Best Review on Chefmate Sandwich Nonstick Upright Storage
I also bought this cheap at Target, and it is probably one of the most useful and most used kitchen appliances I own. Nothing takes any longer than five minutes to grill in it, and in most cases that's even too long. The other reviewers say it won't handle large bread slices, but that's not true. I don't know if it's deliberate design or happy convenience, but just place sandwiches made with wide bread slices in the middle instead of loading up two puny sandwiches, and grill as normal. It even comes out with a perforation down the middle to make it easier to cut in half.
Someone else mentioned a giant cheese mess, which did happen to me once, but that was because I was using processed cheese which is basically oil, so it runs like water at those temperatures. The few times I had a little bit of real cheese sticking out the sides, it stayed in a clump that slid right off the grill with the sandwich when removed leaving no mess behind. So just use real cheese, which is better anyway.
It also handles stacked sandwiches pretty well too. I made some really stuffed tuna melts with it, we're taking about half a can (before mayo and fixins) on each sandwich, and they came out clean without leaking or dripping cheese. The bread seemed to grill up a little better too.
So yeah, for my less than ten bucks this definitely rates five stars easy.
BalasHapusI also bought this cheap at Target, and it is probably one of the most useful and most used kitchen appliances I own. Nothing takes any longer than five minutes to grill in it, and in most cases that's even too long. The other reviewers say it won't handle large bread slices, but that's not true. I don't know if it's deliberate design or happy convenience, but just place sandwiches made with wide bread slices in the middle instead of loading up two puny sandwiches, and grill as normal. It even comes out with a perforation down the middle to make it easier to cut in half.
BalasHapusSomeone else mentioned a giant cheese mess, which did happen to me once, but that was because I was using processed cheese which is basically oil, so it runs like water at those temperatures. The few times I had a little bit of real cheese sticking out the sides, it stayed in a clump that slid right off the grill with the sandwich when removed leaving no mess behind. So just use real cheese, which is better anyway.
It also handles stacked sandwiches pretty well too. I made some really stuffed tuna melts with it, we're taking about half a can (before mayo and fixins) on each sandwich, and they came out clean without leaking or dripping cheese. The bread seemed to grill up a little better too.
So yeah, for my less than ten bucks this definitely rates five stars easy.
In fact, I got it for $7.00 at Target. For that price it is extremely worth it.
BalasHapusSure it is small and cannot accept very large or very thick bread - but that's fine for me.
Sure it can be awkward to clean if there's a cheese spill - but it is not really that hard (I just mop the cheese up when wet with a paper towel).
If all you want to do is make toasted sandwiches on "normal" sized bread then this is perfect and it seems to be sold very cheap at least at Target but not so cheap on Amazon.com.
I bought this sandwich maker as a little piece of nostalgia- in renemberance of my time abroad in college. We had one of these sandwich makers and practically lived off of ketchup and cheese sandwiches. Sounds odd I know, but when made in one of these sandwich presses they're actually kinda tasty. Anyhow I've been nothing but pleased with this little gadget. It's nothing fancy, but I'll be darned if it doesn't make the tastiest grilled cheese ever- and without any butter or oil to boot!
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