The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine was a revolutionary concept conceived by Michael Boehm, an inventor in Illinois. Boehm envisioned a grill that would cook the food on ...

Yet for all his ring heroics, Foreman’s legacy might rest more on a kitchen appliance than a knockout punch. In 1994, he lent his name to the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine.

The Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine has sold over 100 million units. The company that produces it, Spectrum Brands, couldn’t have found a better celebrity to partner with.

In his teens, Foreman won a gold medal for boxing at the 1968 Olympics. A scowling mountain of a man, he pulverized Joe Frazier and became the heavyweight champ in 1973.

George Foreman's “Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine” was a hallmark of 90s late-night infomercials and the "fat-free" diet craze of the time.

In 1994, Foreman launched the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, better known as the George Foreman Grill, a convenient countertop grill with non-stick coating and grooved ...

The outlook didn't improve when the second royalty cheque for what would be named the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, paid just $2,500 US — less than the first cheque.

When heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman signed a profit-sharing deal in 1994 on the kitchen appliance with which he would become synonymous, his expectations were modest. Foreman was already ...