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Old 27-07-2013, 18:01
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I'm thinking of making my own panini with fillings sometime (maybe mozzarella and pepperoni, or something like that) and was wondering the best way to do it.
Do I bake/toast the bread and then just put in the oven for a bit til the cheese has melted? Adding garlic butter before adding pepperoni sounds good too.
I'm wondering, as I had one of those microwaveable ones earlier (cheese and bacon) and the quality is crap, they do NOT go crispy at all but are hard and chewy
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Old 27-07-2013, 18:03
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yeah, use either a toasty machine or put it in the oven with a plate pressing it down
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Old 27-07-2013, 18:14
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I use a griddle pan and a bacon press
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Old 27-07-2013, 18:15
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We do them on the George Foreman grill, perfect every time
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Old 27-07-2013, 18:51
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We do them on the George Foreman grill, perfect every time

Same here
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Old 27-07-2013, 18:52
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oh yeah a george foreman. i really fancy a panini now
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Old 27-07-2013, 19:00
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oh yeah a george foreman. i really fancy a panini now
Yeah me too!
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Old 27-07-2013, 21:29
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yeah, use either a toasty machine or put it in the oven with a plate pressing it down
I have a griddle pan, could I use that?
Thanks!
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Old 29-07-2013, 15:16
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I need to get my eyes tested... I misread the title and thought 'Whaaat?'
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Old 29-07-2013, 15:25
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George Foreman or a Griddle Pan (with a spatula or fish slice) are the best ways to make a grilled panini.

I also found using those part-baked baguettes you buy from the supermarket are perfect for the panini too. I have done them a fair few times now and they taste just as good as any that I have had from cafe/restaurant/etc.
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Old 29-07-2013, 16:09
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George Foreman is a kitchen hero!
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Old 31-07-2013, 12:04
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one panino, two panini.
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Old 31-07-2013, 14:56
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Last night I didnt have a panini roll, so used a ciabatta roll split in half - spread with garlic butter, melt mozzarella on it in the oven then put salami mlano inside Was very nice but I think I made it a bit too crispy.
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Old 31-07-2013, 15:51
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one panino, two panini.
Thank you for being the one to point out what I was thinking!!

Other Italian faux pas I have come across is an American in Rome moaning that Italians "don't even know what a latte is" It's milk your morons! If you want a cafe latte bloody ask for one!

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Old 31-07-2013, 20:27
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one panino, two panini.
I never knew that!
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Old 01-08-2013, 20:33
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one panino, two panini.
Only if you're talking about bread rolls. We're specifically talking about a pressed toasted sandwich.. that's "panini", never "panino".
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Old 02-08-2013, 10:46
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Only if you're talking about bread rolls. We're specifically talking about a pressed toasted sandwich.. that's "panini", never "panino".
I am never wrong.

http://www.ilmattino.it/mangiaebevi/...e/272548.shtml

Bread rolls= mica or michetta.
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Old 02-08-2013, 11:25
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Lidl are doing a Panini maker next week,.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-6A...Detail&id=4618
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Old 02-08-2013, 12:02
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Only if you're talking about bread rolls. We're specifically talking about a pressed toasted sandwich.. that's "panini", never "panino".
And of course if you a talking about a toasted sandwich made with sliced bread it's a tramezzino.
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Old 03-08-2013, 00:09
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Being unable to afford any fancy machinery to make my paninis.

I fill my panini bread with filling (usually tuna and cheese), give it a quick roll over with a rolling pin. Then pop it in a toaster bag and put it in my toaster and hey presto a yummy panini lol
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Old 03-08-2013, 01:07
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We have a Krups panini maker, similar to the Lidl one linked to above but better quality. A George Formby grill would probably work as well, but use at a high heat.

I've been making these things for years and by far the best way I have found is to use the part baked products such as baguettes and ciabatta that come in the sturdy plastic wraps and are supposed to be finished off in the oven.
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Old 03-08-2013, 13:58
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Do you bake the baguettes/ciabatta before "grilling" them and making them into paninis?
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Old 03-08-2013, 22:09
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Being unable to afford any fancy machinery to make my paninis.

I fill my panini bread with filling (usually tuna and cheese), give it a quick roll over with a rolling pin. Then pop it in a toaster bag and put it in my toaster and hey presto a yummy panini lol
You don't need fancy machinery, a griddle pan and something to squash it down with and voilą.

Do you bake the baguettes/ciabatta before "grilling" them and making them into paninis?
I use the part bake baguettes and I don't cook them in the oven first. Just start grilling and it works wonders.
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Old 04-08-2013, 02:13
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Do you bake the baguettes/ciabatta before "grilling" them and making them into paninis?
No, we just use them raw - no need to bake first. It works well with baguettes, ciabbata etc. that come in the thickly wrapped sealed packs.

We discovered this method by accident a few years ago and they always come out crispy brown on the outside and soft on the inside.
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