Sandwich toaster wanted

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Was looking to get a sandwich toaster as like my parents have

looking around on the net i have found 2 quite different candidates

Breville VST025 Sandwich Press
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and/or

Russell Hobbs 18023 Four Portion Sandwich Toaster
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the second one is the design i am used to.
the breville seems more of a multi purpose tool but i am concerned the actual normal bread cheese toastie in that:
-the plate is flat
-the sandwich isnt sealed
but it can obviously do a lot more than just sandwiches

any recommendations?
 
We've tried 3 of the second type you've posted and it has always resulted in a soggy toasted sandwich.
Had the first one you've posted and at last proper toasties although it can have a tenancy to slightly squash ones made with plain sliced bread rather than a panini but they still taste great.
 
VST025 has flat plates,never liked mine, as you couldn't properly seal a toasted sandwich like you could with sandwich maker with recessed plates.
 
It depends on what you actually have in your toasties as to what is going to be any good. I have an old toastie maker that does the sealing the edges thing. Essential for making them with fillings like beans. However, 90% of the time I just use the George Foreman grill for making them. Works fine for me, I mostly make cheese + something else toasties. Added bonus is that you can use it for all sorts of other uses, not just toasties and paninis.
 
Muban said:
It depends on what you actually have in your toasties as to what is going to be any good. I have an old toastie maker that does the sealing the edges thing. Essential for making them with fillings like beans. However, 90% of the time I just use the George Foreman grill for making them. Works fine for me, I mostly make cheese + something else toasties. Added bonus is that you can use it for all sorts of other uses, not just toasties and paninis.
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+1 on george foreman.

I've always found the ones that press the edges means you can't have much filling
 
Thanks for the replies

I am leaning to the grill design more now. Just maybe due to the scope of it
So you have the design I linked with flat bed or ridged grill

Again my parents had the ridged grill and I do remember it being a PITA to clean but I would expect it produces better results?
 
I've got the Breville.

Personally, I like it. It does normal toasties ok, but is superb at panini's, which I prefer. Cooks a mean bit of bacon as well.

The sealing toasters really owe their design to the fact that everyone used to use ordinary sliced bread which is uniform in shape. Nowadays with supermarket bakeries, breadmakers and all else, loads of different breads are used regularly like bloomer, farmhouse, tiger, baguette. A lot of the time when using these breads the old sealing toaster becomes redundant and a press or grill is by far the better choice.
 
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robfosters said:
I've got the Breville.

Personally, I like it. It does normal toasties ok, but is superb at panini's, which I prefer. Cooks a mean bit of bacon as well.

The sealing toasters really owe their design to the fact that everyone used to use ordinary sliced bread which is uniform in shape. Nowadays with supermarket bakeries, breadmakers and all else, loads of different breads are used regularly like bloomer, farmhouse, tiger, baguette. A lot of the time when using these breads the old sealing toaster becomes redundant and a press or grill is by far the better choice.
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thats i guess what i was trying to think of, if i would use normal sliced bread or other bread products.
not having one means i dont really know what im missing
 
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