Norpro Mini Cast Iron Panini Pan with Press

I did not want to spend $50-$75 on a large electric press nor did I want to give one counter space so I was pleased to see this small cast iron one. It works wonderfully and the only drawbacks are 1) only makes one at a time which is fine with me and 2) the downside is you will want more than one sandwich as it is so tasty! (Just get up and walk away and do not succumb to temptation!) I do find that I have to turn it over about 1/2 way through or one side gets browner than the other. You are not supposed to have to do that and maybe as I gain experience I will learn more tricks.

You brush just a little olive oil in the pan and on the press and let them sit on medium heat for a few minutes. You make your sandwich with mayo, thin sliced cheese, meat, olives, tomatoes, onions or whatever (no lettuce) and then brush both sides of the sandwich (you are supposed to use bread like a ciabatta bread but I think you could use any kind) with a little olive oil and Italian seasonings. Put the sandwich in the pan and the press on top, heat on medium and wait about 3 minutes. It makes this wonderful sandwich, hot and melted in the center and crisp in the outside.

Makes the ultimate toasted cheese sandwich.

It is little so it does not take up too much storage space.

This pan is an adorable little pan that makes a very good panini. The only reason I took off a star was due to the fact that the pan handle and top press handle are made of seemingly cheesy plastic. For the price I would expect them to be much nicer. As a bonus though, neither of the handles got hot while cooking so I guess that is the important thing. I normally plan to wear an oven mitt with cast iron. I had to turn my sandwich over to get an even brown but that may be due to my inexperience using it. I may not have let the top get heated thoroughly. I am happy with it and am looking forward to trying lots of different combinations. It is super cute and easily stored.

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this is a nice idea for a sandwich press but. unless you have real small bread this does not work. It is ok if you are doing say english muffin size bread, other wise the bread does not fit and you can't get the sandwich out with a spatula.

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I picked this product because I didn't want those electric types to avoid additional clutter on my counter top.Just perfect for my requirement.Burned my sandwich on the first try though.Using it 3x a week.

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I bought this pan for a specific use and it works well.I have a large grill pan, and I love that it makes lines on my boneless skinless chicken breasts and lifts them out of the fat while cooking.But when I just want to cook one breast, it is too large.I looked all over for a small pan and this is the only one I found.It is easy to clean and store, and I feel it can withstand high heat.The handle and the knob on top areplastickind of cheap-looking but they seem to be adequate.

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