Breville VST098 Panini Press, Black & Stainless Steel

Received this product free from Influesnter, for my honest review. Great compact little maker. It can stand up for even more space saving. I have made toasties and waffles and they were very tasty indeed. The plates are very easy to attach/detach to clean and are non-stick (I even forgot to spray oil before the waffles) I don't know if that will change over time, or depend on what you add. The bottom seems to cook a little faster, even when closing quickly, applies to toasties and waffles and I even put more waffle filling in than suggested. There is quite a bit of steam that escapes but no overflow of filling on waffles but there was on the toasties. It would be good to have a timer, but I suppose there's too many ingredients/fillings you could choose. There is an ... MoreReceived this product free from Influesnter, for my honest review. Great compact little maker. It can stand up for even more space saving. I have made toasties and waffles and they were very tasty indeed. The plates are very easy to attach/detach to clean and are non-stick (I even forgot to spray oil before the waffles) I don't know if that will change over time, or depend on what you add. The bottom seems to cook a little faster, even when closing quickly, applies to toasties and waffles and I even put more waffle filling in than suggested. There is quite a bit of steam that escapes but no overflow of filling on waffles but there was on the toasties. It would be good to have a timer, but I suppose there's too many ingredients/fillings you could choose. There is an amber and green ready light. I will definitely use this regularly as I love toasted sandwiches and I will have to try some new waffle recipes.

I tried the Breville Ultimate Snack Maker and made a ham, cheese and onion toastie and also waffle. When making the toastie, I followed the instructions but I found the bread wasn’t sticking together and when the toastie was ready to come out it fell apart. I have never made waffles before and this machine made it so easy. I again followed the instructions and they came out perfect and ready in 7 minutes. I have posted a video with the steam coming out as I was worried but it was perfectly normal. When taking the waffles out, they didn’t stick and left no mess. Really happy with the product and can’t wait to try the other ingredients in it in the new year.

I love this product I bought it of Amazon and it was well worth the money upto now I have done toasties and panni in it .I would not recommend putting the plates in a dishwasher I haven't tried the waffle plate yet This does get hot and cooks the items great I haven't looked back as it comes in very handy to do snacks it also comes with an instruction booklet with some recipes in it . It only does two things at a time The items don't take long to cook I've done cheese and ham toasties and cheese and onion panni but with the panni you have to keep an eye on it so you don't over cook it I would recommend doing this on anything you cook with it. It is well worth the money and product is great

I am so please with this 3 in 1 snack maker. I love toasted sandwiches, paninis and waffles, especially at this time of year. This snack maker quickly heats up and the plates are so easy to remove and can be put in the washing machine. It also has a handy instructions, for the waffle batter and also other suggestions of snacks you can make. Would highly recommend!

Utterly love this piece of equipment, I’ve made bean and cheese toasties very easily on here. Nice and quick lunches in less than 5 mins. Great for the whole family and great when I had family over and could make waffles so easily. A kitchen must have. It’s a staple in my kitchen. Easy to clean with a sponge once cooled down . I will be buying for friends for Christmas

Easy to use.

Great compact little maker. It can stand up for even more space saving. I have made toasties and waffles and they were very tasty indeed. The plates are very easy to attach/detach to clean and are non-stick (I even forgot to spray oil before the waffles) I don't know if that will change over time, or depend on what you add. Would be good to have a timer, but I suppose there's too many ingredients/fillings you could choose. I will definitely use this regularly as I love toasted sandwiches and I will have to try some new waffle recipes.

Fabulous

I was surprisingly impressed with this 3 in 1 toastie maker, i thought it was going to be another product that everything sticks to and is a right faff about changing plates over ect, how wrong i was honestly its so easy to use no sticking, no difficult areas to clean. I absolutely love how it comes with the extra filled depth option for those toasties with extra filling. The waffle making part is the most used especially with the kids and no long waiting times either which is an added bonus. Absolutely fantastic product

Overall great toastie maker

Pros: made a really good toastie, and isn't that the most important part? I use a slightly different shaped bread to what it's designed for but I popped it in the middle and it fit beautifully. Also heated up really quickly. My favourite thing about it is that you can take the heating plates out and pop them in the dishwasher!! Amazing! My old grill didn't have that feature and it drove me crazy. Cons: It did smell kind of chemically when being used, but not sure if that's just because it's new and the smell will go away. I also noticed a lot more steam (smoke?) than I used to get with my last grill.

Perfect snack maker

Not just a toasty maker but you can also do waffles and paninis at ease.It's very easy to use just switch the plates and ready to go.It heats up in around a minute and becomes super hot to melt cheese perfectly and leaves the crust nce and crunchy.The Waffel came out very fluffy and the size is very generous.I defo would recommend this little snack maker to others

Why I did

First of all this is my first waffle, toastie and panini maker of my life. I don't have lots of room on my kitchen counter and this machine is perfect because is 3 in 1. I've done waffle (for the first time as well) and they came out great. The machine heat up quickly showing an amber light. I followed the brand instructions on how to clean it, not using scratching sponges etc. I've also use it to heat up pita bread filled with avocado, chicken and rocket. I'm really clumpsy at cooking but this machine is super easy. If you need to store it doesn't take lots of space and can even stands vertically. Thank you Influenster and Breville