Sandwich Maker Ideas

rec.food.cooking/JJMMJJ (2000):
Thinly sliced ham, your favorite mustard and a slice of cheese (I use American Cheese because it melts perfectly).

You can use white bread, remove the crusts and put either cherry or apple pie filling (from the can) inside (not too much). After toasting them put a bit of powdered sugar on top and you've got some great snack pies.

How about sourdough bread with tuna salad inside and topped with a piece of cheese... the perfect tuna melt. Yummy!

Don't forget that lots of leftovers work great in these... you can shred some chicken from last night's dinner, add a little salsa and some cheese and you have something special. I tried these once with some leftover red snapper and Mexican rice (I know this sounds weird) on egg bread and it was really tasty.

Be adventurous. Sandwich makers are fun to use.

rec.food.cooking/Amy Snell (1995):
You can put just about anything in there that tastes good between two slices of bread; just be sure to butter the bread or season the sandwich maker (more butter makes for crispier bread). Pile the ingredients higher in the middle to fill out the sandwich pockets. You can also experiment with different substitutes for bread.

Some combinations that we've enjoyed are:

On bread: salami and mozzarella; ham and Swiss; American cheese, bacon and tomato; tuna and cheese.

On Pillsbury crescent rolls (don't pre-bake, just mush them into the right shape): chocolate & nuts; pizza; any fruit pie filling (like the Comsock canned stuff).

On soft flour tortillas: chicken, cheddar & broccoli; Monterey jack and mixed chopped veggies and salsa; beans and cheese and pico de gallo; ground beef and taco fixins.

Any kind of leftover meat or lunch meat, mixed with veggies, cheese, or appropriate seasonings will work. Don't forget to experiment with sweet things for dessert, using pie crust or pastry dough!

rec.food.cooking/pah6 (1995):
We make a breakfast sandwich in ours. Between 2 buttered slices of bread, we place cheese, a slice of Canadian bacon, a tablespoon or so of beaten egg. Close and cook until steam vanishes. about 2 minutes.

rec.outdoors.camping/Jeff Watkins (2000):
I make pizza sandwiches in them
two pieces of bread buttered on the out side
put pizza sauce on one side, put pepperoni on it onion on it., green pepper.
everyone loves it

rec.food.cooking/A. Ferszt (1998)
I like to make pizza-type sandwiches: spread one slice of bread with olive oil and rub a cut clove of garlic on it (or use garlic salt if you have it), spread tomato paste and the herbs of your choice on the other slice, add thin slices of mozzarella (for preference, but other cheeses are nice too), and cook according to the directions that come with the sandwich maker.

rec.food.cooking/Cyndi Peters (1999):
I use mine to make cornbread, great with soup. Grilled ham and cheese, reubens, roast beef and Swiss. You can also make little apple turnover thingies (sliced apples, cinnamon, sugar). I've never really seen any recipes per se for the snack makers. Have fun with it!

rec.food.cooking/Ray Bruman (1995)
I have a set of ToastTite(r) sandwich makers and love them. Use soft sliced wheat bread without holes big enough to leak. Trim off any leftover bits hanging out -- they'll scorch. The basic stuffing is small slices of cheese; don't overfill. Include browned onions, mushrooms, whatever you like with hot cheese (the list is endless; look at pizza variations) and...go for it! One last caution -- it's easy to burn your mouth! Watch it!

rec.food.cooking/Lara Alewine (1995)
Peanut butter and jelly is great hot in the little sandwiches. Also I like to make up corn bread batter and cut weiners in 1/3 and place one piece of weiner in each side and fill with batter. Mini corn dogs! Chicken and pesto filling is great too. Scramble some eggs and add cheese, mushrooms or whatever and cook in the sandwich maker with out bread. The possibilities are endless! Use your imagination.