Toasted Sandwiches

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just tried ham, cheese, tomato and lettuce...in a panini machine but just with slices of bread so same idea really, I thought the tomato/lettuce would just go to mush with the heat but was quite nice and made them seem a bit healthier :p

mushroom and sausage or bacon might be nice but would have to fry the mushroom first i think...

and yeah, you need to be careful, a toastie can be just as dangerous as a pop-tart :o
 
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I thought the butter was standard...to stop it sticking to the plate?

I used to put the butter on the toastie machine but now butter the bread, for some reason
 
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Made a ham and cheese for lunch today. Specifically Wiltshire cured ham and Jarlsberg on white bloomer.

I just do mine in a pan rather than a machine.
 
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Are these things really worth it as I've been thinking about getting one for ages. I remember we had one when I was a kid and I remember we didn't have it long due to the mess they made and the need to clean it after each use that in the end it never got used.
 
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Are these things really worth it as I've been thinking about getting one for ages. I remember we had one when I was a kid and I remember we didn't have it long due to the mess they made and the need to clean it after each use that in the end it never got used.

I think they're great tbh. Get one with removable plates and they are easy to clean.

Pretty sure it's still called a toastie :p The end result is basically the same anyway!

I'm not seeing it, the machine crimps the bread and keeps the filling inside. Not sure how you do that in a pan!
 
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Yes - you need the compression and heat from the upper plate in a purpose machine to moltenize/melt the filling.

Our just has flat plates, so full slice, and you don't get much outflow, even if you don't reduce the filling much at the edge,
which, I guess you need to do with crimping ones too.
 
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I'm not seeing it, the machine crimps the bread and keeps the filling inside. Not sure how you do that in a pan!

Sure, you don't get the crimping effect in a pan but as far as I'm aware that doesn't stop it from being a toastie. A quick Google image check supports my hypothesis :)

Yes - you need the compression and heat from the upper plate in a purpose machine to moltenize/melt the filling.

A pan is very much capable of achieving melted filling.
 
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Yes - you need the compression and heat from the upper plate in a purpose machine to moltenize/melt the filling.

Our just has flat plates, so full slice, and you don't get much outflow, even if you don't reduce the filling much at the edge,
which, I guess you need to do with crimping ones too.

I always used to put mine on the George Foreman grill, like said it doesn't crimp the edges to seal but a ham, cheese and pickle sandwich was lovely, alas the George died a death and we never replaced it, keep hankering for a real toastie now after reading this dammit, can't justify another kitchen gadget.
 
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