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I love this machine. It's hot, it's fast, and it makes the crunchiest thin sandwiches in minutes. I use the olive spray on the outsides, and either ham, turkey or chicken slices, or grilled veggies, all with a little cheese on the insides. Thin tomato slices with some mozzerella and basil leaves are also great as well as a little brie with just about anything. Use your imagination. I like the idea of the small, gourmet style sandwiches for today's eating. The flatter the bread, the better but the pain rustique bread at Costco works quite well too. Just measure each slice about 2 1/2 inches wide, cut it in half horizontally and fill. Or the straight grilled slices make great crostini and I just top it with an olive spread or a tomato, garlic and basil bruschetta, or a tuscan white bean spread with rosemary. Make them any size you wish. Guests love them with a nice Chianti either for an appetizer or a snack. I will keep my grill for panini and not use it for meat. It's easy to clean; I usually wipe it with a paper towel. It's truly a quality piece of work and I'm totally satisfied with my purchase.
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I love this machine. It's hot, it's fast, and it makes the crunchiest thin sandwiches in minutes. I use the olive spray on the outsides, and either ham, turkey or chicken slices, or grilled veggies, all with a little cheese on the insides. Thin tomato slices with some mozzerella and basil leaves are also great as well as a little brie with just about anything. Use your imagination. I like the idea of the small, gourmet style sandwiches for today's eating. The flatter the bread, the better but the pain rustique bread at Costco works quite well too. Just measure each slice about 2 1/2 inches wide, cut it in half horizontally and fill. Or the straight grilled slices make great crostini and I just top it with an olive spread or a tomato, garlic and basil bruschetta, or a tuscan white bean spread with rosemary. Make them any size you wish. Guests love them with a nice Chianti either for an appetizer or a snack. I will keep my grill for panini and not use it for meat. It's easy to clean; I usually wipe it with a paper towel. It's truly a quality piece of work and I'm totally satisfied with my purchase.
BalasHapusUndoubtedly, the Earl of Sandwich never dreamed of these mighty little morsels that have crossed the ocean from Italy and are now found here in bistros and take-outs. Another good place to find them we've discovered is at home - if you have this Krups grill. Panini, as most know are delectable cheese and meat sandwichs (think prosciutto and mozarella) that are toasted on a grill, flattened to a slim configuration. This Krups grill has nonstick plates on both top and bottom, so it's easy-clean. Very much like all of the other Krups products I've used it is well made - no wobble (we have a waffle iron that appears to dance). And, it's multi-purpose - great for burgers, chicken breasts. Kudos to Krups for this one!
BalasHapusI recieved this grill as a gift this week. There are just not enough words to describe how wonderful this grill is. I have long loved the grilled panini sandwich since my time in Rome. When the panini sandwiches started poping up here in the U.S. at up scale cafes and markets I was overjoyed. And now to be able to enjoy them at home is a dream come true. The grill is smooth to operate and clean up is a breeze. My sandwiches come out perfectly grilled and even better than some of the commercially grilled ones I have bought.If you are a fan of the panini sandwich this item is a must!!!!
BalasHapusThe cookbook is a very nice addition, but let your imgination run wild.
I got my Krups grill for Christmas, I have wanted one for quite awhile. It makes perfect panini, and grilled cheese, but last night for New Year's eve we tried 2 bacon wrapped (1 1/4 inch thick) beef tenderloins. My rule of thumb with steaks (rare to medium rare)is about 3 minutes per side at VERY high heat. I have a Weber Genesis grill (outside of course) and in about 15 minutes it can reach over 500 degrees. Unfortunately this Krups does not come with any recipes (Other than the non-Krups, but delightful cookbook that does come with it.) so there is some guess work involved. But since it does also get VERY hot, and since the lid (Unlike George F's plastic) is HEAVY, I figured
BalasHapusabout 3.5 minutes for the steaks. They turned out perfect!
Perfect crossed grill marks, just make sure you preheat until the light goes out.
I highly recommend this product, even considering the one
voice that expressed concern about the lack of a grease drain.
I will just not cook foods with high grease. Simple.
After eatin a panini at y local starbucks I have tried to find a machine that will help me make these at home. I searched and all I kept finding were ... machines for commercial use. Well this machine at [money] still seems a little over what I wanted to pay . Well i bought the machine and it works great. Even works with stuffed pitas, quesadilleas, any type of sandwich. This machine is great
BalasHapusThis little machine has been an absolute TIMESAVER. We grill chicken breast, stick them on a hearty bread with some fresh mozzarella and red pepper and balsamic, spray a little olive oil on the outside of the sandwich and stick it on the grill for a couple of minutes and you've got an incredibly delicious and easy meal. Forget plain old grilled cheese... this simple to use, fast to heat up, sharp looking machine gets goat cheese and red pepper, chicken and cheddar, proscioutto with fresh mozzarella and basil in our house! As previously mentioned, quesadillas work well here as do any type of not-too-fatty grilled meat. This is the closest I've come to being able to make Italian style panini as one would find in Roma or Firenze.
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