Every time a new kitchen gadget comes out, it claims to the one appliance that you'll use every day. The informercial for the GT Xpress 101 makes that claim, so 10 News decided to put it to the test.The GT Xpress 101 looks a little like a George Forman Grill, but instead of a grill it has two wells to heat food."Life Around The Bay" anchor Marty Matthews decided to try a few of the recipes included with the GT Xpress 101. She started with breakfast--and a sandwich called the Breakfast Biscuit Bake. She put a couple of refrigerated buscuits in each well, then covered the biscuits with an egg, cheese and bacon. The final step was to close the lid and wait. After about seven minutes of cooking, Marty opened the GT Xpress 101 and the Biscuit Bake looked pretty good. And our testers in the control room thought it tasted pretty good, too.Next, Marty tried a dinner recipe--an asparagus steak rollup. She rolled cheese and asparagus in a thin top sirloin steak, and put the rollups in the GT Xpress 101. Again, after seven minutes of cooking, the rollups looked promising. Photojournalist Casey Cumley put down his camera and picked up a fork and declared the dish pretty good.Finally, Marty and Reginald Roundtree tried a dessert dish--an individual cake. They used regular cake mix--but only about a quarter of the package. They poured half of the mixture in each well and added a snack-sized candy bar to the middle of the batter. It was a trick shown on the GT Xpress 101 infomercial. After seven minutes of cooking, the cakes came out perfectly.10 News bought the GT Xpress 101 at Target for $39.99.
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You've probably seen a few informercials that seem too good to be true. Recently 10 News saw one for the GT Xpress 101 we had to test out. It's supposed to help you whip up breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert--and everything in between. 10 News decided to try it before you buy it.
