A pie iron—also called pudgy pie iron, sandwich toaster, snackwicher, toastie maker—is a cooking appliance that consists of two hinged concave, round or square, cast iron or aluminium plates on long handles. Its "clamshell" design resembles that of a waffle iron, but without that appliance's honeycomb pattern. Pie irons are used to heat, toast and seal the sandwich.
An opened Bifinett sandwich toasterToasted sandwiches made with a pie iron
The most common type in most countries are electrically heated counter-top models, and names vary from place to place. In the United Kingdom and, the pie iron is referred to as a "toastie maker" or "toasted sandwich maker”.
Originsedit
In the U.S., the Tostwich is possibly the earliest toasted sandwich maker, dating back to before 1920. However, it was not patented until 3 March 1925 (applied for on 26 May 1924). It was invented by Charles Champion, whose other inventions include a corn-popping machine for the mass production of popcorn.[1]
The original Jaffle brand jaffle iron was designed and patented in 1949 by Dr Earnest Smithers from Bondi, Australia.[2]
Operationedit
Modern versions of the pie-iron are commonly more domestic, if not necessarily more refined, with subdivisions allowing pairs of bread slices to be clamped together around fillings to form pockets or stuffed sandwiches. A combination of heat and pressure seals the bread at the outer edges.
A pie iron over a campfire
Campfire versions are still made of cast iron and can be cooked over coals, open flames, or a stove, but lightweight aluminium stove-top versions are made, generally being coated with a non-stick surface both as a cleaning aid and to allay fears regarding aluminium in the diet.
Once the device is hot, the sandwich can be assembled "inside-out", where the buttered side of the bread faces outwards against the metal plates and the filling sits inside. This produces a crunchier toastie and helps prevent the bread from sticking.[3] Alternatively, bread can be placed inside unbuttered, which produces a chewier toastie.[3]
Regional variantsedit
Indian open flame sandwich toaster
Rights acquired by John O'Brien for Australian cookware company Breville in the 1970s[4] mean that the name Breville is sometimes used there eponymously to describe both the device and the toasted, sealed sandwich product.[5]
In the UK, the appliance is notorious for being little-used. A survey in 2005 suggested that 45% of British adults own, but do not use, sandwich toasters.[6]
In India, open flame toasters are used to toast sandwiches. They are often called "Bombay sandwiches" in Mumbai.[7] A similar American utensil is trademarked “Toas-Tite”.[8]
A “Jaffle” is another variant in Australia. It is only sealed around the edges, not cut in half. This allows more filling and or a whole egg.[2]
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Toastie redirects here For the sandwich see grilled cheese Toasted sandwich redirects here Not to be confused with toast sandwich This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pie iron news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions October 2014 This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message A pie iron also called pudgy pie iron sandwich toaster snackwicher toastie maker is a cooking appliance that consists of two hinged concave round or square cast iron or aluminium plates on long handles Its clamshell design resembles that of a waffle iron but without that appliance s honeycomb pattern Pie irons are used to heat toast and seal the sandwich An opened Bifinett sandwich toasterToasted sandwiches made with a pie iron Contents 1 Name 2 Origins 3 Operation 4 Regional variants 5 See also 6 ReferencesName editThe most common type in most countries are electrically heated counter top models and names vary from place to place In the United Kingdom and the pie iron is referred to as a toastie maker or toasted sandwich maker Origins editIn the U S the Tostwich is possibly the earliest toasted sandwich maker dating back to before 1920 However it was not patented until 3 March 1925 applied for on 26 May 1924 It was invented by Charles Champion whose other inventions include a corn popping machine for the mass production of popcorn 1 The original Jaffle brand jaffle iron was designed and patented in 1949 by Dr Earnest Smithers from Bondi Australia 2 Operation editModern versions of the pie iron are commonly more domestic if not necessarily more refined with subdivisions allowing pairs of bread slices to be clamped together around fillings to form pockets or stuffed sandwiches A combination of heat and pressure seals the bread at the outer edges nbsp A pie iron over a campfireCampfire versions are still made of cast iron and can be cooked over coals open flames or a stove but lightweight aluminium stove top versions are made generally being coated with a non stick surface both as a cleaning aid and to allay fears regarding aluminium in the diet Once the device is hot the sandwich can be assembled inside out where the buttered side of the bread faces outwards against the metal plates and the filling sits inside This produces a crunchier toastie and helps prevent the bread from sticking 3 Alternatively bread can be placed inside unbuttered which produces a chewier toastie 3 Regional variants edit nbsp Indian open flame sandwich toasterRights acquired by John O Brien for Australian cookware company Breville in the 1970s 4 mean that the name Breville is sometimes used there eponymously to describe both the device and the toasted sealed sandwich product 5 In the UK the appliance is notorious for being little used A survey in 2005 suggested that 45 of British adults own but do not use sandwich toasters 6 In India open flame toasters are used to toast sandwiches They are often called Bombay sandwiches in Mumbai 7 A similar American utensil is trademarked Toas Tite 8 A Jaffle is another variant in Australia It is only sealed around the edges not cut in half This allows more filling and or a whole egg 2 See also editCroque monsieur Cuban sandwich Panini Toast sandwich Toaster Waffle ironReferences edit Catlin s Own Inventor Shirley Nesbitt 2000 accessed 26 December 2007 a b 1949 Jaffle craze hits Australia Australian food history timeline 18 September 1940 Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b Toasted sandwich Butter the outside or not Piston Heads 2015 Retrieved 19 October 2017 From the Vault Toasted Sandwich Maker The New Inventors ABC Television Retrieved 16 May 2011 The Original 4 Slice Breville Product Information Retrieved 16 May 2011 9bn wasted on unused gadgets for our homes www telegraph co uk Retrieved 28 June 2023 Is the Bombay Sandwich really from Mumbai Conde Nast Traveller July 2020 Fabricant Florence 14 February 2012 The Return of the Toas Tite The New York Times p D6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pie iron amp oldid 1187600166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
