Basic Structure

• The grill has two surfaces connected by a hinge. The top and bottom plates of the grill have heating elements. Food cooks between the top and bottom plates.
  
  

Right Angles

• The angled bottom plate of the original Foreman grill allows unwanted fat and grease from food to flow into a catch tray beneath the front of the grill. This plate is adjustable in some models to switch the grill to different cooking modes.
  
  

Grill Surface

• The top and bottom grill have raised patterns in the surface. In addition to imprinting the foods with attractive grill marks, the channel design encourages the flow of fat from all angles, impeding absorption of grease or fat.
  
  

Weight

• The top plate of the grill has enough weight to hold food in place during cooking. If it were lighter, it would still put grill marks on the food but lighter items would slide off the angled lower plate.