I accidentally pre-heated my George Foreman grill with the drip trays inside the grill. They completely melted down on the upper and lower grill. I was able to remove the melted plastic easily. I would like to know if it is safe to use the grill now.
By Dorothy from Melbourne, FL
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The best thing to do is call George Foreman customer service for that answer. You can also order replacement parts from them:
Phone Number: 800-738-0245
(Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, E.T.)
Doesn't sound like you need replacement parts but I don't know why you couldn't still use it if you washed in down really good as long as you got all the plastic off it. I wouldn't be afraid to use it.
I'd follow Deeli's suggestion & call the company to be sure it's ok to use it. You may have gotten all the melted plastic off the grill, but I'd want to be sure it didn't "cook" some of the burning plastic chemicals into the non-stick surface? Better safe than sorry on this! :(
My step-dad cooked something in their George Foreman grill one time & didn't clean it out like he was supposed to. It got put back into the cabinet & when my mom finally tracked the bad smell in the kitchen to it, there were maggots in it when she opened it. Totally freaked her out, she threw the whole thing in the trash!
I asked her why she didn't just clean & disinfect it & she said she'd never be able to eat anything cooked in it again (no matter how clean it was), because of the mental image. I guess I can't blame her, but I'd sure have thought twice about throwing it away, this was back when they were really expensive.
TXBetty, since the drip trays were melted Dorothy most likely will need the replacement trays unless she just wants to use a homemade aluminum foil boat ;-) I reiterate that it's better to know from the company itself if the grill plate is still safe to use. Who knows what melted chemicals might have seeped into the coating of the plate :-(
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