Toastie maker

[2sp_]

Can anyone recommend a toastie maker?

I'm looking for one that will do at least 2 toasties at a time and have removable plates for cleaning.

Don't want to spend a fortune, maybe up to £30ish.

[murraymints]

I still have the old breville..no removeable plates but wipes clean easily

[gness]

2sp. I got fed up cleaning mine so I now use those bags you put in your toaster. Perhaps not such nice toasties though.

[2sp_]

I've had a succession of cheapy ones from Tesco (other supermarkets are available) that have lasted a wee while before blowing up due to melted cheese dripping into the electrics.

In two minds to carry on buying "disposable" toastie machines or get a decent one that will outlive me.

Also, am loosing the will to live cleaning the buggers.

[friedgreentomato]

I use my george foreman whilst it won't cut them like a Breville - you can make yummy panini's and of course cook burgers, sausages etc.

[2sp_]

My new George Foreman is rubbish at making toasties.

[friedgreentomato]

really 2sp - I love toasties made in mine - what seems to be the problem?

[2sp_]

Doesn't seem to get hot enough, takes an age to cook, cheese escapes.

The old George was fine.

[vodkancoke]

2sp, maybe if cheese is in going in the electrics then you are maybe putting too much into it. I have this one which has removable plates:

http://www.breville.c...sandwich-toaster.html

[friedgreentomato]

ahh I have an older George - which tbh I barely use - but i keep it for those toastie moments

[2sp_]

Thanks for the link, V&C. That's pretty much what I'm looking for, I'll have a look on Amazon for one.

We probably are putting too much cheese in, but we do like a full toastie! The cheapy ones really aren't designed for a fuller sandwich.

[DTCwordfan]

A light diversion, 2sp....however the subject is related.

Lived in Holland in an old farmhouse with a lovely kitchen. My eldest daughter used to sit in her high chair at the end of the pine kitchen table and on her left, one of those combo tv and videos. She used to watch her beloved Teletubbies and then one or two young kids things off the vid.

One day it, the video part, packed up and my wife took it off into the local village to a tv shop for possible(?) repair. She picked it up about three days later being greeted by a humourless Dutch electrical engineer saying, "Der is er veel kaas in deze video" translating as. "There is lots of Edam cheese in this video!"

Probably a result of the hoover "thing" in Teletubbies or them eating those toasties of theirs.....

[2sp_]

lol @ DT!

[Georgiesmum]

Ialways make my cheese toasties on my George Foreman grill. 9My one is the one with the grill and griddle) obviously i only use mine for toasties on the grill end, They come out lovely.

[sherrardk]

We've got a sandwich press thing - no idea now much it cost. It's totally flat and does paninis too. Really easy to clean but takes a while to heat up.