My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill. She did
use my george forman once, but realized she really wants a Panini
grill. I have a few questions:

what are some nice features to have on these grills?
Better brands/models?
Places to buy (online and /or retail)?

Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.

thanks, and good grillin' - Alex

On 30 Nov 2004 14:58:36 -0800, (alex) wrote:

>My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill.

>what are some nice features to have on these grills?
>Better brands/models?
>Places to buy (online and /or retail)?

>Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.

Ask her this question....."do you still use your fondue pot???"
.......have we even had fondue in the past three months?

The Panini grill is the same....just a fad. Plugging the damn thing
into a wall plug doesn't mean she will be able to cook any better.

Buy a good All-Clad Grill pan and if she is a "good" cook...she will
know how to use it. Grill the sandwich with a cast iron skillet
sitting on top of the extravaganza and then flip the sandwich for
the other side. Cubans have been making Media Noche for more years
that you have been alive!

This pan will prove invaluable cooking all types of food...from Panini
to grilled filet and wonderful chicken.

"Ida Slapter" > wrote in message
...
> On 30 Nov 2004 14:58:36 -0800, (alex) wrote:
>
> >My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill.
>
> >what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> >Better brands/models?
> >Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> >Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> Ask her this question....."do you still use your fondue pot???"
> ......have we even had fondue in the past three months?
>
> The Panini grill is the same....just a fad. Plugging the damn thing
> into a wall plug doesn't mean she will be able to cook any better.
>
> Buy a good All-Clad Grill pan and if she is a "good" cook...she will
> know how to use it. Grill the sandwich with a cast iron skillet
> sitting on top of the extravaganza and then flip the sandwich for
> the other side. Cubans have been making Media Noche for more years
> that you have been alive!
>
> This pan will prove invaluable cooking all types of food...from Panini
> to grilled filet and wonderful chicken.
>

I vote for the cast iron skillet. I often just put a large can on the
sandwich to weight it down. If you want to get fancy you can wrap a brick
with foil and use that for a weight.

"Ida Slapter" > wrote in message
...
> On 30 Nov 2004 14:58:36 -0800, (alex) wrote:
>
> >My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill.
>
> >what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> >Better brands/models?
> >Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> >Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> Ask her this question....."do you still use your fondue pot???"
> ......have we even had fondue in the past three months?
>
> The Panini grill is the same....just a fad. Plugging the damn thing
> into a wall plug doesn't mean she will be able to cook any better.
>
> Buy a good All-Clad Grill pan and if she is a "good" cook...she will
> know how to use it. Grill the sandwich with a cast iron skillet
> sitting on top of the extravaganza and then flip the sandwich for
> the other side. Cubans have been making Media Noche for more years
> that you have been alive!
>
> This pan will prove invaluable cooking all types of food...from Panini
> to grilled filet and wonderful chicken.
>

I vote for the cast iron skillet. I often just put a large can on the
sandwich to weight it down. If you want to get fancy you can wrap a brick
with foil and use that for a weight.

"alex" > wrote in message
m...
> My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill. She did
> use my george forman once, but realized she really wants a Panini
> grill. I have a few questions:
>
> what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> Better brands/models?
> Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> thanks, and good grillin' - Alex

Alex, I bought a VillaWare panini grill. The reason I bought it mainly was
that it looked and felt sturdy and the spaces between the grill were thin
and small, increasing the grilled part of the sandwich. I've had it at
least a year and am not sorry I bought it over the other brands. I was
lucky and found mine at BJ's for half the price that I've seen it go for.
You can google this product to find more about it.

Dee

alex wrote:
> My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill. She
did
> use my george forman once, but realized she really wants a Panini
> grill. I have a few questions:
>
> what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> Better brands/models?
> Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> thanks, and good grillin' - Alex

i bot the Flama Grill. it's great. best part is that the grill-plates
are removable (and reversible: one side flat and one side with ridges)
for easy cleaning. you can also use it as a plain grill..

http://surlatable.com/common/product...m?PRRFNBR=3345
-goro-

alex wrote:
> My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill. She
did
> use my george forman once, but realized she really wants a Panini
> grill. I have a few questions:
>
> what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> Better brands/models?
> Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> thanks, and good grillin' - Alex

i bot the Flama Grill. it's great. best part is that the grill-plates
are removable (and reversible: one side flat and one side with ridges)
for easy cleaning. you can also use it as a plain grill..

http://surlatable.com/common/product...m?PRRFNBR=3345
-goro-

alex wrote:
> My girlfriend loves to cook and wants a Panini sandwich Grill. She
did
> use my george forman once, but realized she really wants a Panini
> grill. I have a few questions:
>
> what are some nice features to have on these grills?
> Better brands/models?
> Places to buy (online and /or retail)?
>
> Any thought on this would be greatly appriciated.
>
> thanks, and good grillin' - Alex

i bot the Flama Grill. it's great. best part is that the grill-plates
are removable (and reversible: one side flat and one side with ridges)
for easy cleaning. you can also use it as a plain grill..

http://surlatable.com/common/product...m?PRRFNBR=3345
-goro-