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**Joey**

Having recently discovered that you do not need to coat sandwiches in butter/margerine before putting them in a toastie makers, I have been experiencing a toastie renaissance as of late.
My favourite is probably two slices of (mild) cheese and a teaspoon of pesto. Utterly gorgeous, and less than 500 kcals!
What're your favourite toasties?

**Tibbsy**

Bacon and cheese... As much of the stuff that can physically fit into the machine without having to resort to using a hydraulic press....

EDIT: Wording...

**purplefood**

Ham, banana and cheese...
Though why would having to butter the outside annoy you?

**dogma**

Prosciutto, basil, mozzarella di bufala, and thinly slice tomato.

**Joey**

purplefood wrote:Ham, banana and cheese...
Though why would having to butter the outside annoy you?

Well it adds about 300 calories, for a start.

**dogma**

I've found that cooking spray can nearly replicate the crisping effect of the butter.

**Joey**

This is true actually. It's just inconvenient to do so at work.

**helgrenze**

Don't have said machine, but I enjoy Pit-style Ham and baby swiss with coarse mustard. Gets a nice snappy tang. Don't coat the bread either, just melt a pat of butter in the pan, layer cheese ham and mustard, then melt more butter and flip.

**DPBellathrom**

I love my Toastie maker ^_^

for me it would have to be as much cheese and meat as I can cram in/is in the fridge

**Joey**

Cheese with jalapenos is also worthwhile. Depending on personal taste, how much you like spicey food etc.
I can't stand too much hotness so I dice it into teeny pieces, then it lurks in the cheesy goodness.

**Gorskar.da.Lost**

Joey wrote:
My favourite is probably two slices of (mild) cheese and a teaspoon of pesto. Utterly gorgeous, and less than 500 kcals!

You have caused a food-based revolution here at Fort Gorskar (a rather overinflated title for my flat, I admit)
This is probably the greatest sandwich of any kind I have eaten thus far.

**Corpsesarefun**

You count calories and deny yourself delicious foods for that reason?

**purplefood**

corpsesarefun wrote:You count calories and deny yourself delicious foods for that reason?

My thoughts...

**Joey**

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:
Joey wrote:
My favourite is probably two slices of (mild) cheese and a teaspoon of pesto. Utterly gorgeous, and less than 500 kcals!

You have caused a food-based revolution here at Fort Gorskar (a rather overinflated title for my flat, I admit)
This is probably the greatest sandwich of any kind I have eaten thus far.

Glad you enjoyed it!

corpsesarefun wrote:You count calories and deny yourself delicious foods for that reason?

No one likes fat people

I've always compulsively calorie-counted anyway. Seems weird so many people don't care how many calories they're actually eating.

**dogma**

corpsesarefun wrote:You count calories and deny yourself delicious foods for that reason?

I do it too, though its now such a habit that its barely conscious.

Additionally, because I've done it for like...11 years? My general preferences when it comes to food favor lighter fare.

**Tibbsy**

I've never bothered, and I'm not fat

Although that is probably the exception rather than the rule

**dogma**

Tibbsy wrote: I've never bothered, and I'm not fat

Although that is probably the exception rather than the rule

For the most part the "I eat when I'm hungry." method works very well.

Calorie counting becomes necessary when you're training, or when you want a particular type of body.

**kronk**

Tibbsy wrote: I've never bothered, and I'm not fat

Although that is probably the exception rather than the rule

You're also 19. When you get around 25, your body (if you're like many people I know) will decide to slow down it's metabolism. Just keep exercising and eating reasonably, and you'll be fine.

**Castiel**

Brie and cranberries. It makes me happy!

**Blackskullandy**

Nutella. Or if you're feeling saucy, Nutella and... Nutella. Calorific nomness of joy!

**Vitruvian XVII**

Cheese and beans. Oh the melty goodness!

**RossDas**

Anyone else use the George Foreman grill for making their toasties? I find it makes a better sandwich than the purpose-built toasty makers - a bloomer loaf with cheese, tomato and few pinches of fresh oregano and seasoning; delicious!

**DickBandit**

**Avatar 720**

Any and any combination of the following:
Cheese (Cheddar or Red Leicester)
Bacon
Ham (including Parma etc.)
Chorizo
Onions
Smoked Salmon

And probably more i've forgotten.

**Corpsesarefun**

Joey wrote:
No one likes fat people
I've always compulsively calorie-counted anyway. Seems weird so many people don't care how many calories they're actually eating.

But calories are a poor measurement of how unhealthy a food is, fat and salt should be counted rather than calories.

**helgrenze**

never bothered with calories.... Of course, I have also been told that I rarely fully stop moving, even when resting.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Snorkers of course!

With lashings and lashing of HP Sauce!

**dogma**

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Snorkers of course!

With lashings and lashing of HP Sauce!

?

**MrDwhitey**

I'd eat them.

**MeanGreenStompa**

dogma wrote:
MeanGreenStompa wrote:Snorkers of course!

With lashings and lashing of HP Sauce!

?

Snorkers is a British English colloquialism for sausages. The reference is probably to the resemblance between a sausage and a snorkel. It may have a Royal Navy slang origin.
Snorkers is the nickname for Palethorpe's pre-cooked tinned sausages. The nickname originated aboard World War II Royal Navy submarines, along with other culinary delights such as HITS (tinned Herrings In Tomato Sauce) and Baby's Heads (tinned steak and kidney pudding). Fresh food lasted only a few days aboard submarines so nearly everything was tinned.
Snorkers are mentioned in Nicholas Monsarrat's novel The Cruel Sea as the favourite food of Lieutenant James Bennett, RNVR. Bennett is described as Australian, and the snorkers references attributed to him alone, which suggests a possible antipodean derivation of the word.
Terry Wogan often referred with relish to snorkers, a welcome part of the culinary delights (sometimes) served up for Sir Terry and his "team" on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

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