A new year means people all over the world are making New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more and generally take better care of their health.
One way to make the healthy eating part easier is by grilling your food – lean cuts of meat or even vegetables can be grilled with no effort with the Tefal Optigrill, a product which has been sitting on my kitchen counter top since I was sent one for review last June. I’ve been using my Optigrill grill regularly ever since, and as I’m currently trying to shift the few extra pounds put on in 2014 I use it even more.
One of my current favourite dishes is to marinade some chicken breasts in a little olive oil mixed with Chipotle seasoning, press the on button on my Optigrill, wait for it to beep that it’s ready, plonk the marinated chicken breasts on the tray, close the lid and wait. Served sliced with some protein-rich quinoa and a generous helping of steamed vegetables it’s a perfect, filling, low calorie meal.
Besides cooking meat perfectly it’s super easy to clean; just wait for the Optigrill to cool, disassemble the cooking plates and put them in the dishwasher along with the drip tray. No fuss!
The Tefal Optigrill uses “Automatic Sensor Cooking” technology which immediately detects the number of items placed on the grill and their thickness, and adjusts the temperature and cooking time automatically. An indicator light allows you to monitor your cooking directly: Blue then green at the start of cooking, then yellow when the food is rare, orange when it is medium and red if you like your food well-done.
- 6 cooking programmes (red meat, poultry, fish, sausages, hamburgers and sandwiches/panini or bacon) to automatically adapt the temperature to each type of food and cook it perfectly.
- 2 cooking modes: one for frozen food, plus a manual mode that lets you cook anything the way you want.
- 600cm2 cooking surface (capacity 2 to 4 people), with non-stick die-cast aluminium plates.
- Large juice tray and 7° angled plates to ensure the cooking juices run off.
The Tefal Optigrill now comes in a gorgeous, sleek black colour, and I am delighted to announce that they have offered one of my readers the chance to win one!
To learn more about the Optigrill visit their website and for cooking inspiration find them on Twitter and Facebook.
HOW TO ENTER
For your chance to win a new black Tefal Optigrill RRP £149.99 enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!
TERMS & CONDITIONS
This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 48 hours of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.
The prize is offered and provided by TefalUK. The prize is a new black Tefal Optigrill RRP £149.99. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.
There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this giveaway. The promoter (Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary) reserves the right to cancel or amend the give away and these terms and conditions without notice.
Entry into our giveaways will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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Closing date is midnight on Monday 19 January 2015 (GMT) and the winner will be announced that day.
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Dislosure: This is not a paid post, although Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent a Tefal Optigrill for review. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Photographs provided by TefalUK.
Mum of three, daydream adventurer, OU Life Sciences graduate, occasional crafter, ex-pat Canadian & quite possibly Britain's most northerly food blogger.
maggie riordan says
Lean lamb chops, yum
vanessa humphries says
Steak and onions yum
Solange says
Steak
louise mcnicol says
Lots of things, but firstly steak of course.
Em S says
Some chicken breasts after marinating them in teriyaki flavours.
alice lightning says
it would be a juicy pork chop
Chris Fletcher says
I would have to christen the thing with a juicy steak!
Ellen Stafford says
Some lovely steak
LEAH SULLIVAN says
Some chicken kebabs x
paul martin says
Would be a mixed grill
Tracey Morton says
I’d do some veggie kebabs with Halloumi cheese along with some large stuffed mushrooms. x
claire little says
STEAK
Sarah Mills says
CHICKEN
john hatrey says
Aubergene and cougette
carla mills says
A nice fat steak for me. Mmmmmm . xx
Diane Wood says
I cook a nice steak for my fella to butter him up – then remind him he ‘promised’ me I could get another dog
Alison Campbell says
some yummy tuna steaks
Naomi Harrison says
A nice big steak for my lovely husband. (I am veggie)
Joy Dehany says
Salmon steaks with chilli and lime for the family.
Tracy Ashwin says
I’d throw on some chicken breasts that have been marinated in a ginger and garlic sauce.
jun mo says
Chicken breasts
Cecilia says
mmm, maybe some squid
Aimee Wright says
Veggie burgers 🙂
Amy Houghton says
cant pick, theres too much choice 🙂
chirag P says
Tandoori Salmon Fillets
Debbie Preston says
I would cook chicken and sausages
Kelly Summerfield says
All sorts, I have a baby about to be weaned, a toddler, a fussy husband and I’m trying to follow a diet plan, so any extra help in the kitchen would be appreciated! A healthy fry up sounds nice .. & toasted sandwiches 🙂
anthony martin says
loads of stuff but salmon steaks for starters x
Vikki Franks says
Cinnamon coated pineapple for a healthy but delicious dessert
Sara Yarnell says
What wouldn’t I cook in it?!!…..I think I’d get a lot of use out of this, I would certainly cook chicken breasts, salmon fillets, steak, bacon, sausages…..you name it, I think I’d cook it in the Tefal Optigrill!!
Tobys proud mummy says
As I am trying this year to shake off my mummy tummy and get fit I would grill up some delicious salmon fillets infused with lime and some garlic and lemon king prawns yummy xx
Zoey Deacon says
steak
Chris Williams says
chicken or steak
Petra Hora says
lamb chops
Lisa Houston says
I would love to make a steak in it
sarah says
a juicy steak
felicity smith says
chicken with thai spices
Jon says
steak
lucy carter says
Steak
Jamie Berwick says
Succulent sausages from my local farmshop…mmmmm
Tracey Gwynne says
I would love to try Teriyaki Salmon fillets
Sarah Morris says
I would grill either steak or chicken, so I could be healthy and have it with a nice green salad.
christy spencer says
I would cook a healthy fry up, sausage, bacon and mushrooms yumx