360 Grill™ Holiday Edition
Your secret weapon to making holiday cooking fun, healthy & a little easier
One of the biggest challenges people deal with during the holidays (besides dealing with relatives, of course) is how to cook such big meal and still have everything done at once. At best, you have a double oven in your kitchen and can bake two dishes at the same time, but with all the dishes that require an oven, that’s still barely enough.
A good way to relieve the stress of making so many courses is to use your small appliances to ease up on the number of dishes you’re putting in the oven. The 360 Grill™ is a perfect appliance to fit the bill, since it does the work of three appliances in one. With removable plates for grilling, baking and even quesadillas, you can use the grill to make side dishes, cook alternate main dishes if you have a vegetarian or non-turkey eater at the table, and even feed the kids and football watchers an afternoon snack as they wait for the big meal.
Grilling
Not everyone is a huge fan of turkey, so often you need at least one alternate main dish for the vegetarians, vegans and other non-turkey eaters at the table. Since the oven is probably going to be in use, it may be better to plan for a dish that can be grilled instead.
Simply adjust the bar at the back of your grill to angle the slope, attach your grill plates and you’re ready to make your non-turkey eaters really happy – and a little healthier, since fat and grease will drain with the help of the patented slope. With the 106 Sq. In. cooking surface, you have enough room for around 5 – 6 servings at once, so all your guests can be happy with their main course.
Another great idea for using the grill plates of the 360 Grill™ is to do a grilled side dish instead of a baked side dish. Not only do you free up oven space, but you also give your guests a new spin on their traditional favorites. For a great recipe that gives a Thanksgiving mainstay a little grilled makeover, look at the recipe in this month’s newsletter.
Baking
With an easy-to-use slide temperature control, you can still have the precise control you need for baking, just like you would in the oven. Casseroles and side items can all be cooked using the 360 Grill™, so you can use it to take up some of the slack from your oven. Simply adjust the bar at the back of the grill to lay it flat, attach the bake plate and cook whatever you need. This way, you can have more dishes finish just before the meal so everything is piping hot and tasting its best.
Thanksgiving Day Snacks
While you’re in the kitchen trying to figure out how to get everything done for dinner, the rest of the family is probably busy playing, watching football and enjoying the time away from work and school. So how do you keep massive hunger from taking hold before the big meal? Simply use your 360 Grill™ to whip up a few snacks that will keep the hunger at bay without stuffing everyone before the turkey.
The removable quesadilla plates are ideal for this. With a few minutes of prep time to throw some tasty fillings into the tortilla, you have 6, hot, stuffed quesadillas in just 4 minutes. Simply lay the grill flat using the adjustable angle bar in the back, fill your quesadillas and set the temperature control to medium high. You can also switch out to the grill plates and make up a quick batch of mini-burgers if the quesadillas won’t be enough. Between the two dishes, the family should be satisfied until you sit down to dinner.
Post-Thanksgiving Leftovers
After the big meal, there’s always a lot of food leftover to pack your fridge and it’s always a question of how to get creative so you end up using everything. For all that leftover turkey, you can chop it up with some Colby/Jack cheese and make a tasty plate of quesadillas or slice it thin with some swiss cheese and roasted red peppers for a delicious Panini. You can also do a shepherd’s pie in the bake pan filled with your leftover veggies and topped with the leftover mashed potatoes. For leftovers, it’s all about getting creative with what you have.
Whether you use just one of the ideas above or several, you can free up your ovens for the bigger tasks, cut down on the time actually spent in the kitchen cooking and, most importantly, decrease your stress level in making such a big meal. Plus, with dishwasher-safe removable plates and accessories, cleanup is easy – so you can relax after dinner is over instead of spending long hours in the kitchen cleaning.
