Russell Hobbs Creations Easy Clean Sandwich Maker 26800

Nice and toasty

Have used it nearly everyday for ham and chicken toasted sandwiches.Easy to use and also easy to clean.

Dugster, 65 or over, London

Good product but too bulky

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Ive used this for a few weeks now. Its easy to use and fairly easy to clean, although now we have airfryers, this item seems a pain to use as its quite bulky and we have a fairly small kitchen. Its safe and I love the latch to open up the machine.

bethanyf55_8457

Fantastic price

£7 cheaper than Robert dyas, bought it for mum and dad , both elderly and practically use it ever day , mum said normal size cut bread hangs over so she custs the crusts off and has the perfect toastie

Jo, 65 or over, London

Toastie maker if you wish to it tiny poorly cooked

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Rarely does a product so effortlessly combine false advertising, poor engineering, and impractical design as the Russell Hobbs Creations “Easy Clean” Sandwich Maker. In a market crowded with mediocre appliances, this one somehow manages to underperform in almost every conceivable category, starting with the most basic of all, fitting a slice of bread. Let’s begin there. You might assume, naively, that a sandwich maker is made to accommodate, say, a sandwich. But not in this fever dream of a design. No standard-sized loaf fits, not your supermarket’s “medium sliced,” not “thick cut,” and definitely not any artisanal variety unless you're feeding it to a dollhouse family. One wonders if the design team at Russell Hobbs were working off a blueprint intended for a mouse’s kitchenette. You end up having to saw down every slice of bread, which leaves ragged edges and uneven fillings. And once you’ve managed to Frankenstein your shrunken sandwich into the machine, prepare for the next insult. The unit doesn’t shut properly. The locking latch feels like it was made from leftover plastic cutlery, and trying to close it over even the thinnest, saddest excuse for a sandwich results in a white-knuckle struggle. Sometimes it latches on one side while the other side pops open, leaving you with an asymmetrical squashed mess that’s half-sealed, half-weeping cheese out the edge. Then we come to the so-called “Easy Clean” feature, which is as laughable as it is rage-inducing. Yes, the plates are supposedly removable. What the packaging doesn’t tell you is that removing them requires the patience of a monk and the dexterity of a watchmaker. You’ll pinch your fingers, spray crumbs everywhere, and once the plates are out, you’ll discover the hard truth, they’re a pain to clean anyway. Grease collects in crevices that a Brillo pad couldn't reach in a million years, and don’t get me started on the mystery fluid that always seems to collect beneath the plates, which is somehow always hotter than the surface of the sun when you try to wipe it up. Heating is inconsistent, the indicator lights are barely readable unless you press your face against them like a disappointed lab rat, and worst of all, the sandwiches it produces, on the rare occasion it works, are pitifully small and unevenly toasted. You’ll spend more time trimming, stuffing, cleaning, and swearing than actually eating. In the end, the only thing “Easy” about this sandwich maker is how easily it will send you back to using a frying pan. Russell Hobbs, a name once associated with reliability, should be ashamed to have stamped their logo on this fiddly, flimsy waste of countertop space. If you’re in the market for a compact device that destroys bread, frustrates users, and offers the sandwich capacity of a rodent’s lunchbox, congratulations, you’ve found your match. For everyone else, avoid like a lukewarm toastie.

haigs_5561

Love a good toastie

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The kids love using this product. It’s quick and easy to use to make a great chees toasty. Cleaning it simple and easy. I love the red catch for safety on product to open the lid up it helps to keep the item safe. Great little product that doesn’t take long to heat up so using little energy. Had made quite a few toastiest so far so very good for durability

helenb143_2796

Quick and easy toasties

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is so easy to use and perfect for making amazing toastie sandwiches. The sandwich maker itself is easy to wipe clean on the inside but if food melts out of the back it can be a little harder to clean the food off. It does cook the sandwiches quick and it makes them super crunchy on the outside. The handle to shut the sandwich maker is a little flimsy but does the job. It doesn't take up much room on the counter and is easily stored away so perfect if you have a small kitchen.

claret19_4480

Fast heat up, perfect for smaller bread

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great affordable sandwich maker! Super happy when I've been chosen for this test! My old sandwich maker finished his life and this Russell Hobbs is a perfect replacement! Heat up really fast, good strong closing and easy too makes my favorite full of cheese sandwiches. The perfect size for smaller bread, bigger ones could fit as well but closing will be more challenging. Heat sandwich is quite fast, so watch out for melting cheese 🤣 Quite easy to clean if you don't spill cheese everywhere, but even if it's not so bad to clean.

annak555_6621

Small but good

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Smaller than i thought but i only use small bread so was fine follwed the instructions and turned out fine only thing i didnt like was that it was smoking a bit when cooking easy to clean ro which is a bonus

anthonyk15_5905

Does the Job, With a Few Niggles

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This sandwich maker toasts evenly on both sides and the temperature seems spot on – fillings come out cooked through, which is great. I’m not entirely sure what makes it “easy clean” though, as melted cheese still finds its way into awkward crevices. It’s not the deepest either, so if you’re using thicker bread you’ll need to go light on the filling or it won’t close properly. Overall though, it does exactly what you want it to – makes a decent toasted sandwich.

gwildone_3135

Very good

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wonderful product, it was quite hard to clean and if you’re using sourdough it might be quite messy but if you use sandwich bread is perfect and very good quality!

estefanycvg_2415