Though the George Foreman Grill was first introduced as a, well, indoor grill, I rarely use it that way–though now that the outside grill has crashed and burned, that may all change.

But having this countertop appliance has been wonderful during this period of cooking with out a kitchen. Because my George Foreman Grill came with 5 Plates, I can use it to do everything from grill meat to make omelets to cook up waffles. But I think my favorite use for it has been to make grilled cheese.

You’d think that without a stove or a griddle, it would be impossible to make grilled cheese. But this handy contraption not only makes grilled cheese that my kids are always asking for seconds for, but it does it in, like, three minutes. This is a quick, easy and cheap dinner for us.

If you’d like to try your hand at making grilled cheese this way, you’ll need the “steak grill” plate on the top and the “bake” plate on the bottom.

Heat up the grill until it’s ready to go, and then you simply make grilled cheeses like you would in a traditional pan.

Place slices of cheese between bread, put a pat of butter on each side of the sandwich, then place in the George Foreman grill and close the top.

About a minute later, flip the sandwich so you can get nice “grill” marks on both sides of the sandwich.

In less than three minutes, dinner is ready.

With regular-sized, square pieces of bread, I find that I can make three grilled cheese sandwiches at once.

Do you have a George Foreman grill and, if so, how do you best use it?