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3 Recent Panini Cooks
Work has been keeping me away from the Egg, but here are 3 recent panini cooks I have done from a new cookbook called Perfect Panini. I would have to say the book has lived up to it's name so far. I bought it back in October, but it has only been the last 3 weeks I have found the time to use it. I also have tried a new way of making paninis on my Egg and I will share a picture and description of it first. This way I will not have to show the same picture of the paninis cooking for three different recipes.
I bought a pair of the BGE Half-Moon Cast Iron Griddle Grate's shortly after I bought my first Egg. I wanted to be able to use the flat side and the ridged side at the same time for some of the breakfasts I make on the grill. Until this past month, I made paninis by using the cast iron grill grid to grill the panini one side at a time. I would put the panini n the grill and place a 1/4 or 1/2 sheet pan on the panini, weighed down by one or two foil wrapped fire bricks. When the first side was done I would remove the sheet pan and bricks, flip the panini and then put the sheet pan and bricks back on. This gave you a nice pressed panini, but having to flip it midway through was awkward. The cheese might not have completely melted when the first side was done. As a result you might pull the panini apart when removing the sheet pan, because the cheese wasn't able to hold it together. Also you had to have a safe place to land the hot pan and bricks while you were flipping the panini. Lastly the extra flip meant one more chance to mishandle the panini.
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Wow that looks good, I'll have a roast beef please.They/Them
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henapple said:Salado, you, sandwiches, be there.
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top notch as always. keep it up!
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Thanks as always guys for your kind remarks.mountaindewbass said:Does the egg add anything when it comes to making paninis? It seems a lot more reasonable to just buy a panini maker. IMO
- Most home panini grills can fit 2 or at most 4 paninis. Doing paninis on a grill you are only limited to by the size of your grill.
- I already owned either the sheet pans for my old method, or the Half Moon CI Grill Griddles. My total out of pocket was for a few fire bricks.
- One less appliance to store in the Kitchen. I don't like having gear in the Kitchen that isn't used fairly regularly.
- In these days of cheap Made in China appliances, I know the sheet pans, or CI grill griddle will outlast a panini grill.
- You can make these anywhere you have a grill: camping, tailgating, day trip to the park...No electricity required
- This may just be me, but I love going outdoors to cook a meal. Even though I have a nice newly renovated Kitchen, I don't get the same fun factor making something indoors.
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Great looking cooks. I think I might do a variation for playoff appetizers this weekend.
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Looks great Jim, Never thought of doing panini's on the egg but I just bookmarked this. Those Hawaiian ones look great!
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Great looking paninis, Jim. Very creative. Great to hear from you. Been wondering where you went off to and if everything was allright. Don't be such a stanger.
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Those are some great looking paninis. I need to give this a shot some afternoon for lunch.
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Did you have a favorite?
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Those look sooo good. Thanks for sharing. Will be trying that method out this weekend with some roast beef I smoked last weekend. Perfect way to break in my CI grill
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It does have some big advantages for me at least, your mileage may vary:
mountaindewbass said:Does the egg add anything when it comes to making paninis? It seems a lot more reasonable to just buy a panini maker. IMO- Most home panini grills can fit 2 or at most 4 paninis. Doing paninis on a grill you are only limited to by the size of your grill.
- I already owned either the sheet pans for my old method, or the Half Moon CI Grill Griddles. My total out of pocket was for a few fire bricks.
- One less appliance to store in the Kitchen. I don't like having gear in the Kitchen that isn't used fairly regularly.
- In these days of cheap Made in China appliances, I know the sheet pans, or CI grill griddle will outlast a panini grill.
- You can make these anywhere you have a grill: camping, tailgating, day trip to the park...No electricity required
- This may just be me, but I love going outdoors to cook a meal. Even though I have a nice newly renovated Kitchen, I don't get the same fun factor making something indoors.
Bravo! What a fantastic write-up about your cooks. Those pics make me want to eat my screen. Thanks for sharing.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Thanks for looking and the additional comments.@Griffin Thanks for your concern. Work went from too slow to too busy in late July. Things returned to a more normal length workday in December, but instead of working from home I have had to return to commuting into Boston for the particular project I am working on. This adds 3-4 hours commuting time on and makes a weeknight cook tough. This is why I now work for myself, to get that commute out of my daily routine. The good news is the extra money from the crazy time paid for some Eggcessories I am looking forward to using: AR, 2-Tier Swing Rack and Looftlighter.@khristyjeff They were all excellent, you can't go wrong with any of them. But if I had to pick a favorite I'd say the pulled pork. The problem with that panini is it is only as good as the pulled pork you are using. In this case this was some leftovers from one of the best pulled pork recipes I've used. I pretty much was feeding the same group of people all three times and their consensus was the Hawaiian.
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amazing flavor combos and I love your step-by-step instructions . . thank you.Columbus, OH
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Man that looks great! Probably going to be my next project/purchase.
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Those look amazing. I am a sucker for a pannini.
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This was like a documentary. A fattening one I need to try. Nicely done.
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