Kenwood SM606

~*~ Why did we buy it? ~*~ We bought this sandwich toaster because our last one was so difficult to clean! It was also quite a few years old and was getting to the point where it would burn the bread before the inside was cooked so we would have to scrape 'charcoal' off the bread before we could eat the sandwich! We chose this particular toaster because it was large enough to toast french bread rather than just 'normal' bread, also at £34.99 it ...
...the size its not too expensive either. ~*~ What does it look like? ~*~ The toaster itself is silver and large enough to fit two halves of french bread in it (admittedly you need a bit of perseverance to fit two halves on but it is possible!). There are two lights on the front, one red and one green. The top cooking plate has a large silver handle attached and just below the handle is a slide which enables you to set the temperature at which you ...

angel530 20.01.2006 · Read full review
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...a reasonable price. The Kenwood SM606 ticked all of these boxes. It has a stylish chrome finish body. The non-stick coated cooking plates are made for easy cleaning. It has an easily seen indicator light. A nice sized cool touch handle. It stands upright for compact and space saving storage. The grill plates are ribbed, and the hinges "float" to allow additional space between the plates that a fixed hinge system doesn't allow for. This means ...
...food (we often do vegetables) you might want to griddle in there if you wanted to. We've also done waffles very successfully on this. You have a variable heat setting, which again is very useful and gives you some nice control over how your food cooks/toasting. It stores nicely and looks good whether stored on a work surface or out to use. A number of friends and family have now bought one of these after seeing ours in operations. It does 2 sandwiches ...

runetune 03.08.2007 · Read full review
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We bought this sandwich press because we were getting fed up of forever cleaning out the toastie maker. It was really difficult to get the bits of cheese which had dribbled down the side off and it all got stuck in the hinges plus it sometimes got stuck to the nooks and crannys. Anyway I decided to purchase one of these babies. When I first took it out of the book it was so shiny and lovely, I didn;t want to dirty it up! Anyway I switched it on ...
...hot enough to put the toastie on. You just put the lid down and hew presto, it really is that siimple. It doesn't have a timer so you do have to keep checking it but it only takes a few moments to cook the sarnie anyway. When it's done it is so simple to clean because of the flat plates, just wipe them over with a damp cloth. Another tip is to wait til it's cooled down as it is easier then. The machine cost 35.99 and as far as I am concerned it ...

Panda1976 21.10.2005 · Read full review
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A twist on the modern sandwiches. It takes all kinds of bread and i have tried it with ciabatta, focacia and even very thin pitta bread. All of these varieties are fantastic. It takes no time at all to heat up and it cooks the bread in a few minutes. I also found that if you make a mess with cheese you dont need to worry. All you need to do is wait for machine to cool and the cheese wipes straight off. The only downside to this product is that the plug doesnt stow away the well. Above all i would say this is and amazing appliance. Highly recomended. ...

joeallen10601 03.11.2008
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Not a bad little toaster at all, it's easy to use for one thing, with just a simple light to tell you when it is hot enough to put your food in, my old one didn't even tell me that, you just had to sort of guess! It has a big pull down handle, which does actually stay cool - a few of the rivals handles do get hot, if you have kids you may benefit from having this over the others, just due to this reason! It stores upright when notin use, another ...

christophe81 08.08.2005 · Read full review
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we recently brought this product for £45 and we thought it was quite expensive at first. The product is like a professional panini maker which they use in cafes etc. i really love the way you can store it, use it with several types of bread, how you can adjust the temperature, how it is non stick and how it is easy to clean. I love it and it is the best thing that me and my mum have brought for the kitchen. i am not a type of person who has breakfast ...

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