TecumsehCityBlog: Easy Sandwich Making

I thought that I might do a very short article about the new sandwich preparing skills of both my wife and I that we developed recently.

For the past couple of weeks, we've been using an electrical appliance that we have had bought but had stored away for a very long time and hardly ever used. Our approach respecting this unit now has changed so dramatically. We seem to be using this appliance almost every day now as our sandwich lunch–maker. I don't know how to describe it but it seems that, no matter what we use as a filling for it, the sandwich tastes superb. I want to let you know how simple it has become to create a tasty meal for lunch.

As an example, I have used tuna as the basis for a number of sandwiches recently. To be honest, before, I generally did NOT care for the tuna taste and usually ignored buying it no matter what the cost was. However, once tuna with the additional ingredients is prepared with the appliance that we are using, it is absolutely superb! I have to admit that this result really shocked me in such a good way. I can also substitute tuna with salmon that I always have eaten in a sandwich for so many years and once it heats up with all the other ingredients, it is wonderful.

Of course, I want you to know that I am talking about the CUISINART GR-1 PANINI AND SANDWICH PRESS.

It is an appliance that Marsha and I bought a number of years ago to use but unfortunately we did not use it very often. Given my change of lifestyle, I have the need to look for new ways of making food and all of a sudden the Cuisinart Sandwich Press became a very valuable cooking tool for us to use once we made the actual decision to do so.

It is so easy to use and creates a meal quickly for us. It has non-stick grill plates and another benefit is how simple it is to clean. Of course, there are now several upgraded units made by Cuisinart which offer more features than the one that we use, but we are very happy with this unit.

Let me give you just one example to show you how easy it is to do. We make this sandwich so often at lunch. All we do is lay down a piece of whole grain bread or an artisan bun, spread a type of sauce that we want, add in various types of ingredients, such as: mushrooms, lettuce, cheese, meat, salmon, tuna, etc... then top with a final piece of bread or bun. Then you close the lid and turn on the unit for about 5 minutes to warm up the sandwich. Once it has those fantastic grill marks, it's ready to distribute onto a plate to serve. That's it!

Whether it's a grilled-cheese sandwich or something more elaborate, you can experiment in so many different ways with the CUISINART GR-1 PANINI AND SANDWICH PRESS. Go be your own chef and have fun!

Bon Appetit!

By the way, here is what we had for lunch today. Was it ever tasty too: