Comments | sierra_le_oli: Toasties : A Very Dutch Thing

sierra_le_oli

Toasties : A Very Dutch Thing

Jan 10, 2014 20:25

As the English are to tea, so are the Dutch to toasties. Toasties are a staple on café menus (though ham 'n' cheese is about as exciting as it gets) and most households have their own well-used toasted sandwich maker. Most, but not ours, so I decided to buy Wingnut one for his birthday. A pretty boring present, even though he's Dutch, right ( Read more... )

netherlands, food

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ailbhe January 10 2014, 19:29:02 UTC

Oh wow, you can still get the ones that don't cut them in half? I *only* want one like that because I *mainly* like sandwich toasters for egg sandwiches, and I hate the half the yolk doesn't end up in.

sierra_le_oli January 10 2014, 19:58:46 UTC

Apparently so. Is it an old-fashioned thing? This was a very new model. I've no idea how common the shell-shaped ones are vs the triangle cutters here though.

ailbhe January 10 2014, 20:14:45 UTC

Well the one I grew up with was shell-shaped and none of the ones we've found in the UK or Ireland since about 1995 have been. Also the non-divided ones all have removable plates under which cheese and grease get stuck, because they're not really big enough for a generous sandwich. They're meant for grilling really.

sierra_le_oli January 10 2014, 20:28:48 UTC

These ones definitely don't have removable plates but I'm not sure how generous a sandwich you could make in them. I have a perpetual problem with overhanging crusts, which means you kind of wind up with a double crust.

I feel like I should be providing video evidence at this point. :)

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flexor January 10 2014, 20:18:21 UTC

Mild cheddar, peperoni, and a slice of pineapple. The Boy likes it!

sierra_le_oli January 10 2014, 20:25:35 UTC

Corruption!

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happydisciple January 10 2014, 20:56:49 UTC

This is ham in a generic "vleeswaren" kind of way - the majority of toasties here involve either salami or gekookte gelderse worst. And cheese, lots of lovely goudse, jong, belegen, oud, cheese, cheeeese…

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fiendish_cat January 11 2014, 15:24:30 UTC

Mice and leek pie. Now there's something to do with the little critters tat periodically invade my flat.

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fiendish_cat January 10 2014, 22:09:50 UTC

Ooh, cheese and Branston Pickle toastie. Staple of my student diet. See also tuna & Branston Pickle toastie.

rhythmaning January 11 2014, 17:18:58 UTC

Tuna AND Branston?! Oh no. So wrong.

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Re: On Devices and Contents ... sierra_le_oli January 11 2014, 16:07:44 UTC

Cheese and mushroom sounds good! I've become stuck in a rut, so think I'll be trying some of these suggestions.

Re: On Devices and Contents ... rhythmaning January 11 2014, 17:23:02 UTC

I used to have a George Foreman grill - excellent for pork chops, chicken and fish too!

And I love this song by Rich Hall...

Re: On Devices and Contents ... sierra_le_oli January 12 2014, 13:54:10 UTC

So that's the same George Foreman as the boxer. Learn something new every day. Thank you, Rich Hall and Patrick. :-)

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