I hate cleaning out toastie makers so i havent bought one for this year of uni, but are these toasta bags quite good for melted cheesy type sammiches?
http://www.jmldirect.com/Toastabags-PT4400/
I hate cleaning out toastie makers so i havent bought one for this year of uni, but are these toasta bags quite good for melted cheesy type sammiches?
http://www.jmldirect.com/Toastabags-PT4400/
yeah there ok, though they are still a bit of a nightmare to clean.
tend to just soak them in water or stick them in the dishwasher.
Toaster bags are ok, but all the cheese does tend to run down to the bottom.
Very easy to clean though.
They are completely non-stick so a quick rinse and a wipe with a cloth sorts them out. or you can stand them up in a dishwasher, that works too.
Apparently you can heat up beans and make scrambled egg in them, but i've never done that. That would be a pain to clean.
They burn the toast on the outside, and all the filling is uncooked.
I'm sure they're cheaper from Aldi/Lidl. Might be worth a look if you've got a local one.
well from my experience its just the tough corners can be annoying, it would be nice if you could just flip them inside out to get them done easy.
I guess it beats fiddling round with a proper toastie maker though.
Either way I think were over evaluating the cleaning methods of toasta bags![]()
They're fine - although I've not yet tried to cook fishfingers in them - which supposedly possible
I've used them before with pretty good results, but there are a few things you should consider:
1. How wide your toaster slots are - you're effectively trying to force 2 slices of bread plus filling into one slot and some toasters just aren't that wide
2. They work a lot better if you have some sort of temperature control - most toasters just blast out heat and you have a timer to control it. As people have said, it's easy to burn the toast and have slightly warm cheese in the middle.
3. Try not to get a knockoff version, i forget who makes the originals, but they're likely to be better constructed and properly non stick, etc.
They're great for £4 and multiple use, but getting a proper grill is more economic and is good for loads of other stuff too.
Think one set of mine were the JML ones from Asda .. can't remember where I got the others (I know Woolies did them... but sadly that wont help much now)
They are fine. However my wife insists on toasting cheese filled bagels in them and they get too close to the heat and get holes burned in them. I do like them though, much easier than a breville.
Not around too often!
I can't remember the brand of mine, but i think they were bought (by Santa) from JohnLewis about 6 years ago, just before I moved into my first flat![]()
I love toaster bags
I put them in SIDEWAYS for 30 seconds, and then turn them upright properly for the last bit, ie before the cheese starts to melt... this way more of the bread gets toasted (my toaster seems to be a tad shorter than a standard sliced loaf!)
Cleaning? easy. Soon as the toastie is out of them, hold them open undera hot tap, with a tiny squirt of washing up liquid, and then balance in the sink, holding the water in. That gives them a quick soak, and the cheese solidifies and comes loose and pours out with the water
I love toaster bagsNick got me my first ones, and they rock
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Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
digit (16-02-2009)
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