These two appliances are actually more different than you’d think at first glance. Electric grills are faithful reproductions of traditional grills — a cooking surface above a heat source with a lid that creates convective heat when closed — whereas George Foreman grills are more like a panini press or contact grill that steams food. With electric apartment grills, there’s also a slight chance of small and short-lived flames rising toward your food when drippings vaporize on the radiant element (this isn’t necessarily a drawback; it actually results in more smoky flavors). George Foreman grills, on the other hand, can never produce flames when used properly because they channel drippings out of the unit and into a drip tray. That’s the main reason George Foreman grills are approved for indoor use and most electric grills for an apartment or condo are not.