George Foreman Grill
The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, commonly known as the George Foreman Grill, is an indoor, electrically-heated grill manufactured by Salton, Inc. George Foreman, a former champion boxer, is the main spokesperson for the grill. Since its introduction in 1994, over 80 million Foreman grills have been sold.[1]
Reception
Foreman has made over 150 million dollars from the sales of his grills, an amount that is more than he earned as a boxer.[1]
The company has created many different sizes and designs for the grill since it was first made. These include "The Champ" which was the first grill produced, a family size grill, and a "Super Large" grill that has 144 inches of grilling space.[2] There is also a deep fryer[3] and roaster.[4]
A website made an April Fools' Day joke by claiming to sell a USB version of the grill called the "iGrill."[5][6] The fake product was advertised as a grill that can be plugged into a computer and turned on by someone on the Internet.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Interview with George Foreman about his entrepreneurial success". StartupStudio. 26 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ↑ "George Foreman Grill : Official Grill Site : Knock Out the Fat Show Our Products". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ "George Foreman Grill : Official Grill Site : Knock Out the Fat Show George Foreman Grill : Official Grill Site : Knock Out the Fat Show Lean Mean Fryer". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ "George Foreman Grill : Official Grill Site : Knock Out the Fat Show George Foreman Grill : Official Grill Site : Knock Out the Fat Show Grill & Roast". Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ ThinkGeek. "George Foreman USB iGrill". ThinkGeek.
- ↑ "Top 10 weirdest USB devices ever". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-04.