Customer Reviews

Dualit 00499 Sandwich Cage

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I've only had this thing for a day, but that is long enough (with this simple contraption) to come to some very obvious conclusions. First, you can't put regular thickness sliced bread in it (to make a sandwich); the slots of the regular Dualit toasters, which this fits, are not wide enough and you will get bread "oozing" out through the tines, which will make a mess and will contact the actual heating elements. Rather, you would need to either buy very thinly sliced bread (or Pita bread) or slice the bread yourself. You can put cheese in between the slices of bread or inside the piece of pita bread and it will work fine.

This is a pretty odd thing, all things considered, sort of like the British conception of a panini maker inside a toaster.

I sort of like it anyway, though. There are no instructions whatsoever, not even instructions about whether or not it can go in a dishwasher, for example.

So, it is an oddball item; kind of neat if you are into the sort thing that a Dualit toaster buyer would buy . .. . .

I don't have a Dualit toaster, but I do have a single wide slot Cusinart toaster so I thought I'd take a chance on this item. It

It works really well and I don't have a problem with regular bread getting squished like the other reviewer mentioned.

Take care when removing your sandwich as its easy to forget that the metal is quite hot when taken from the toaster.

I love this thing! It gives me a healthier alternative to my beloved grilled cheese sandwiches. All you need is decent cheese and a teaspoon of butter. A good cheese slicer that can give you nice thin slices also helps. Unlike others, I find this fits my regular super market brand of bread fine -- Orowheat. It also makes clean up a lot easier. It's convenient too -- you can heat your soup while the sandwich is cooking away. I felt silly ordering it but am so glad I did. Plus, it's saving me money. When I'm thinking about takeout as an alternative to cooking, I do this instead as it is quicker, cheaper and mostly tastier.

One of the perks of my very expensive toaster is this gadget. Yes, you can use sliced bread, just be sure to buy thinner pre-sliced bread. Pepperidge Farm light style works well and comes in many varieties incl. oatmeal and seven grain. Butter the outsides and add a slice of meat and cheese, or whatever, so long as its not too bulky. Small tortilla wraps can be folded in half with meat and or cheese for another tasty lunch item. Here's to tasty lunches!

I purchased a Dualit toaster and decided to try these optional accessories. In three minutes I had made two toasted cheese sandwiches so easily that my teen-age sons wanted to try. Simply butter your slices of bread, put a few slices of cheese between the bread, and put your sandwich into the sandwich cages. The cages fit into the slots of the dualit toaster but you do have to watch for pieces of bread that might stick through the cage. We used regular Italian loaf bread without any problem. Set the toaster for just under 3 minutes, wait about 1 minute after toasting, and you are ready to enjoy your sandwich. Much easier than getting a frying pan out and making the sandwiches the old way. The sandwich cages come with recipes for other sandwich ideas.

First saw these in Italy and fell in love! These baskets help keep fingers and butter knives out of the toaster by simply lifting up the basket for shorter breads like Italian or french toast, mini bagels, etc.
Would highly recommend these to anyone who toasts! I bought a set for my parents!

Designed to be used with the British style wider mouth Dualit toasters this cage allows one to make toasted sandwiches easily; easier than hauling out the Forman grill. Limitations: you need to use a thin type bread (I have been testing using normal rye bread and normal white bread). You can melt cheese in it without a problem; the recipe book has recipes for sandwiches with beans in them (very British). The melted cheese is caught by the bottom part of the cage so none gets into the toaster. I would hesitate to try a Rueben with sloppy Thousand Island dressing, that may be too much, but I have grilled a rye-sauerkraut-pastrami-cheese with spicy mustard without any problems. I crank the heat dial up to 6 from the normal 3, takes about 2.5 to 3 minutes to toast a sandwich, and the cage goes in the dishwasher or cleans easily in the sink.

As the Brits might say, "easy-peasy lemon-squeezy".

It works, but the slots on the toaster are way too narrow to allow two pieces of bread in them. Also, if you stuff it in there anyway, the outside of the bread will toast long before the inside heats up. So, there really isn't much point to this, at least for making sandwiches.

I use mine mainly to help stuff in single pieces of bread that are too large for the slots.

This has been my favorite sandwich maker. I have been using it for about 5 months. Contrary to other reviews most store bought pre-sliced bread fits perfectly. My favorite Orowheat Dill or Extra Sour Rye Bread with two slices of ham and two slices of pre- sliced cheddar overlapped side by side. I lightly butter the out side of the bread and set it about 3 and 3/4 minutes, then I let it rest a minute and then remove as this gives the cheese more time to get gooey. I trim off the edges of the two slices of cheese or fold them in beforehand to keep it tidy which creates minimal drips. They are easy to deal with if you wipe off the rack and empty the tray. I don't have do this every time, no problem! You might even be able to spray it with a nonstick spray such as Pam. It is much less maintenance than a skillet. If you are so fussy as to want each side browned perfectly the same I just switch sides midstream or put it back in on the opposite side for a minute. No toaster browns perfectly on both sides other than a single slice toaster which Dualite does make. I own the Dualite Light two (long) slice toaster. The filling options for sandwiches are endless and they provide great recipes with the product. You can use no butter if you are cutting down on the fats and can still get the grill effect, you can use olive oil but do not use margarine. Not dishwasher recommended. I am ordering a second one. The Brits are brilliant!

Too small to be of use for me. I found it much too small for even regular sized breads. Never tried it with pitas or folded tortillas as suggested by another review. Currently, its just taking up space in my gadget closet. Save your money and buy the toasting rack instead.