I don’t have a panini press – it’s a unitasker, and my boyfriend, Alton Brown, says there’s only one unitasker ever allowed in the kitchen: a fire extinguisher. 😉
that being said., the only reason we don’t have one is because I am seriously running out of space in our condo (it’s about 2k square feet…). Instead…I use my waffle iron! My kids LOVE it.
And hey, it’s cheaper than coughing up $100 on a press I will inevitably a. break b. drop or c. set on fire eventually.
😀
Jessica
@Andrea, you made hubby and I both laugh. We like AB, too. I never would have bought one, but was given it as a gift. We use it all the time. Plus, you can make it do other things. Check out Panini Happy. She shows how to make it NOT be a multi-tasker. http://paninihappy.com/
Diana
This is my hubby’s kind of sandwich! Mine too, now that he introduced me to them 🙂 Thanks for the explanation of why you layered the ingredients that particular way. Makes perfect sense, and will be easy to transfer to other sandwiches with other types of fillings. Now I just need to make some! 🙂 (Oh, and you know what’s really good? A dash of sesame oil in with the mayo 🙂 )
Jennifer
We eat swiss or provolone, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms on our cheese steak . We are pastrami Reuben fans, too! : ) I also make tons of quesadillas with various combinations of fillings (BBQ pork/beef, spicy shrimp, fresh spinach, cheese etc) We should get a panini press so we can cram more goodies into our sandwiches/quesadillas and not have them fall apart when I flip them. : )
Harriet
I bought a Cuisinart Panini maker at a yard sale for $5 still wrapped and in the box 🙂 We eat hot ham and cheese or grilled cheese.
We love the cheese steak as well. No Cheeze Whiz here though, it’s Provolone or American. We also love Ruebens with the Thousand Island dressing on the side for dipping. We are in the middle of a snow storm, perfect day for soup and sandwiches!
Janet
We have two favorites at our house. On a cold, wet day you still can’t beat the classic grilled cheese sandwich accompanied by a piping hot bowl of tomato soup with homemade croutons floating on top. Our other favorite is a Philly Cheese Steak served with homemade salt & pepper French fries.
Jessica
@Janet, I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper Cheesesteak. What do you put in yours?
Janet
@Jessica, Well now that all depends on what part of the country you come from. I grew up in Nebraska. There you start with thinly shaved roast beef; caramelized onions and sweet green peppers sautéed in olive oil with a teaspoon of minced garlic; salt and pepper; and melted Provolone cheese all served on a toasted hoagie roll. If you live in Philadelphia Cheeze Whiz is the topping of choice instead of the provolone cheese.
Jennifer Hoffman
This sandwich was amazing!!
Jessica Fisher
Thanks!
Andrea
I don’t have a panini press – it’s a unitasker, and my boyfriend, Alton Brown, says there’s only one unitasker ever allowed in the kitchen: a fire extinguisher. 😉
that being said., the only reason we don’t have one is because I am seriously running out of space in our condo (it’s about 2k square feet…). Instead…I use my waffle iron! My kids LOVE it.
And hey, it’s cheaper than coughing up $100 on a press I will inevitably a. break b. drop or c. set on fire eventually.
😀
Jessica
@Andrea, you made hubby and I both laugh. We like AB, too. I never would have bought one, but was given it as a gift. We use it all the time. Plus, you can make it do other things. Check out Panini Happy. She shows how to make it NOT be a multi-tasker. http://paninihappy.com/
Diana
This is my hubby’s kind of sandwich! Mine too, now that he introduced me to them 🙂 Thanks for the explanation of why you layered the ingredients that particular way. Makes perfect sense, and will be easy to transfer to other sandwiches with other types of fillings. Now I just need to make some! 🙂 (Oh, and you know what’s really good? A dash of sesame oil in with the mayo 🙂 )
Jennifer
We eat swiss or provolone, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms on our cheese steak . We are pastrami Reuben fans, too! : ) I also make tons of quesadillas with various combinations of fillings (BBQ pork/beef, spicy shrimp, fresh spinach, cheese etc) We should get a panini press so we can cram more goodies into our sandwiches/quesadillas and not have them fall apart when I flip them. : )
Harriet
I bought a Cuisinart Panini maker at a yard sale for $5 still wrapped and in the box 🙂 We eat hot ham and cheese or grilled cheese.
Jessica
@Harriet, great find!
Sue R
We love the cheese steak as well. No Cheeze Whiz here though, it’s Provolone or American. We also love Ruebens with the Thousand Island dressing on the side for dipping. We are in the middle of a snow storm, perfect day for soup and sandwiches!
Janet
We have two favorites at our house. On a cold, wet day you still can’t beat the classic grilled cheese sandwich accompanied by a piping hot bowl of tomato soup with homemade croutons floating on top. Our other favorite is a Philly Cheese Steak served with homemade salt & pepper French fries.
Jessica
@Janet, I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper Cheesesteak. What do you put in yours?
Janet
@Jessica, Well now that all depends on what part of the country you come from. I grew up in Nebraska. There you start with thinly shaved roast beef; caramelized onions and sweet green peppers sautéed in olive oil with a teaspoon of minced garlic; salt and pepper; and melted Provolone cheese all served on a toasted hoagie roll. If you live in Philadelphia Cheeze Whiz is the topping of choice instead of the provolone cheese.
Jessica
@Janet, seriously? Cheeze Whiz? Ugh.