Ideas for fillings for toasted sandwiches please?

tracyold

mmm i put hot dog sausages in pasta

scheming_gypsy

susan1 wrote: »

do you come from yorkshire. when i first moved down south i was in BHS eating ryvita cheese and strawberry jam when i realised lots ofpairs of eyes were staring at me, they looked horrified

well can you blame them?

PasturesNew

My experiences of using a toasted sandwich maker are that you can't get enough filling ON the bread so that when the lid comes down it doesn't all squidge out the edges AND so that when it's cooked the toastie isn't just one big open space with a small smearing of cheese.

Are there techniques to getting the most filling in?


Edit: I should mention, this is in the sort that cuts them into 2 triangles. Not sure if they all do, so I thought it worth a mention

springchicken

You know the Heinz baked beans/sausage tins many of you mention: do the sausages taste reasonably OK. I've never tried the beans/sausages combination. Thanks all. [/quote]
They dont taste like proper sausages, but they have a certain likability which lots of people seem to like !!
I dont like any of the other tinned meals ,try to eat healthily but have a certain penchant for these !

geordie_joe

tracyold wrote: »

mmm i put hot dog sausages in pasta

Thanks, I never thought of that! I'm always looking for something different to put in pasta.

PasturesNew

thriftlady wrote: »

You can toast a sandwich in a frying pan. A non-stick works best. Make your sandwich and put it in the pan, when the bottom side is brown turn it over and cook until the other side is brown.

This sounds to me a much better idea than a toasted sandwich toaster.
I bet that produces a better (more filled) sandwich.
And, without buying a sandwich maker it's more MSE.
And, it sounds easier to clean/put away than a sandwich maker.
Plus, with one less item in the kitchen (the sandwich maker), it means less clutter.

I'm going to thank you for this one!

thriftlady_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Edit: I should mention, this is in the sort that cuts them into 2 triangles. Not sure if they all do, so I thought it worth a mention

I've got one of these. Expensive but worth it -really easy to clean and you don't need to butter the outside of the sandwich, and you can do 2 at once, or make things like quesadillas, or just melt the top of a filled roll or baguette. Highly recommended

scheming_gypsy

PasturesNew wrote: »

This sounds to me a much better idea than a toasted sandwich toaster.
I bet that produces a better (more filled) sandwich.
And, without buying a sandwich maker it's more MSE.
And, it sounds easier to clean/put away than a sandwich maker.
Plus, with one less item in the kitchen (the sandwich maker), it means less clutter.

I'm going to thank you for this one!

or instead of p*issing about with a frying pan you could use a bit of common and stick it under the grill..


oh and shouldn't it be 'more MS' than more 'MSE'. MSE is Money Saving Expert so not buying a sandwich maker is more Money Saving.

Olliebeak

I noticed that a couple of people mentioned cheese and pineapple - my own personal favourite is cheese and marmalade - but be VERY CAREFUL - the maramalade is 'burny hot'!

PasturesNew

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

or instead of p*issing about with a frying pan you could use a bit of common and stick it under the grill..

I looked, don't seem to have a grill.

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

oh and shouldn't it be 'more MS' than more 'MSE'. MSE is Money Saving Expert so not buying a sandwich maker is more Money Saving.

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picky!
MS is one thing, but at a certain point you must elevate to being a MS-E
I think many here qualify for "E" status.