As I made my breakfast sandwich with this little gadget, I felt a sudden gratitude for it. I have been “squishing” sandwiches with this toastmaster Snackster for over four years now and it works just as well today as it did the day we bought it. I love its simplistic design. To turn it on, you plug it in. To turn it off, you unplug it. The red light tells you that your sandwich is still cooking and the green light tells you it’s ready. There is a latch to hold the lid down once you’ve squished your sandwich. That’s all.
I can’t imagine making a grilled cheese sandwich any other way now. I remember making them in a frying pan and lots of butter on the outside slices of bread (to prevent sticking). Now, my cheese indulgences are actually less calories because I don’t need butter, margarine or Pam.
Grilled cheese isn’t the only thing that’s good in the Snackster. You have never known joy until you’ve squished a Nutella sandwich. It’s like a melted chocolate bar between two slices of bread.
Considering how many sandwich squishers I see at the thrift stores, I can only guess that Toastmaster must make a really good one. I’ve never seen a Snackster given away. The owners must use them until they don’t work anymore, which is longer than four years, based on the longevity of my model.
