Using a Panini Maker - your tips and fav recipes?

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Picked up a £20 panini maker in Aldi this morning, and before it goes to the back of the cupboard never to be used again, I think I should at least use it once or twice

Only ever eaten Panini's while out, so any tips and favourite recipes would be welcome.

Edited by hyphen on Thursday 10th August 14:22

[J8 SVG]

best bread you can get - few slices of sourdough works really well

Butter the outside, this will make it super crunchy

Way too much grated cheese on the inside- any that drips out will crisp up as it touches the hot plate

Not too often - both the above points don't make it the healthiest

Keep the fillings simple, fennel & garlic salami with a nice mature cheddar is my favourite and once it's cooked, a nice spread of onion chutney on top is soooo good (Fried onions in the middle is good too but takes extra effort)

Also, Have you seen Chef? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbdUGdxX7ww
http://www.recipetineats.com/cuban-pork-sandwich-c...

I really like grilled cheese sandwiches..

[B17NNS]

Chicken, bacon and ranch dressing works well. Oh, and oodles of cheese too of course. Bread/butter as above.

[KungFuPanda]

Cheap hotdogs sliced in half lengthways, cheese and ketchup.

[TopGear7]

I just usually check the menus of good sandwich shops / delis / pubs online and replicate what I think seems nice.

[guindilias]

B17NNS said:

Chicken, bacon and ranch dressing works well. Oh, and oodles of cheese too of course. Bread/butter as above.

Noooooo! Chicken and chorizo, and a touch of cheese - and you MUST burn yourself while trying to eat it, otherwise you have done something wrong.

[Depthhoar]

Butter, grated cheddar, two finely chopped spring onions (+ a healthy splash of Worcestershire sauce before cooking).

Heaven.

[JimmyConwayNW]

Turkey / Bacon / Brie

Winner.

[menguin]

Mozzarella, tomato, rocket, pesto. Salt and pepper.

[Jer_1974]

Put some grated cheese on the hot plate then your sandwich on top then a bit more on top of the sandwich. Rub the sandwich on the hot plate halfway through cooking to collect any stray cheese. Crispy crunchy cheese toasty it makes loads of difference.