About six months in the past I bought my first sandwich maker as an impulse purchase. I'm a little bit of a gadget man so i succumbed to the impulse. My regular weekly routine was to cease by the McD's on my option to work and purchase a McMuffin with egg or sausage every day. The espresso comes with me from dwelling, so its a single buy cease. My first try at making a sausage sandwich at dwelling was mediocre at greatest when in comparison with my drive by means of expertise. The problems have been; 1. The muffin was too small and didn’t include the egg and sausage correctly. 2. The egg caught to the maker leaving a multitude to scrub up. 3. The egg leaked a bit across the sliding plate making a small mess. 4. The precooked sausage and Canadian bacon was not heated correctly. 5. The egg was powerful from over cooking. After a little bit of experimenting all the problems have been solved and I’ve been having fun with breakfast sandwiches every morning, and know whats in them. Here’s what I realized. The primary downside of too small a muffin was solved by fastidiously deciding on which model you purchase. From my expertise, the cheaper the muffin, the smaller it’s. You need a full dimension muffin that may fill the makers cooking chamber. Since I dwell down the road from a restaurant provide firm, I purchase my muffins there. They’re full dimension and are available 10 packs. Surprisingly, they’re cheaper per muffin than my native grocery retailer. The subsequent downside was solved by giving the egg cooking chamber a spritz of cooking spray after preheating the maker. This implies the sliding plate in addition to the edges of the ring. I exploit an olive oil primarily based spray I get on the native Wally World. No extra sticking and torn eggs. The leaking was solved by first preheating the maker somewhat longer. I plug it in first after which go get my substances. The additional minute or two of preheat after the inexperienced mild activates makes a distinction. One other factor that helped was the cooking spray. I apply it when the maker is sizzling. This appears to make a seal between the plate and ring. The sausage not being sizzling sufficient was solved by not utilizing a frozen patty or bacon slice. I now maintain the substances within the fridge so they’re chilly, however not frozen. This variation eradicated the problem fully. Once more I’ve discovered the very best deal on the substances at my native restaurant provide, however the Wally World generally beats them. For those who purchase an enormous bundle, simply take a weeks value and put them a plastic bag within the fridge and maintain the remaining within the freezer. Lastly the powerful egg. This concern was a present stopper for me. I hate powerful eggs and never fixing the issue meant the maker was getting returned. It seems the answer was reasonably easy. Preheat the maker a bit longer as talked about earlier and shorten the cooking time to three minutes. The end result is an ideal egg (for me) with the remainder of the sandwich totally heated. Clear up was a breeze after utilizing the cooking spray. I take away the cooking rings and wipe down with a humid material or place within the dishwasher. The maker physique will get a fast wipe down and that it. If you’re a bit adventurous, strive making lunch or dinner sandwiches by substituting the breakfast meat with corned beef or pastrami from the deli. Within the egg chamber place a skinny slice of onion and a little bit of swiss cheese. After six months, I’m totally glad. Actually I’ve purchased a second so I’ve one at dwelling and one to take with me for my common prolonged lodge stays required by my job. The price financial savings was wonderful. This product paid for itself after two weeks simply in drive by means of financial savings. Good Job Hamilton Seaside. Since my preliminary evaluation, I’ve discovered another trick to utilizing this product. For those who load the maker as really useful, you should have the cheese in opposition to the egg. This makes the egg wish to slide round on the meat particularly simply after cooking. I now place the cheese between the underside muffin and meat. Drawback solved. One other tip for these utilizing it in a lodge room or at work, I’ve discovered that Wally World sells small luggage of pre diced onions, bell Peppers and jalapenos. I maintain some in my lodge room fridge and as an alternative of a plain egg, I’ll scramble and add some veggies. Both zap the veggies for a second to defrost first or simply not maintain them within the freezer. To combine issues up a bit, I’ve been utilizing bitter dough, wheat, and cinnamon raisin breads as an alternative of English muffins. The rings make a terrific "cookie cutter" when pressed into the bread slice. After shaping the bread I unfold a small quantity of butter on the facet of the bread contacting the heating surfaces. The result’s a pleasant crunch! Strive spreading a little bit of pesto on the opposite facet for a savory deal with. Use little to no butter when utilizing pesto in any other case it will get a bit soggy. My favourite is bitter dough, pesto, havarti cheese, sliced roast beef, and shaved onions. Heavenly lunch/dinner sandwich! Have had a couple of questions on my remark relating to the scale variations in english muffins. In my expertise those I purchase at a restaurant provide are bigger and often price much less per muffin than these I get on the grocery. To match, I’ve uploaded a photograph of every loaded into the maker. Be aware how in a different way they fill the cooking chamber. Hope this helps. Made an fascinating discovery throughout my final journey to the restaurant provide for English muffins. Garlic flavored cooking spray. One other easy option to simply convey taste to the sandwich maker. Made by Vegalene, it brings lots of taste to my extra savory creations. It’s out there on Amazon for those who search on the identify. The value per can earlier than delivery is an identical to our native restaurant provide home. One other discovery which was apparent