Breakfast Sandwiches

Upon unwrapping one of my presents last Christmas I found myself still unenlightened as to its purpose. It required further investigation (and reading) to learn that I was now the proud owner of a breakfast sandwich maker. It seemed a novelty of sorts and my initial assessment was that it probably wouldn’t work very well. But in the 10 months since then I think I have used this dumb device to make about half my breakfasts.

My sandwich maker doesn’t have any buttons or switches. I plug it in to turn it on and unplug it to turn it off. When it is on (plugged in) an orange light illuminates . A second light (this one green) lights up when it is preheated. There is no screen, Bluetooth connectivity, no settings, no app. It’s the right level of complexity for me when I may not yet be fully awake.

The actual usage of it is as follows:

  1. Plug in sandwich maker
  2. Wait for green “Preheat” light
  3. Put half and English muffin, a slice of cheese, and some ham or sausage in the bottom ring
  4. Crack an egg in the top ring and top with the other half of the English muffin
  5. Wait for five minutes (I have Alexa keep track for me)
  6. Unplug sandwich maker
  7. Slide out disc that separates top and bottom rings
  8. Flip up rings
  9. Slide breakfast sandwich onto plate

So why do I like this dumb device? It makes breakfast easy for me. I could make something similar without the minor appliance, but it would take longer. Cleanup is easy–about once a week the rings section goes in the dishwasher and the other part gets wiped down. A quick spray of avocado oil after cleaning keeps the eggs from sticking.

There are so many high-tech kitchen appliances out there now that do all the things: digital air fryers, sous vide gadgets, Instapots, etc. My breakfast sandwich maker only really does one thing, but that thing happens to be what I often want for breakfast.

Author: Nathan

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