I was able to get a great sear on

grills with the special extra-hot "sear" function and, just for fun, this, to try on an induction burner

I wanted to be able to grill thick rib-eye steaks indoors -- rare/medium-rare, with a nice brown sear

Yes, it takes 3-4 minutes a side, as opposed to the Foreman grill's 2.5 minutes total, but the sear is definitely better