Breakfast Panini vs. Cheese Toastie !
Apr 22, 2008, 9:53 am
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Breakfast Panini vs. Cheese Toastie !
Okay, so which is best?
Having had the panini a few times, and been fairly underwhelmed, on my EDI-LHR today I had the toastie.
I am shocked they can serve such a thing with a straight face, let alone call it a "Toastie". Then is nothing 'toastie' about the thing.. a micro-wave zapped, wallpaper-paste consistency slab of cheesy sludge.. that leaves you with an after-taste that has taken much sauvignon blanc to disguise and hands smelling like you've been rummaging around in the bins in a local fastfood burger joint.
Ugh!
Having had the panini a few times, and been fairly underwhelmed, on my EDI-LHR today I had the toastie.
I am shocked they can serve such a thing with a straight face, let alone call it a "Toastie". Then is nothing 'toastie' about the thing.. a micro-wave zapped, wallpaper-paste consistency slab of cheesy sludge.. that leaves you with an after-taste that has taken much sauvignon blanc to disguise and hands smelling like you've been rummaging around in the bins in a local fastfood burger joint.
Ugh!
Apr 22, 2008, 10:02 am
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Actually I quite like the toastie 
Mind you, I'm usually hungover and ravenous on breakfast flights which might affect my taste buds ...
Only thing is, you need industrial strength heat-resistant gloves to handle the toastie. It is usually hotter than the earth's core.
Mind you, I'm usually hungover and ravenous on breakfast flights which might affect my taste buds ...
Only thing is, you need industrial strength heat-resistant gloves to handle the toastie. It is usually hotter than the earth's core.
Apr 22, 2008, 10:07 am
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Thermonucleated, actually.
They are an acquired taste......apparently there are toastie officianados out there, somewhere.....
They are an acquired taste......apparently there are toastie officianados out there, somewhere.....
Apr 22, 2008, 10:20 am
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Panini for me 
but you have to make sure you hold it from the right end so the contents don't slip out all over you and/or your clothes and burn and/or dirty you.
but you have to make sure you hold it from the right end so the contents don't slip out all over you and/or your clothes and burn and/or dirty you.
Apr 22, 2008, 10:22 am
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Make mine the toastie ^
...a micro-wave zapped, wallpaper-paste consistency slab of cheesy sludge...
What's not to love?
...a micro-wave zapped, wallpaper-paste consistency slab of cheesy sludge...
What's not to love?
Apr 22, 2008, 10:22 am
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I quite like the toastie too 
There aren't excatly any healthy choices, are there?
There aren't excatly any healthy choices, are there?
Apr 22, 2008, 11:26 am
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Be careful of microwaved products containing cheese - or anything which will stick to your esophagus.
Like asbestos, we love it now - but in 10 years time we'll all be suing the airlines for serving microwaved food!
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ne&aid=1077228
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1342487
I'm holding out for the opportunity to sue the inventor of "squirty cream"
Like asbestos, we love it now - but in 10 years time we'll all be suing the airlines for serving microwaved food!
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ne&aid=1077228
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1342487
I'm holding out for the opportunity to sue the inventor of "squirty cream"
Apr 22, 2008, 12:22 pm
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Ever tried the toastie after it goes cold? I have, it takes a while (about three weeks) to cool down but they kind of solidify into a cheesy/lardy lump, really quite nice. I discovered this after being served just before we landed so wasn't time to eat it. Found it in my bag that night on the train and dined like a king.
Apr 22, 2008, 1:18 pm
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Sounds like they'd make good hand warmers during the winter months.
I suppose you could argue that these are more efficient at absorbing the heat than the panini and therefore more environmentally friendly
I suppose you could argue that these are more efficient at absorbing the heat than the panini and therefore more environmentally friendly
Apr 22, 2008, 3:30 pm
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Both disgusting and barely edible. I was SO disappointed the first time I tried them....I usually just have a [cold] sandwich...
Apr 22, 2008, 3:44 pm
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Are the short-haul toasties the same as the long-haul economy ones?
I suppose not?
I remember, albeit years ago now, the one I got (in Y) had been cooked to the extent it'd dried out inside...
I suppose not?
I remember, albeit years ago now, the one I got (in Y) had been cooked to the extent it'd dried out inside...
Apr 22, 2008, 3:51 pm
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This thread is making me hungry and what would I eat .... ?
TOASTIE
TOASTIE
Apr 23, 2008, 8:25 am
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I'm a fan of the heart-attack-inducing toastie
Apr 23, 2008, 9:47 am
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