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Sandwich Maker Dinners The Kids Will Love

February 22, 2024 - 3 min read

Need dinner ideas for kids? Nothing could be easier than turning on your toastie maker! No longer just for dishing up plain old cheese and tomato toasties, a superspeedy sandwich press can have you whipping up pizzas, tacos and even dessert in the time it takes kids to say, “We’re hungry!”. With bumper-sized models able to feed a troop of little mouths in minutes, your toastie machine will be the awesome appliance that buys you time and bags you credit with the smallest food critics in town. Warning – drool-worthy deliciousness ahead!

toasties with cheese and tomatoes

The Best Sandwich Makers For Easy Dinners

We all know the pressure to get those midweek dinners onto the table fast.  “With the latest toastie makers offering adjustable height control for flexible cooking of everything from pizzas to wraps, non-stick surfaces for easy cleaning, and supersized models for keeping the hordes happy, sandwich presses are a great option when you want to quickly and easily serve up meals,” says Tracey Ellis, The Good Guys Buyer – Portable Appliances.

Shop Speedy Sandwich Presses

Sunbeam 6 Slice Sandwich Grill and Press
Breville 4 Slice Toastie Maker
Russell Hobbs Sandwich Press

Product image of the Russell Hobbs Sandwich Press in red

Cafe-Style Or Classic?

As sandwich connoisseurs know, toasties come in all shapes and sizes. When choosing your new benchtop bestie, consider if you like your toasted sarnies to be flat and crunchy or plump and oozy. If your family tends to stuff their toasties with as many flavours as possible, you might want to invest in a classic machine that gives fillings a bit more room. If, however, your diners have a simpler palate, a cafe-style model might be just the thing. While cafe-style appliances can also cook wraps, pizzas and tacos, classic toasties look the business and can be extra-stuffed for those with bigger appetites.

Shop Cafe-Style And Classic Sandwich Presses

Breville The Toast/Melt Sandwich Press
Sunbeam Big Fill Toasties for 4

Breville The Classic Sandwich Maker

Product image of the Sunbeam Big Fill Toasties for 4 in silver

Easy Kids Dinners You Can Make In Your Sandwich Press

You may well know how to make a toastie – but what about mixing it up with these top-notch kids’ dinner ideas that’ll save you time and stress? 

Taco Wraps

Have leftover taco mince or chilli con carne? Fancy an evening of Tex-Mex tastiness? If so, grab a wrap and try the latest trick going viral on TikTok. Make a cut from the centre of your wrap straight to the bottom edge, then picture your wrap divided into quartered sections. Load up a topping on each of the quarters (try mince, cheese, lettuce and sour cream), then fold each section over the next, starting from the bottom left. Pop the wrap on a cafe-style toastie machine, such as the Sunbeam Cafe Style Sandwich Maker 4 Slice, and prepare for mouthwatering toasted tastiness.

Pizza

If you’ve got a machine that can be locked halfway open, such as the Breville the Toast & Melt Sandwich Press, then toastie pizza is on the dinner menu! Simply use your bread as your pizza base, add all the family’s favourite toppings, then sprinkle with grated cheese and let the half-open grill work its magic.

Close-up of a young girl eating a toasted sandwich.

Breakfast For Dinner

Who doesn’t love brinner? It wins on novelty value alone. Load up a wrap with eggs, ham, spinach and barbecue sauce, and cook on a cafe-style sandwich press, such as the Sunbeam 6 Slice Sandwich Grill and Press, for a breakfast of champions that’ll have them demanding brekkie at all hours of the day. 

Layered Dessert Toastie

Toasties aren’t just for the savoury tooth – a host of sweet treats can be made in your toastie machine and dished up as a dessert the kids will love. Try fillings such as peanut butter and jam, chocolate hazelnut spread with marshmallows, or frozen raspberries with fresh banana and white chocolate melts, all toasted in a classic sandwich maker, such as the Breville The Original Toastie Maker. Serve with a dollop of ice cream for double the decadence!

 

Need to make tasty food fast? Then you need to invest in a sandwich press at The Good Guys! Head online or pop in-store to start dreaming up marvellous meals in minutes.

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