Pretty handy for quick meals.
This machine does exactly what it says --- cooks and grills your sandwiches for quick easy meals. So far, I have yet to eat a sandwich that has failed after having cooked with this device.
I have even made a sandwich with frozen salmon burger patties and I simply preheated the machine, built the sandwich and handed the final cooking job to the machine -- about 6~8 minutes later, I had good results.
I recommend it to people who are on the go or simply want a quick meal or snack.
Great for grilled cheese
My favorite meal is a plain, simple, grilled cheese sandwich, and I'm tired of cooking them in a frying pan - including the flip. I'm now a Type II diabetic and am not supposed to eat them, but once every two to three months I just gotta have one (generally three) and have been totally disappointed by all the little pre-sized, so called, "sandwich" grills - including the Cuisinart model. They do not fit a normal size piece of bread and especially don't fit my favorite round loaf sour-dough French bread. Even though I like several grills that I've owned for meats, they just don't work for my sandwiches. So when I had an opportunity to purchase a Meal Maker at a reasonable price, I bought one for just that purpose and figured if I didn't like ... Read More
Wonderful machine for vacations
I take this machine on vacation with me because I always get a room that has a microwave and fridge. I bring bread, cold cuts, and cheese, and we can have a hot meal at any time. At home, I make scrambled egg triangles and keep them in my fridge for egg burritos during the week. I am a teacher and bring them (I own four) to school to make pizza sandwiches. All you need is a slice of mozerella cheese, jar of pizza sauce, and pepperoni, and pizza in no time.
sandwich maker
Works like I hoped it would. Makes great grilled sandwiches. Also great for frying eggs. No need to turn for over easy and chancing breaking the yoke. I like to put a little cheese on top while frying and it does a great job. Also like to grill tomatoes in the other side when doing eggs so I can make my whole breakfast at once.
Makes good grilled cheese but...
I bought this to take to college to make grilled cheese, omellettes, and grilled sandwhiches in my dorm room. It does all three better than a toaster oven, however it is very hard to clean! If just a little piece of cheese goes over the edge its very difficult to clean. also, if you don't use cooking spray or butter, stuff sticks sometimes. When cleaning the "non stick" cooking surfaces are difficult as well, they also seem to be coated in butter or spray no matter how many times you wash them. I gave up on Proctor-Silex 25400 Meal Maker Sandwich Toaster and get a skillet.
