This page looks at the tools needed to make hot & delicious paninis. It covers things such as panini presses/grills, heat-resistant & non-scratch spatulas, pastry brushes for brushing melted butter or olive oil on your paninis, etc.
Panini Press/Grill
Moreover, while Bread Dad has a bunch of great grilled cheese & panini recipes, there are thousands of other panini recipes available. Therefore, this page also covers a number of very popular panini cookbooks. These books have tons of fantastic panini recipes.
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Panini Grills & Presses
- I own & use the Cuisinart GR-300WSP1 Elite Griddler to make my Bread Dad panini recipes. I like this Cuisinart machine because it is a wide panini grill with top and bottom heating/grilling elements. FYI – Top & bottom heating “plates” on a panini machine means there is no need to flip a panini over during grilling. I don’t want to flip a panini over during grilling (because this increases the chance that it will fall apart during the grilling).
- Other Popular Panini Presses & Grills – A list of the best sellers on Amazon.
Panini Tools – These tools will help to reduce any potential panini “disasters”.
- Extra Wide Heat-Resistant Non-Scratch Spatulas – I like to use large pancake spatulas (with large widths) when placing and scooping up my paninis. If you use small/narrow spatulas, the paninis have a greater chance of falling apart or falling off the spatula. You also want to buy soft non-scratch spatulas in order to avoid damaging the surface of your nonstick panini press.
- Heat-Resistant Non-Scratch Tongs – Another tool that can help you to pick up your panini.
- Pastry Brush – For “brushing” melted butter or olive oil on your paninis.
- Serrated Knife – You will need a good serrated knife to slice through the semi-hard & toasted crust of a panini.
- Oven Gloves – Panini grills & presses get very hot. Therefore, you need to use good oven gloves or oven mitts to protect your hands from hot panini grills & presses.
Large & Wide Soft Spatulas Used By Bread Dad
Panini Books – Here are some very popular panini cookbooks.
- Perfect Panini: Mouthwatering recipes for the world’s favorite sandwiches – This book has tons of great panini recipes such as turkey & bacon club panini, turkey, brie & apple panini, grilled chicken, tomato & mozzarella panini and Italian cheesesteak panini.
- The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook: More Than 200 Perfect-Every-Time Recipes for Making Panini – This highly rated cookbook has over 200 recipes including recipes for “Croque Monsieur and Reuben panini as well as imaginative creations like a Grilled Asparagus and Prosciutto panini and Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas”.
- The Essential Panini Press Cookbook – This highly-rated cookbook has 100 panini recipes including “vegetarian and dairy-free options, breakfast sandwiches, and side dishes”.
- 200 Best Panini Recipes – This cookbook has 200 amazing recipes such as salami, prosciutto, mozzarella panini with roasted red peppers; Philly cheesesteak panini, sweet Italian sausage, provolone and tomato sauce panini; pulled pork panini and Cuban panini.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Books
- Grilled Cheese Kitchen: Bread + Cheese + Everything in Between – This is a very popular cookbook. FYI – You can easily use your panini grill to make great grilled cheese sandwiches.
- The Great Grilled Cheese Book: Grown-Up Recipes for a Childhood Classic – Another great book focused on grilled cheese sandwiches.
- Great Book of Grilled Cheese: 100+ Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food, Soups, Salads, and Sides – This book states that it is the “complete cookbook for making savory grilled cheese sandwiches, from classic to gourmet to regional delight”.
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