How to make grilled toasties?

[anon2334]

Is George Foreman grill good for this? My kids decided it's their favorite

Another vote for non stick pan and butter the outsides of the bread. A proper American grilled cheese 🤤

Katnissneverdone Absolutley! They are gorgeous arent they? Favourite filling Cheese and pineapple .Remember these from Student days .Still taste amazing!

You already have a perfect toastie maker - any frying pan.

Works with panini or bread. As others have said, butter the outside of the bread. I pre-toast the inside a little bit, just to get it warm, then pile on the filling and the top slice. Back in the frying pan, use a fish slice, or anything else to hand, to press the top down. Wait a minute or two, flip over. You can always flip it back after a couple more minutes.

Never fails and makes the perfect toastie.

Nope, the George Foreman is slanted downwards with a drip tray to collect the fat from cooking so when the cheese melts it starts falling out.

I use a dry frying pan with a little bit of butter on the outside of the bread or the air fryer but the air fryer makes them a bit dry.

@Vanillalatteplease

Yep non stick pan but mayo on the outside. Makes a lovely crispy grilled cheese sandwich

I'm sorry but this is an absolute disgrace

@carefullycourageous Have you ever tried it?. You don't taste the mayo it just makes it lovely & crunchy. My mum is Canadian it's pretty standard there . give it a try

Fry it in lots of butter.
DCs use the air fryer for theirs but nothing beats a proper fried cheese toastie. Though I always feel sick afterwards!

I used to use the George Foreman with the drip tray tipped upside down and placed under the bottom legs to make the grill flatter - so the cheese doesn’t slide out - gravity..

Then I upped my game and bought a deep fill Breville toastie maker for £25 - it’s my fave lunch - I do a cheese and tuna on inside and a Nutella and banana on the other. Lunch and desert - game changer

I may or may not use the deep fill breville for roasting left overs too.

Lasagne and curry works best...

Or two left over yorkies with the Sunday roast meat some potato’s, veg and warmed up gravy on the side to dip

Toasting not roasting. God damn we need an edit button to correct grammatical mistakes (I worked 11 hours today 😫)

I am in shock that people put a cheese sandwich in the microwave...!? Is this normal to put bread in a microwave??

Lightly toast in toaster, whack on cheese etc and put under grill - like super quick.

I just do them under the grill. Toast the bread a bit, add the filling and then use a potato masher to squish them together really flat and toast on each side.

I may need to have a corned beef and cheese toastie for lunch tomorrow after this thread. 😆

Stove top one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TWT9LJT/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_1QCXW7A7MZF8Q58XQPPD

I read the mayo on the inside tip on here and it’s a total game changer. Can’t taste the mayo ( and only put a very thin layer) but it makes it crispier than butter ( put a little butter in the pan for extra crispness!). DC now very happy with the toasties

So I want a grilled cheese sandwich now...

Definitely a proper toastie maker, those squished crunchy crusts are the best! We've got a big one that does 4 sandwiches in one go! It's great.

We use the George Forman for things like Tuna Melts & Paninis though so maybe depends on the bread/filling you have in mind.

Reusable toasting bags and your ordinary toaster. Available for a few quid at any supermarket.

www.amazon.co.uk/Toastabags-50-Use-Pack-Gold/dp/B01MATJOSJ/ref=asc_df_B01MATJOSJ/?hvlocphy=1006674&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&psc=1&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvadid=309827245592&hvpone&hvlocint&th=1&hvpos&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=pla-474525746574&hvrand=1573863744339173740

I do this frying pan thing and microwave it first so the cheese is already melted. Then you’re not worrying about the outside burning before the cheese melts.

@Peppermint81

I am in shock that people put a cheese sandwich in the microwave...!? Is this normal to put bread in a microwave??

Lightly toast in toaster, whack on cheese etc and put under grill - like super quick.

You can put most things in the microwave! It won’t make it crispy but it will make it warm and melted and you can then crisp it.

For those of you who use George Foremans, put a sheet of baking paper round your sandwich to stop the mess!

we have microwave toastie makers (morphy richards)
they work really well.

oh and the toast is crispy with those

put butter on outside of bread and tomato puree on inside plus filling
cook in frying pan or oven!

I am lazy and just pause the toastabag things linked above with pre-sliced cheese.