Uncanny Brands Pokemon Grilled Cheese Maker - Make Pokeball and Pikachu Sandwiches - Kitchen Appliance

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Watch out for little nooks and crannies near the cooking plates - there's likely to be leakage at some point, and if there are gaps in your toastie maker you'll have a tough time scraping out the drips. Of course, a toastie maker isn't essential for making a toastie, it just makes the process more convenient.

It is, however, possible to cook a toastie using a frying pan. You need to ensure the pan is hot before putting in the toastie, and gently press down during cooking to help it brown and cook the filling. Roughly 2-3 minutes of cooking on each side should be enough for you to make a tasty pan-fried toastie. Don't use a knife to remove your toasties - all the toastie makers we tested were easily damaged when we used a butter knife. A wooden or plastic spatula is best for keeping your toastie maker scratch-free. We cooked each toastie following the instructions and judged them on how evenly browned and crispy they were.

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We assess the consistency of the sandwiches’ colour and note the evenness of toasting. Finally, we test how easy each appliance is to clean, because no one wants to spend hours scrubbing away melted cheese. Ultimately, this comes down to personal preference, but we don't think buttering both sides of the toastie is certain to make it cook better or be more enjoyable to eat. The main thing to consider is the features you’d like your toastie maker to have. Here are the ones we recommend you take into account before you add to basket: Safety features

We then prepared more than 90 identical cheese toasties and cheese and ham toasties, using the same amounts of cheese, bread, ham and butter each time. We happily consumed and shared out as many of them as we could. Ease of use and heat-up speed Ah, the most iconic of all toasties: the simple cheese and beans. The beauty of this toastie is that you don’t even have to heat up your beans beforehand. Grate or slice your cheddar and place it onto your slice of bread. Then simply open a can of your favourite variety (it has to be Heinz, right?), spoon a tablespoon of beans on top of the cheese and you’re ready to go. Cheese and ham Some toastie makers come with a range of plates that can be easily swapped in and out. This can transform your machine into a waffle maker or grill, saving you both money and kitchen cupboard space. Cleaning Touch the handles but nowhere else - wear heatproof gloves if you can. The sides and tops of the toastie makers we tested were too hot to touch anywhere except the handles.Once you’ve placed your top slice of bread onto your filling to form a seal, you can pop your sandwich into the toastie maker. Be sure that you’ve got both your buttered sides facing outwards!