Best Toastie Maker

Standard Toastie Maker

The humble beginning of the toastie revolution. Simple, inexpensive and certainly effective. You’ll find simple heating elements, but this is often all you’ll need for your personal toastie needs.

Deep Fill Toastie Maker

The big boy. If you find that the standard toastie maker isn’t allowing for enough cheese and pepperoni, you’ll need to call in the heavy artillery with the deep fill toastie maker. It has deeper heating plates to allow for more filling. Again, simple yet effective.

Sandwich Toaster

Now, a sandwich toaster is like the opposite of a deep fill toastie maker. Instead of a deeper heating plate, you’ll find a flat heating plate designed to toast without compressing your sandwich.

Toastie And Waffle Maker

This type of appliance is a great example of the versatility that some toastie makers offer. The toastie and waffle combo has removable heating plates that allow you to use the same machine for either a toastie or a waffle at any given moment.

Toastie With Grill

Now, some beefier toastie makers will double up as a more than useful healthy grill. Take the George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine, for example. This appliance will toast a lot of sandwiches in a single sitting and then be ready to take down some steaks or vegetables. There are plenty of great options on the market for this type of toastie maker.

Sandwich Press

Not too dissimilar to the sandwich toaster, this machine will toast your sandwich on a flat plate but will press it down to increase the crisp factor too!

Breville VST083 Sandwich Toaster and Toastie Maker

This toastie maker is small, easy to store and yet still has enough space for two substantial toasties, this isn’t a machine to be overlooked, especially with a price well under £20!

Customer reviews echo the positive feeling toward the Breville toastie maker, with many focus on its compact size and affordable price point.

Progress EK4424P Family Toastie Maker, 1400 W

If you we’re unimpressed with the meagre two sandwich ports in the previous Breville model, the Progress EK4424P is here to answer your prayers.

With 4 sandwich slots in the machine, the whole family can be tucking into hot toasties in no time.

It features automatic temperature control to ensure that the toasties are all cooked to perfection and a non-stick coating that will make cleaning a breeze.

Morphy Richards 511644 MICO Toastie Maker

This toastie maker is a brilliant option for when you are on the move. Whether this is the desire for a cracking toastie during the workday, or when you can’t bear the thought of being without a toastie maker while on holiday.

The plates inside the maker conduct heat from the microwave and toast your sandwich, it’s as simple as that. The clean-up and store away is also effortless.

Andrew James Electric Deep Fill Toasted Sandwich Maker Grill Machine

This Andrew James Deep Fill toastie maker is the ideal choice for anyone that enjoys a more substantial sandwich. The maker comes equipped with 26mm deep non-stick plates, and room for two toasties in a single cook.

There is also a lock on the sandwich press to ensure that the heat is distributed evenly across the toastie, to guarantee you the perfect, deep-filled sandwich every time.

NETTA Deep Fill Toastie Maker - 2 Slice Sandwich Toaster

This toastie maker is very similar to the Andrew James toaster. It features the same plate press lock, deep-fill plates, compact build and double-sandwich functionality.

The main difference is the higher price point and the evidence of the quality of the product. Unfortunately, there has been a few customers that have questioned the build quality of the toastie maker, but that is all down to the individual customer.

Russell Hobbs 24520 RU-24520 Sandwich Toaster Toastie Maker

This Russel Hobbs sandwich toaster is a simple, yet effective addition to the kitchen. With it's affordable, it’s the perfect option for students and workers that benefit from their own kitchen office too.

It has space for two toasties, features a press lock and it’s nice and easy to store away. It may not have any advanced features, but it does what it says on the tin.

Domo DO9041C Sandwich Toaster

The Domo sandwich toaster is one of the more unique options in the list, moving away from the heavy lock press features of others, and instead offering a flatter press for toasted sandwiches.

The reviews reflect this positive feeling, with people actually preferring this model as it doesn’t cut the sandwich in half diagonally.

Salter EK2143 Deep Fill 3-in-1 Snack Maker with Interchangeable Waffle, Panini and Toasted Sandwich

The Salter EK2143 toastie maker does a lot more compared to tradtional toastie makers.

The interchangeable plates allow you make everything from waffles to toasties, and still at a very competitive price.

It features non-stick coating, indicator lights and and locking latches to keep the plates in place during cooking. These removable plates also make the clean-up easier by simply removing the used plates and washing them as you would a plate.

Russell Hobbs 3-in-1 Sandwich/Panini and Waffle Maker

This Russel Hobbs 3-in-1 maker features the same removable plates as the previous Salter model, and at a similar price point too. Although this model has been praised for it's excellent panini-making facilities.

These two machines are very similar in style, size and quality, so it’s down to individual preference over which machine is superior.

George Foreman Large Fit Grill

The iconic George Foreman grill has its place in every kitchen in the world, simply based on how versatile a machine it is. You can press everything from sandwiches to sirloin steaks, and be happy with the results.

The best thing about a multi-purpose grill is that you can utilise it throughout all of your home cooking. Not only that, but the low price point of the grill makes it a no-brainer choice for households across the country.

Aigostar Panini Sandwich Press

This sandwich press is another example of a machine that doesn’t stop at the bare minimum. You can cook everything from chicken to paninis on this press, and the durability of this machine in particular will ensure that you’re grilling long-term!

t’s certainly one of the more expensive options, but the quality of this appliance makes it wortwhile.

NETTA Panini & Sandwich Press

The NETTA sandwich press is quite different to your typical toastie maker, based mostly on the surface of the heat plate.

The heat plates are smooth with grooves for those tell-tale, toasted sandwich grill marks. The toastie maker fits two sandwiches at once and can be stored away very easily with the lid closed.

Sage SSG600BSS Perfect Press Sandwich Maker

The Sage Perfect Press Sandwich Maker is similar to the NETTA sandwich press. Both feature a flatter surface with grill mark grooves, a folding press top and a quick cooking time. However the Sage is much heavier-duty, so it may be better suited in a business setting such as a coffee shop or restaurant.

It also has a much higher price point

Breville Deep Fill Sandwich Toaster and Toastie Maker with Removable Plates

This toastie maker has the ideal function of removable heat plates to ensure that cleaning the toastie maker is made as easy as possible.

One of the biggest issues with toastie makers is that you can’t submerge them into water to clean them fully. However, with this Breville toastie maker, you can simply remove the components that touch food and clean them as normal in hot soapy water before drying and replacing in the machine.

Stovetop Toastie Maker

This is the most lightweight, portable and durable toastie maker on the list. You can use it over a conventional hob, induction hob and even fire heat sources.

Simply throw in your bread and filling, clamp the toastie maker shut and place over the heat.

It’s inexpensive, lightweight and durable, perfect for on the go use and even outdoor use!