Sandwich tips thread

[Soviet Exile]

A few things:

1. A technique to try for grilling sandwiches that gives you the cuban experience: You need two frying pans, and a tea kettle or brick or something heavy to place iside of pan. You need deli rolls. Fill your sandwich. Cheese is usually involved. Butter bottom and top of roll. Not insides. Heat pan on mediumish heat. Place sandwich in pan. Place second pan on top of sandwich. Place teapot or heavy thing on top of pan. Grill both sides. It's cuban sandwich like, but the fillings can be anything. I was hooked on this technique for a while, but it requires a lot of clean up.

2. Tortas are excellent. If you are in the Bay Area check out the taco trucks on International Blvd. in Oakland. My favorite is El Ojo de Agua. (They use a similar technique to above.)

3. I agree about Saigon Sandwiches. In south bay, and various other places where there are large vietnamese populations, check out Lee's Sandwiches. They make their own baguettes, which rival those from france.

[DrNo888]

WTF!
Lee Sandwiches sucks ass.

Try Dakao (downtown SJ), Dakao 2 (Milpitas), or Saigon bakery (McLaughlin and Story).

[Soviet Exile]

I guess I like the bread.

[candyman718]

Just say no to Subway.
Spend a couple more bucks and eat at Panera Bread.

[Blarg]

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3. I agree about Saigon Sandwiches. In south bay, and various other places where there are large vietnamese populations, check out Lee's Sandwiches. They make their own baguettes, which rival those from france.

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I've eaten at the Lee's in Costa Mesa area. Sandwiches only $2.20 and pretty decent. Couple shrimp rolls, two dollah. And the strangest collection of ice creams that I've got to try each and every one of.

[JP OSU]

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1. A technique to try for grilling sandwiches that gives you the cuban experience: You need two frying pans, and a tea kettle or brick or something heavy to place iside of pan. You need deli rolls. Fill your sandwich. Cheese is usually involved. Butter bottom and top of roll. Not insides. Heat pan on mediumish heat. Place sandwich in pan. Place second pan on top of sandwich. Place teapot or heavy thing on top of pan. Grill both sides. It's cuban sandwich like, but the fillings can be anything. I was hooked on this technique for a while, but it requires a lot of clean up.


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or you could just use a Foreman grill...

[devilbiss]

Heres a quick easy tuna melt I like to make. Partially toast 2 slices of bread. Mix mayonaise into a can of tuna and put it on the bread. Top with cheese and throw it in the oven on broil til the cheese melts.