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[[File:Gastoaster.jpg|thumb|Indian open flame sandwich toaster]] |
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Rights acquired by John O'Brien for Australian cookware company [[Breville]] in the 1970s<ref>{{cite web|title=From the Vault: Toasted Sandwich Maker|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s1115454.htm|work=The New Inventors|publisher=ABC Television|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> mean that the name Breville is sometimes used there [[eponym]]ously to describe both the device and the toasted, sealed sandwich product.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Original 4-Slice|url=http://www.breville.com.au/cooking/sandwich-makers/the-originaltm-4-slice.html|work=Breville Product Information|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> |
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*In the UK, the appliance is notorious for being little-used. A survey in 2005 suggested that 45% of British adults own, but do not use, sandwich toasters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=£9bn wasted on unused gadgets for our homes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1498205/9bn-wasted-on-unused-gadgets-for-our-homes.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> |
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In the UK, the appliance is notorious for being little-used. A survey in 2005 suggested that 45% of British adults own, but do not use, sandwich toasters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=£9bn wasted on unused gadgets for our homes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1498205/9bn-wasted-on-unused-gadgets-for-our-homes.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> |
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In India, open flame toasters are used to toast sandwiches. They are often called "Bombay sandwiches" in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Condé Nast Traveller|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/bombay-sandwich-recipe-where-to-eat-mumbai-food|title = Is the Bombay Sandwich really from Mumbai?|date = July 2020}}</ref> A similar American utensil is trademarked “Toas-Tite”.<ref>{{cite news | journal = [[The New York Times]] | title = The Return of the Toas-Tite | last1 = Fabricant | first1 = Florence | date = Feb 14, 2012 | page = D6 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/dining/the-return-of-the-toas-tite-for-pressed-grilled-sandwiches.html }}</ref> |
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A "Jaffle" is another variant in Australia. It is only sealed around the edges, not cut in half. This allows more filling and or a whole egg.<ref name="AFT" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Apie iron—also called pudgy pie iron, sandwich toaster, snackwicher, toastie maker—is a cooking appliance that consists of two hinged concave, round or square, cast ironoraluminium plates on long handles. Its "clamshell" design resembles that of a waffle iron, but without that appliance's honeycomb pattern. Pie irons are used to heat, toast and seal the sandwich.
The most common type in most countries are electrically heated counter-top models, and names vary from place to place. In the United Kingdom, the pie iron is referred to as a "toastie maker" or "toasted sandwich maker".
In the U.S., the Tostwich is possibly the earliest toasted sandwich maker, dating back to before 1920. However, it was not patented until 3 March 1925 (applied for on 26 May 1924). It was invented by Charles Champion, whose other inventions include a corn-popping machine for the mass production of popcorn.[1]
The original Jaffle brand jaffle iron was designed and patented in 1949 by Dr Earnest Smithers from Bondi, Australia.[2]
Modern versions of the pie-iron are commonly more domestic, if not necessarily more refined, with subdivisions allowing pairs of bread slices to be clamped together around fillings to form pockets or stuffed sandwiches. A combination of heat and pressure seals the bread at the outer edges.
Campfire versions are still made of cast iron and can be cooked over coals, open flames, or a stove, but lightweight aluminium stove-top versions are made, generally being coated with a non-stick surface both as a cleaning aid and to allay fears regarding aluminium in the diet.
Once the device is hot, the sandwich can be assembled "inside-out", where the buttered side of the bread faces outwards against the metal plates and the filling sits inside. This produces a crunchier sandwich and helps prevent the bread from sticking.[3] Alternatively, bread can be placed inside unbuttered, which produces a chewier sandwich.[3]
Rights acquired by John O'Brien for Australian cookware company Breville in the 1970s[4] mean that the name Breville is sometimes used there eponymously to describe both the device and the toasted, sealed sandwich product.[5]
In the UK, the appliance is notorious for being little-used. A survey in 2005 suggested that 45% of British adults own, but do not use, sandwich toasters.[6]
In India, open flame toasters are used to toast sandwiches. They are often called "Bombay sandwiches" in Mumbai.[7] A similar American utensil is trademarked “Toas-Tite”.[8]
A "Jaffle" is another variant in Australia. It is only sealed around the edges, not cut in half. This allows more filling and or a whole egg.[2]