The step beyond toasted cheese sandwiches
Discussion
Plain cheese toasties area bit bland, you need to add flavour and texture. Some of my favourite additions to pimp the toastie are:
Worcestershire sauce
chilli / pepper
ham
tomatoes
Onions
Choose a cheese that adds flavour, but not too fatty. A good creamy mature chedder is a good start.
I have a commercial toastie machine / griddle and it gives a fantastic crisp toastie, but some require a butter coating on the outside to get the same effect. It will also add a bit if flavour.
Worcestershire sauce
chilli / pepper
ham
tomatoes
Onions
Choose a cheese that adds flavour, but not too fatty. A good creamy mature chedder is a good start.
I have a commercial toastie machine / griddle and it gives a fantastic crisp toastie, but some require a butter coating on the outside to get the same effect. It will also add a bit if flavour.
This is a thread I can get on board with.
Firstly, you want a flat plate toasting machine, rather than one of those abortions that crimp your creation.
Secondly, you need the cheese base to be sharp, tangy mature cheddar, not the rubbery mild stuff.
Thirdly, avoid watery nonsense like tomatoes. Interferes with the crunch, and makes everything slippery. Yeuch.
Fourth, don't overheat. No-one like thermonuclear napalm cheese and browned bread. Go for just melted, and golden.
Fifth, chorizo slices, and some chilli flakes.
Firstly, you want a flat plate toasting machine, rather than one of those abortions that crimp your creation.
Secondly, you need the cheese base to be sharp, tangy mature cheddar, not the rubbery mild stuff.
Thirdly, avoid watery nonsense like tomatoes. Interferes with the crunch, and makes everything slippery. Yeuch.
Fourth, don't overheat. No-one like thermonuclear napalm cheese and browned bread. Go for just melted, and golden.
Fifth, chorizo slices, and some chilli flakes.
Sheets Tabuer said:
I'm with harry, get yourself a panini press
One of the toasters is a panini press. It's chrome and everything.I've tried torturing a few paninis and felt a little unimpressed - perhaps I've bought the wrong type of panini, not sure.
ETA. Spooky that the Times has an article on this very subject today 'France vs the world in battle of the cheese toasties'.
Edited by NDA on Wednesday 28th February 06:30
Massive overthinking on this. I've got a panini press but most of the time I just use one of those little reusable bags you pop in the toaster, that cost about a quid and are good for about 100 sandwiches. Gives pretty much the same result.
I like extra mature cheddar cheese with pretty much anything, tuna, tomato, onion, ham, whatever's going at the time. Ffs, it's a toasted sandwich, not a lobster risotto. Chuck it together, toast, eat.
I like extra mature cheddar cheese with pretty much anything, tuna, tomato, onion, ham, whatever's going at the time. Ffs, it's a toasted sandwich, not a lobster risotto. Chuck it together, toast, eat.
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