Sandwich press - any advice?

[scaryjim]

... The one I grew up with in the 80s probably cost 2 or 3 bob and more than did the job. ...

Ah, here's the thing. if that cheap one you had in the 80s was Breville-branded, it was made by a completely different company than the Breville branded ones you can buy today. The originals (which you can still get in a number of territories outside the EU) are far superior to anything you can buy in the UK.

I give you Breville Australia's sandwich toasters: http://www.breville.com.au/cooking-a...ich-press.html

The Original '74 is basically the one I grew up with. Now I just need an excuse to go to Oz and buy one...

[Divo]

I consider myself a sandwich master and quite frankly there's not a huge difference between them all. To a large degree you get what you pay for, but you can very easily get by with a basic model. The one I grew up with in the 80s probably cost 2 or 3 bob and more than did the job. The one I have at the moment feels flimsy and cheap but when it comes to toasted sarnies it really matters very little.

When you read reviews of many cheap devices you will come to an other conclusion.

[fredsmith999]

The ones with removable plates are worth it if you're the one going to be cleaning it.