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tarheelmjfan
06-26-2006, 04:15 PM
Does anyone know how to make the bun taste like it has been pressed, without using a presser? Hope that makes sense. :blush: TIA :)
DeborahA
06-28-2006, 05:54 PM
I am not sure totally what you are asking but...I wrap a clean fireplace brick with foil and use it to weigh down a sandwich in a skillet. A kind of homemade panini press.
Deb
theprincess
06-28-2006, 07:20 PM
I use a brick wrapped in foil too~works great
tarheelmjfan
06-29-2006, 06:51 PM
Thanks :) We don't have any fireplace bricks either. Not much need for them here. :sunny: I guess we'll just have cold buns, until I get a sandwich presser. That would probably be easier to find around here than the brick. It's a great idea though. :)
lisa_from_nj
06-30-2006, 08:03 AM
Instead of a brick, you could use a cast iron skillet to weigh the sandwich down.

Lisa
tarheelmjfan
06-30-2006, 01:17 PM
Instead of a brick, you could use a cast iron skillet to weigh the sandwich down.

Lisa

Naturally, I don't have one of those either. :rotfl: That I'm sure I can find here though. Thanks :)
tarheelmjfan
06-30-2006, 01:21 PM
Just so we're all on the same page, I'm talking about pressing a bun like you would have with a pressed cuban sandwich. It makes the bread crunchy & warm on the outside, but it's still soft on the inside. I hope that makes more sense than my OP. :blush: I'm not sure I understand what I'm trying to say. :p Anyway, is this what you guys are thinking of also? Thanks again :)
hlbtimes2
06-30-2006, 01:37 PM
You could put it on a baking pan in a hot oven. The outside should toast up and the inside stay soft.
DeborahA
06-30-2006, 04:28 PM
tarheelmjfan, if you could put the sandwich in a skillet--place a flat cooky sheet on top--then weigh it down with a couple heavy cans. That may do the trick. :scratchin
Deb
tarheelmjfan
07-01-2006, 08:44 PM
That just might work. :thumbsup2 I'll give it a try the next time I make sandwiches.
porterbl1
07-02-2006, 12:24 PM
If you have a George Forman they work great.
-Becca
tarheelmjfan
07-02-2006, 08:08 PM
If you have a George Forman they work great.
-Becca


I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have one of those either. :blush: I do have a fairly well stocked kitchen, honest I do. :rotfl: