Panini makers - yes or no?

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On my mission to spice up lunches I'm thinking of getting a panini maker that is also for toasties and waffles. Are they worth getting? Any recommendations please

we have one for the microwave.
the teens love it and use it most days.

Absolutely yes! Toasted wraps are delicious in it too.

yes - we got one in Morrisons - £20 well spend - use it a lot - also does waffles and toasties

We have one. I bought it to make waffles, have never made a panini in it and mainly use it for toasties despite having another toastie machine

We have one and it's used 3 or 4 times a week

Yes, do it! We use ours a lot, normal sandwiches are nice in it too, and wraps. I like those sandwich thins in it too

We have a 3 in 1 sandwhich maker/ panini maker/ waffle maker and love all 3 parts of it.

We had one but ended up getting rid of it as it took up so much space.

The toastie maker gets used almost daily though and we also have a waffle maker. In hindsight we should have got one with interchangeable plates.

We got one at the start of the first lock down, never used the panini plates, but lots of toasties and waffles consumed. Ours could be better, it was only a cheap one from b and m but couldn’t find the breville one I wanted in stock anywhere. I’m not 100% sure what the issue is, maybe the plates are too deep so needs lots of batter / sandwich to fill it and make contact with the plate so it cooks properly. My toddler loves the sweet potato waffles I make in it though!

Yes, we love ours. My son probably uses it the most, to cook cheese bagels.

Go for it. Breville do one that is basically two flat plates and is sooo easy to clean - I love it!

@redcandlelight what brand is yours?

Got one with interchangeable plates for Christmas- love it! Waffles, panini and toasties all delicious.

We got a Breville one last year, love it!

Yes, I say go for it! We have a mid-range one we got as a wedding present over eight years ago and it’s still as good as new.

Asda have a great one on sale for £18 instead of £26!! Has a drip tray so you can use it for allsorts!!

Yes. I bought a 3 in 1 from Robert Days. I bought it for toasted sandwiches.....and that is the only plate we don't use. Waffles are a treat (as there is so much melted butter in them....) and we have made back the price of the machine just by cooking those at home and not going out for an American breakfast a few times.
The panini plate is used to toast any bread Sandwich thing including wraps as someone else mentioned. The actual sandwich plate is too large for regular sliced bread...so isn't used.

[quote AnnaSW1]@redcandlelight what brand is yours? [/quote]
it's this morphy richards one

I bought the Tefal system with interchangeable plates. It does EVERYTHING! I love it!

We have toasted sandwiches quite often. Waffles are a great treat from time to time. Sounds like a good gadget

We have one. It's a George forman grill with removable plates. That's the key for cleaning! It is basically 2 griddle hot plates. We never use it for meat (I'm vegetarian) but you can use it for that too. We use it for toasted wraps, bagels and sandwiches several times a week. Definitely worth the money.

I have the flat breville one. I use mine with baking paper and have never had to clean it. I love it!

Sounds like it's the thing to buy, thank you! We had one back in the 80s for toastie and used it a lot back then and in the 90s. The one I like the look of is a Salter one that's a 3 in 1 design. It's £31 so seems a good price to price for spicing up lunch times and dds can use it by themselves too or even better use it to make me something nice!

We just use our George foreman grill, makes perfect panini's

@redcandlelight ah great thanks. I've just ordered it. My toddlers will be happy