CatsCube Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 For those of you who dont have a panini maker, you so have to get one. I did thing it might be a bit of a fad thing that wopuldnt get used very much but I have found a multitide of uses for it. The first is the obvious, paninis. Although I tend to use those part cooked bagettes and stick things like bacon, brie and cranberry sauce in them. mmm my fav! But also I have now discovered many more uses. For example this week Im making BLT sandwiches for my others half sandwiches for work. Now normally I find cooking bacon under the grill takes about 15 mins (electic) and then you have the hastle of cleaning the grill pan when you have baken on fat. Well I decided to stick the rashers of bacon in the panini maker, and sure enough perfect pieces of crispy bacon in under 2 mins!!!! and the flat panels wipe clean easily with a cloth as they teflon. Also I stick garlic bread on it to toast, and sometimes grate a little cheese on it to make cheese of toast. again no scrubbing melted burnt cheese off the grill, and it cooks in little over a min. evenly toasting it. As you may remember I also toasted marshmallows on it recently. It really is amazing for doing loads of quick snack foods. Its like a sandwich maker and george forman grill in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Another Omlet "must have"! The volume of bacon butties my permanently starving thin as a rake sons eat is alarming....sounds the perfect thing. I can't abide the mess when they use the grill.....neither of them like it microwaved.....and it takes too long in the oven. We had a George Formby....but it broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I can't abide the mess when they use the grill.....neither of them like it microwaved.....and it takes too long in the oven. We had a George Formby....but it broke. Call me oldfashioned but I fry bacon in a frying pan Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I love my panini maker - I managed to bag a large one that will take 4 rounds of loaf bread on ebay last year. Think I paid a tenner for it, only used once. Must admit I'm not very adventurous with it - but it's great for making big piles of toasted sandwiches to feed the ravening hordes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