after fascinated with it, was to differ the scale of the egg. My native grocery shares small by means of further giant eggs. Having tried all of them, I differ between small and medium. Principally to chop energy, but additionally have discovered the smaller the egg the shorter the cooking time. Did a little bit of an experiment just lately which I wish to share. Whereas at our native Wally World I observed some actual bacon bits. Not the onerous crunchy imitation form, however the true factor. Purchased a bag and gave them a do that week. On the underside muffin, I sprinkled on a layer earlier than placing on the cheese. The egg and high muffin was as regular. The end result was wonderful! An incredible change from my regular turkey sausage patty. Additionally loads simpler than becoming in strips of bacon. Have additionally tried them on the slide plate previous to including the egg. Used a medium egg due to house. The bacon cooks into the egg which is definitely higher from a structural standpoint. Additionally added about 30 seconds to the cook dinner time for greatest outcomes. Have discovered the bits at very cheap giant bundle worth on the restaurant provide. Simply break down the lot into smaller luggage and freeze. Preserve simply sufficient within the fridge for day by day use. Good day once more, the sandwich makers are faithfully doing their jobs with no breakdowns or complaints after nearly a 12 months of use. I just lately discovered myself with a bunch of bbq'd Italian sausages within the fridge. The concept arrived to chop them into rounds about 1/4 inch thick and use them in lunch and dinner sandwiches. They labored nice!! Simply layer them on the underside muffin and sprinkle with some grated mozzarella cheese. For an additional kick, I threw in a couple of contemporary basil leaves. Relying in your temper, the egg is non-compulsory. An actual deal with for a light-weight dinner. One variation I actually like is to first unfold some spaghetti or pizza sauce on the decrease muffin earlier than including the sausage and cheese. Prepare dinner for a bit longer to heat totally earlier than dropping the highest muffin. The end result reminds you of a meatball sandwich from the Italian deli. Good morning. Ended up final weekend with a few further hamburger patties from Sundays BBQ. Whereas packing for Mondays highway journey for work, I made a decision to do a little bit of an experiment by placing them within the cooler together with a couple of slices of onion. That night time within the lodge I broke out the sandwich maker and warmed it up totally. Within the higher chamber went the hamburger patty. I hand kind mine for the BBQ so it was smaller in diameter and about twice as thick. It totally fills the higher chamber properly. About three minutes in I positioned each components of the muffin together with a folded slice of American cheese within the decrease chamber. After round six minutes, the muffin was eliminated, separated and burger and onion put in. Glorious in room meal. Repeated once more the subsequent night time by eliminating the muffin heating time and placing the assembled chilly muffin, cheese, and heated meat into the heating chamber with the plate slid out. I really favored it higher this manner, and appeared the general time was shorter. An replace on the hamburger submit. Considered one of my complaints has been that the skin of the muffin will get toasted excessively onerous. Assume I’ve discovered a approach round this. After first totally heating the machine, I cut up the muffin in half and reverse the slices so the reduce sides kind the highest and backside surfaces. They each then go into the underside chamber minus any cheese. The meat goes into the highest chamber and the lid closed. After about 1 to 2 minutes, or while you flip the meat, open the lid and raise the complete ring meeting out leaving the muffin uncovered. Now flip the muffin over. You will note the floor that was resting on the heating plate is a toasty golden brown. Return the ring meeting and shut the lid. After one other 1 to 2 minutes, assemble your hamburger including the cheese if desired. Be aware the bread is mushy on the skin and toasted on the within. An additional benefit is that the moisture pushed from the muffin throughout toasting is contained within the chamber making the muffin mushy past the toasted surfaces. I feel it is a approach that may be prolonged past hamburgers with a little bit of experimentation. Will maintain you posted. Was ready to do that approach with some precooked Italian sausages for lunch at the moment. Had a couple of left over from yesterday's BBQ, so here’s what I did. Beginning with a sizzling sandwich maker, I cut up and reversed the muffin as beforehand described. Within the high chamber, I layered in a few half a sausages value of slices straight from the fridge. Subsequent the maker was plugged in. Concerning the time the inexperienced mild cam on, the sausage simply started to sizzle. Then as described above I eliminated the complete ring meeting and flipped the toasted muffin additionally eradicating the higher muffin. After changing the rings, a complete slice of provolone went on high of the sausages together with the un-toasted muffin. The lid wouldn’t shut totally, however did after the cheese melted. Alter the inexperienced mild turned on once more, I opened the slide permitting the sausage, provolone, and high muffin to drop down. Heating for one more minute or two resulted in a tacky, sausage sandwich. The cheese melts down into the decrease muffin tying the entire thing collectively. Subsequent time I plan on including some skinny onion slices. Highly regarded and engaging Found the right way to make a fast sizzling pastrami sandwich at the moment. Utilizing the detachable rings like a cookie cutter, I reduce two circles of rye bread from a single giant slice. Positioned them each within the backside compartment and turned on the sandwich maker. When the inexperienced mild got here on, the bread rounds have been flipped to toast the