And best of all—the bottom plate is angled so fat drips away from food and into a catch tray. Buy Now. $142.95 at Amazon. 3. ... Bella Electric Panini Maker Press and Sandwich Grill.

4. Chefman Electric Panini Press Grill, $36 to $40 Amazon. Dimensions: 10 x 13 x 4 inches. The Chefman Electric Panini Press Grill is applauded by nearly 11,000 sandwich makers on Amazon — and ...

The Hamilton Beach Panini Press 25460A is best seen as a personal sandwich maker. At three pounds, it is lightweight and didn’t take up a lot of space on our counter.

Our kitchen and dining writer tried several panini presses and then talked to expert sandwich makers, panini-shop owners, and recipe developers to find the very best models on the market.

The panini grill. Maker of grilled cheese sandwiches, grilled chicken sandwiches and grilled beef sandwiches, and not much else — or so I thought. I confess that when I chose to pull the panini ...

What we thought: The adjustable lid made panini making a snap, but we’d buy this baby only if we ran a restaurant. How much: $600 at Surfas in Culver City, and at other restaurant supply stores.

Although sandwich makers and panini presses serve similar purposes, there are some key differences in functionality between these handy kitchen gadgets.

Q: Do you need a panini maker to make a panini?–Carol Mackey, Barrington, Ill.A: Not at all! Panini makers simply toast/grill each side of the sandwich simultaneously (panino is the singular in ...