A plain sandwich is transformed in more ways than one when it is toasted or grilled. The outer layer is crunchier and the cheese inside is oozy. A sandwich toaster just makes it so much tastier to have. Other than that, it makes meal times so much easier. For these reasons, every household – a bachelor, a nuclear family or a joint family – must have a sandwich maker in their kitchen.
If you don’t have a sandwich maker at home, you must get one now, but check the product for the following features before making your final choice:
Powerful Element
This indicates the power of the heating element, which determines the heating rate and the temperature of the sandwich plates. The power of a sandwich maker can lie in the range of 640-1400 watts. For normal home use, one with 750 watts is good enough.
Non-Stick Plates
You need to choose an appliance with appropriate plates depending on what kind of bread you use and what else you want to do with it. You can choose between triangular plates and sandwich griller plates. Also, the plates must have a non-stick coating, especially if you want to avoid using butter or oil on your sandwiches. It also makes it easier to clean the appliance.
Insulated Handles
The body of the sandwich maker is generally metallic and gets heated with the element and the plates. To avoid burns during the cooking process and easy handling, the handles of the appliance must be made of insulating material.
A Securing Latch
The sandwich plates of the appliance should have a latch to lock the panels of the appliance while the sandwich is being toasted. This presses down all the ingredients tightly inside the sandwich and helps avoid any mess caused by the appliance accidentally popping open.
Indicator Lights
The appliance should generally be equipped with two indicator lights – one to show that the power is being received by the appliance and another to indicate that it is heated and ready for preparing the sandwiches. Once the sandwich is ready and the element needs to heat up again, the power indicator goes on again.
The Length of the Cord
The power cord of the appliance should be long enough to give you enough space away from the wall and allows you to work comfortably. The minimum length desired for the cord is 1.5 metres. The sandwich griller should be equipped with a cord winding notch or gaps at the base to make it easy to store the appliance.
Reasonable Price
A good sandwich toaster can be easily procured for a reasonable price in the range of INR 2000 – 4000. Some sandwich makers come with special features and tend to be more expensive. You can surely get one with the important features within your budget and if that is not a restriction, you can choose the high-end models as well.
Once you have checked the specifications of these features and you are satisfied with what your selected model has to offer, you can bring it home and feel the difference between a sandwich and a grilled sandwich.
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