5 Tips to Picking a Sandwich Maker

Everybody loves a good sandwich and there are dozens of different ways of making one, but I love toasties the best. The sandwich maker pushes the edges together and creates a seal baking the components really fast. It only takes a few minutes to bake a really good sandwich and years to try everything you can come up with. I personally love cheese and pepperoni, but vegetarian sandwiches are just as easily made.

For the best experience I suggest giving it a thought or two before purchasing a sandwich maker as it can help you save money and frustration.

First of all, decide if you even need a sandwich maker. Studies indicate that these kitchen accessories are the most rarely used items in a household mainly due to their rather specialized purpose. If you are not absolutely sure you need one I'd suggest not purchasing, even if it's just $30 out of the window, it's still $30 wasted on something you won't use.

Choose the right size sandwich maker, too small will make you frustrated before everyone gets their breakfast and too big will probably cost you $20 extra which you could have spent on ingredients for sandwiches.

Non sticky surface. There are cheaper models with cast iron plates but I suggest you not take them, because Teflon surfaces are just that much easier to clean. I think there is a direct relation between frequency in usage of a tool and the ease of cleaning it.

Take a look at the handle. Yes interlocking handles are the factory default, what's up with them, you might think. There is a piece of metal or plastic that locks the handles when using the device. I would stay away from the ones made of plastic for one simple reason, they break. No amount of awareness will save you from breaking it in a month or two. I don't say manufacturers deliberately want to make you buy a new piece once you've broken it but they sure could circumvent the problem by using a 8 cent worth piece of steel instead.

The least expensive is not always the best deal. A quality sandwich toaster can in fact save you money on the long run. I bought a really cheap 'value brand' maker once and I ended up having to take it back because it melt the first time I used it. An extra $10 goes a long way when buying something this inexpensive kitchen tool.

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