opposite facet. The highest compartment was loaded with a bunch of slices of pastrami and a slice of provolone. As soon as the meat was sizzling and cheese melted, the slide plate was opened and the rings eliminated. Inserting the now toasted spherical on the highest accomplished the meeting. One other variation on the breakfast sandwich with none meat. Utilizing the beforehand described toasting technique, the maker was loaded with an English muffin. After preheating and flipping the bread, two small eggs have been positioned within the higher compartment together with some garlic salt and some dashes of sizzling sauce. Surprisingly they each match and don't overflow the house. Cooking time is a bit longer however the mixture of egg, salt garlic and warmth makes for a terrific sandwich. There are occasions after I need simply an egg. I like mine as an omelette so I combine in some crumbled bacon and diced onions. They’re tho ones beforehand described on this evaluation. Usually I exploit two small eggs and so they fill the higher chamber properly. After about three minutes, simply take out the rings by the deal with and open the slide over your plate. Scrumptious! One touch upon the sturdiness of the system. In my expertise it’s good. Over a 12 months of on a regular basis use, and nothing has gone incorrect. Even the nonstick coating is in good condition. Will maintain you posted. Good morning! Did a little bit of an experiment this morning. Having a bunch of thinly sliced pastrami within the fridge together with equally skinny sliced onions, I attempted a pastrami breakfast sandwich. Within the backside chamber went the decrease muffin half, some thinly sliced onions and eventually sufficient skinny pastrami to replenish the remaining house. Within the higher chamber went my regular egg, garlic salt, and muffin high. Three minutes later out got here a little bit of heaven. The egg was just a bit bit mushy bordering on runny. The mushy egg with the recent pastrami was an incredible combo and made me glad there was no cheese to get in the best way of the flavour. This may occasionally turn out to be one in all my regulars it was so good. A fast observe on sturdiness, it's wonderful. After nearly day by day use for a couple of years, it's nonetheless going sturdy. There’s a slight bit of damage of the nonstick coating the place the slide plate contact the rings, however that's it. Usually I wipe clear with a humid material and the rings into the dishwasher twice per week. Once I thought that I had tried all doable combos, one other was discovered. A can of corned beef was opened in our home by chance a couple of days in the past. It was one of many rectangular cans equally sized to a Spam can. By slicing the corned beef lengthwise with a pointy knife, I ended up with three slices, simply barely bigger than an English muffin. After trimming off the corners they match completely within the Sandwich Maker. After totally warming up the maker, a slice went into the underside chamber and the entire English muffin went into the higher. In a couple of minutes, of scorching one of many corned beef was properly browned and crispy. Subsequent the corned beef was flipped over and an egg went into the higher chamber after eradicating the now warmed muffin. By the point the egg was performed, the opposite facet of the corned beef was browned. Assembling the muffin, egg & corned beef made for a singular very tasty sandwich loaded with protein. Merry Christmas all. Our sandwich maker is popping three and nonetheless operates completely. Zero issues, zero complaints, and that's with nearly day by day use. Will maintain posting as discoveries are made. Good morning once more! Over three years in and no issues in anyway. Even the nonstick coating is ideal. Have modified up my approach a bit. As a substitute of the utilizing the maker to toast the muffins, I let it cook dinner the egg and sausage, and toast the muffin seprately. Beginning with a chilly maker, i put a frozen sausage patty within the backside compartment and plug it in. On the similar time i pop the muffin within the toaster. In round a minute, you hear the sausage sizzle. Flip it and crack an egg within the high compartment. Concerning the time the toaster pops, the egg will likely be performed. Open the slider and let the egg fall onto the sausage, then put them onto the muffin. Cheese non-compulsory. The crispy muffin is nice. The general time is basically not than utilizing the maker alone. Good day all. The sandwich makers are nonetheless going sturdy. I had anticipated that they’d have failed by now contemplating their 2013 buy. Nonetheless love the product and use it nearly daily. Its July 2017 and the sandwitch maker remains to be going sturdy after getting used nearly daily. Nothing to complain about. It's a month later and I made one other twist to my approach. There are mornings, like Saturday's that I would like one thing extra than simply the sandwich. My favourite paring is hashbrowns. So is it doable to do hashbrowns within the Sandwich Maker and never soiled up a fry pan? Sure it’s. So I begin with a chilly maker and cargo a pre-cooked sausage patty within the backside compartment. Within the higher goes mini tater tots, I exploit sufficient to only make one even layer. Plug it in and let the magic occur. Once you hear the sausage scorching, raise the lid and higher compartment, then flip the sausage and shut it up. The potatos are prepared for the decrease compartment now so slide the plate and allow them to drop. You could have to do some rearranging with a fork to get one layer then slide the plate closed. Now crack the egg into the higher. It’s possible you’ll or might not have to make use of cooking spray relying in your needs. Put the muffins within the toaster. Concerning the time the muffin is completed, the egg will likely be additionally. Now simply assemble the sandwitch, put the potatoes on a plate and your performed! The one issues to scrub past the sandwich maker is a plate and fork must you select to make use of them.