Hamilton Beach 25475 Breakfast Sandwich Maker, Gray (Discontinued)

Compré esta sandwichera por curiosidad, Que sorpresa me lleve. Es excelente. Si te gustan los sandwiches de desayuno de los drive inns, esta es tu maquina, quedan igualitos. Puedes comprar el pan y todo lo necesario en cualquier supermercado, y de verdad quedan iguales. Ya empece a experimentar con diferentes recetas, todas quedan perfectas. El único pero que le pongo, es que no tiene time que te avisa que el sandwich está listo. Pero de ahí en fuera, Perfecto!!!!

This machine works good, does what it says. The only suggestion I have is do not use American style cheese (ie. Kraft cheese slices) because they liquify and make a mess. Still taste good, just messy. Also, the only thing I don't like is that the machine gets very hot and the metal parts are all exposed so it would be better if they were covered somehow. Then again, my frying pan isn't covered. Just be careful. The machine is surprisingly solid. I was a bit shocked at the excellent build quality. It does not feel like the cheap piece of junk I thought it might. It's sturdy, heavy, and solid. It heats up fast, maybe 2 or 3 minutes. The instructions say to cook the sandwiches for 4 to 5 minutes. I used a large size egg and cooked my first sandwich for 4 minutes. It came out runny, but edible. Kind of like a poached or soft boiled egg. The second sandwich I made I left it in for 5 minutes and the egg turned out perfect! Just like at Ronnie's! But, again, the cheese was runny. I will only use real cheese next time. I watched some videos online on how to use this machine and in each one of them it seems like the english muffins would come out over cooked/burnt. Mine did not at all. It came out nice and hot and soft, no burning at all. Remember to allow the machine to cool FULLY before washing it, especially the egg holder part, so it won't warp. All in all this is a fun machine to use. I don't know how much time it saves, really. Took about 20 minutes to make two sandwiches, but then again it was my first time using it so hopefully I'll get better with some practice. I recommend setting your microwave timer to 5:00 exactly. The egg turns out perfect! I have a feeling I'll be eating a lot of breakfast sandwiches over the next few days! Word of caution: be careful with this around kids/elderly. It gets HOT! They aren't kidding when they say that.

So far, so good. If you read and follow the instructions, easy to use. Will save me time and $$$. Happy with the discounted price. Beware, it is a hot sandwich and machine when finished!

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my husband who is not handy in the kitchen or a cook by any means. The sandwich maker is so easy to use. It doesn't take very long to heat up - I used the time when it was heating up to cut the english muffin, get the eggs out, cut up some cheese slices etc. The first sandwich (and the ones I have made after that) turned out just perfect! I forgot to spray it with cooking spray which was recommended in the instructions but it still was so easy to clean up. It took less than a minute to clean. I love how its very compact in size so it doesn't take up too much space in my kitchen cupboard. I am looking forward to trying some new recipes with the sandwich maker with different types of cheese, veggies and lunch meat. When I opened the box there was an insert in addition to the instructions that had some useful tips and tricks for the use of the sandwich maker which I thought was really nice to have been included. This is a great small appliance to add to your collection - especially at the reasonable price point. I don't have kids but I am guessing kids would have a lot of fun making these as well!

As soon as the item arrived (other than another issue that I have to take up with amazon itself) I opened my box and followed the instructions for how to clean it for the first time, and then threw together my first sammich. Four minutes worth of cooking (DOES NOT have a built in timer, so time it yourself) and my stuff went from 'random stuff I have been holding onto all weekend in eager anticipation of my sammich maker arriving'** to 'Breakfast Sammich!'. 4 minutes, plus one for preheating, and it magically turns stuff into food. I love this thing. HOWEVER: when it says to let it pre-heat, don't think 'I ain't got time for that!'..'Cause you do. it's less than a minute, and if you don't pre-heat, your egg will dribble everywhere, making an amusing but messy treat for the dog, who also greatly appreciated this new addition to our household. I fully recommend this. I'm going to see about making some breakfast-sammich-machine-minipizzas. (** - Seriously, I even pre-cooked and re-froze my bacon so I wouldn't have to cook it the day the appliance arrived.) Edit: May 16th: These things really need an on/off switch. As it turns out, my sammich maker is faulty alread. It just keeps getting hotter and hotter and hotter and then turns itself off altogether, and then won't turn on most of the time. However, prior to it going bonkers, it performed nicely and I have eaten at least four million breakfast sammiches.