turkey burgers are not my thing. :tongue:
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