The good old faithful sandwich toaster. This is something that lurks in the back of your bottom kitchen cupboard that you've had for years and have forgotten all about. Well I say dust it off and bring back the toastie sarnies!!! After all, very little effort is required to make this yummy lunches.

I've seen the price of these applicances drop considerably over the years, and I think we've gotten through about 4 of them over a period of 17 years now.

This sandwich maker comes in a well packaged box that include instructions, not that you really need them. The overall design is fairly attractive and sports a polished steel outter case. It will make 2 rounds of sarnies in the non-stick plates.

Simply the the appliance on and the red light appears, now wait a few minutes for the green one to pop on and then you're ready to go. I always spray the four plates with a low cal sunflower oil. If I have run out then I just simply butter one side of the bread and ENSURE that you plate the butter side bread facing ALL plates. If you don't do this you'll get in a right mess when you try to remove the sarnies.

As for what to put in the sandwiches, I always have cheese, sometimes I may add a thin slice of hand and thinly sliced tomatoes. Other fillings can include Branston pickle, a few baked beans, chutney ... the list is endless. But BECAREFUL if you over fill the sandwiches it'll all run out the back.

I usually toast the sarnies for about 2 minutes and they come out all golden brown. Take care on your first bit as the melted cheese WILL burn your mouth, I always let them cool for about a minute or 2 before scoffing commences.

Power consumption is a little on the worrying side at 700w, but then I guess that's it's only on for a few minutes. Besides, you wont get the same effect by putting the sandwiches under the grill to toast. It's ok to clean, not the easiest in the world I have to admit, but then there's no pain no gain.

Go on.. treat yourself to a scrummy lunch with a bit of salde on the side.

Purchased from Currys for £12.99