Panini Press

jalapenojojo

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but as most conversations revolve about food thought it was worth a go!

We eat a lot of panini's at home so would like to get a panini press to save heating up the oven and get a better taste. I have found 2 models circa £30 but with one difference - one has flat plates, the other ridged.

Now, I am assuming you can cook other items - veg, bacon, eggs etc but what is the main difference? Am leaning towards flat plates as seem more versatile.

Fruball

I've got a flat plate one. The one with ridges will char/griddle the bread a bit more which will change the flavour a bit but i wouldn't think it makes much difference.

jalapenojojo

Fruball wrote: »

I've got a flat plate one. The one with ridges will char/griddle the bread a bit more which will change the flavour a bit but i wouldn't think it makes much difference.

Hmm - that's what I had presumed but then again, I thought I might have missed something!! Flat plate it is.

(I am very lucky really that this has been my biggest concern of the day.)

tessie_bear

ours is ridged...a gramsey one and it is fab fab fab...cant compare to flat as have never had one but ours makes the most amazing sarnies/paninis/griddled bacon
hth

Fruball

jalapenojojo wrote: »

Hmm - that's what I had presumed but then again, I thought I might have missed something!! Flat plate it is.

(I am very lucky really that this has been my biggest concern of the day.)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: That made me laugh!

fairygirl24

I use my old george foreman grill (its about 10 years old now) in fact just finished one for my lunch