Sanyo Smokeless Indoor Electric Grill Model# HPS-SG3

Indoor electric grills are limited in how much heat they can generate and therefore their size. Many people, however, are limited to using indoor grills and there are a lot to choose from. This indoor grill from Sanyo offers a basic operation and large size for a very good price (for as little as $40USD online). This isn't one of those big, designer indoor grills, loaded with extras, coated in stainless steel, and promising the world. But that is what makes this a great little grill. It has an open grate so you get a more authentic grilling experience and it is simple to use and easy to clean.

Indoor grills really are a poor substitute for the outdoor variety. They heat up slowly, do not give you an authentic grilled flavor and are typically too small to cook for a large number of people. On the other hand, more and more people in this world are confined to an indoor electric grill. The Sanyo Indoor Electric Grill really is a simple and basic unit, but that is what makes it great. Costing under $50USD, this grill is cheap enough that you don't care that it isn't fancy. What it does though is work.

Let me tell you straight away that this grill isn't going to give you a meal in 20 minutes. It will probably be hot enough to cook on in 20 minutes and then you might be another 20 minutes getting your food cooked. If I may digress for a second you might want to get a large disposable aluminum pan to use as a lid. Not so much for when you are grilling but because it will hold in the heat and help this grill preheat much faster. The simple truth of electric grills is that it takes a lot of power to do some serious grilling and no one wants or is equipped to buy a 220 volt grill. This grill does as well as any other and for a better price than most.

Labeled as smokeless, the trick is to pour water into the drip pan of this grill so that drippings don't smoke. Oil and food on the cooking surface will produce smoke, so I would say Smokes Less no smokeless. If you have a fan in the kitchen I would turn it on or try opening a window. So while this indoor grill will produce smoke it does produce less than many others.

Really all I can say is that while limited as all electric grills are, this one is a great balance between good grilling abilities and a decent price. I would suggest buying it online because you can get a better price than most stores unless you can catch it on sale.