Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker with Timer, Silver (25490A)

Say Goodbye to Stressful Mornings and Empty Morning Stomachs

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

The convenience is unparalleled. As someone with a hectic morning routine, this machine has shaved off valuable time in the kitchen. The design is perfect for making two sandwiches at the same time, which is a game-changer. The timer function is a thoughtful addition, ensuring that my sandwiches are cooked without any guesswork. The removable parts make cleanup easy, and they're dishwasher-safe, making my mornings even more stress-free. The heating elements work efficiently. It's a far cry from the soggy, uneven results I used to get with my stovetop attempts. It doesn't take up much space, making it a practical addition even for smaller kitchens. The machine itself doesn't have an on/off switch, so you need to plug and unplug it to control its operation. It's not suitable for making other types of sandwiches or grilled items. Despite this, It's become an indispensable part of my kitchen

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Holly Remington

Such a neat small appliance

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

Nobody really needs this, but, if you love breakfast sandwiches, you’ll love this. It’s ingenious. If you have teenagers, it would be great for your kitchen. Easy to use, easy to clean. Use only large eggs, not XL of Jumbo - ask me how I know….cooks quickly and the egg is done, and the cheese is melted.

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Ben

8 years! Used weekly. Top 5 buy ever?

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

We don’t expect much from appliances these days, unfortunately. There is, in our family, a Turkey roaster from the 1940s that still cooks the bird every year.

A toaster oven bought last week fails in 3 years.

They don’t make em like they used to, etc,

OR DO THEY? Oh boy. Do I got a freaking deal for you.

When I bought this on Christmas Day, 2015, fast food was still relatively cheap. Now it is unbelievably expensive. But, you can beat your McMuffin craving by hitting the grocery store and storing the ingredients properly.

Eggs last up to a month past the date on the carton (seriously). Put American cheese slices in Tupperware and they will last a month. Butter keeps. Freeze the English muffins if you have to. Freeze the meats as well. Here we go:

(Caution, Midwest prices ahead.)

Currently egg prices are back down (Jan. 2024)

English muffins are $2 to $4 for 6, depending on quality, and they freeze well.

Large Amazon competitor grocery supercenter has frozen breakfast sausage patties between $10-$14 for 14 to 20 Patties, (less than a dollar per patty).

Canadian bacon at same store? Less than 50 cents apiece (9 slices for $4.18).

Stack of 24 American Cheese slices will run 4 bucks. You already have butter/margarine.

Not doing any more math. It’s cheap! It’s easy as heck to use! Cleans up great. Lasts forever. I didn’t even really treat mine all that well and here we are, going over my gosh dang grocery list.

$35 bucks right now as I post this. I paid $40 for mine. 8 years. Still going. Think on that right quick and buy one. You will not regret it!

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Diane Kistner

I’m so excited about this egg sandwich maker

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

I am a senior who has to cook for two, and there is little I hate doing more than cooking. I suppose I could be good at it if I enjoyed it, but I heavily depend on my Ninja Foodi to throw things together for dinner. My partner, who doesn’t want to be bothered with anything, microwaves his lunches, and it’s your typical over-priced, over-processed stuff that creates a ton of plastic trash. Also, I just don’t like the way food cooks in a microwave so I avoid it myself.

So I watched YouTube videos of people using this little egg sandwich maker and bought a Kindle book with recipes. So much advice from so many people! All say “It takes trial and error to find out what you like.” So I thought I’d just ruin something to take this tidy little machine on a maiden voyage. I brushed a thin layer of olive oil on the rings and griddle parts before I cooked my first sandwich. We haven’t bought muffins or bagels yet, but I did buy a set of stainless steel cookie cutters that has a 4” ring in the set so I can cut bread or tortilla or other circles. But when the cooker came, I was too excited even to fool with that. I cut a piece of that wide rye bread with the rounded edges in half to make one sandwich, fully expecting leakage because the bread didn’t extend to the edges of the rings. Put in the bread half, a slice of ham, a slice of cheese; closed down the top ring and cracked in an egg, using an edge of the shell to break the yolk. (I am confused why Hamilton Beach’s instructions say to prick the yolk with a fork, but then says not to use metal utensils because they’ll damage the non-stick coating.) Following advice from others, I didn’t put the top piece of bread on the raw egg until the last minute or so—they say it keeps the bread from having egg soaked into it—but that was probably unnecessary and prevented the top piece of bread from being as toasty as the bottom one.

Initial impression: Easy. Tasty. This thing is forgiving as long as you remember to use oven mitts and give your cooked sandwich time to cool down some—especially if you cook it a little too long, as I did. Also, next time I make TWO of these, I’m going to scramble one egg and mix in a few veggies fritata-like, divide it between the two top sandwich rings, then put the cheese on top before putting on the bread instead of putting it in the bottom ring. Or maybe put half a cheese slice on the bottom and half on top. The book I bought with egg sandwich maker recipes does the cheese on top of the egg, and I think that’s a good plan to keep egg out of the bread while ensuring the top and bottom pieces cook evenly.

People are nothing but creative with this egg sandwich maker. Just search for Hamilton Beach egg maker on YouTube. My mother used to make a marvelous enchilada casserole she got out of some 1950s magazine: four lightly turned-in-oil corn tortillas in a layer, a layer of chopped onion, a layer of sharp grated cheddar cheese; repeat for two more layers; then top it all off with a can of Hormel or Old El Paso chili without beans and more cheese. I’m going to try adapting that recipe to this egg cooker to make little dinner enchiladas for the two of us. The worst that will happen is that it will make a mess and it won’t cook quite right, but I’m game to experiment. Now I just have to try to wean Robert off his Jimmy Deans, which always seem to be sold out…and he ought to be able to manage it with this cooker.

UPDATE: I use this almost every day. Street taco sized tortillas work great in it, the corn ones less well than the flour. The La Banderita flour tortillas curl up the sides a bit and cook to a satisfying crunchiness with sides that help keep the ingredients from sliding around. I make two with real bacon bits and cheese and an egg on top of each, then flip one over on top of the other for a perfect two-egg sandwich. I'm still experimenting with how best to time cooking the eggs so they're not overdone and rubbery, but this little appliance is great!

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RecordExec

It works well, except...

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

Yes, it works well. It's easy to use. It's pretty quick. I like the fact that you can make breakfast TWO sandwiches at the same time. But... it makes a mess, especially if you use a fair amount of cheese in the sandwich. Yes, the removable sandwich plates are machine washable, and that probably makes clean up a snap... almost. (My dishwasher is broken right now so I have to clean the whole thing by hand). The heating surfaces don't (can't!!) go in the dishwasher so those need to be cleaned by hand. Sounds easy enough, but it's not just a simple wipe (at least for me it's not). Lastly, the device does make good sandwiches but they can be a challenge to get from the machine onto your plate! The melted cheese becomes liquified in the sandwich stack and the sandwich will easily slide apart on your plate if you don't take steps to keep it all together before eating. Great Taste, Great Sandwiches, just not sure the total effort is worth it. I'll keep using it and maybe (hopefully) will discover some tricks and tips to make it more rewarding for me.

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Michelle Jurich

Best Breakfast Ever!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

My husband loves a great breakfast sandwich. This was fun, quick, and lots of yummy ideas. The quality was actually amazing and really elevates breakfast and lunch. High performance at a super cheap price, well worth it and will be buying more for gifts. It’s quick to clean and stores easily away. The plates are great quality and it’s super stable. My kids love it for a quick meal on the run.

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Suzanne

Makes a great sandwich with gf bread

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

I have only used this once but it made the best toast gluten free sandwich. It toasted the outside of the gf english muffin yet still kept the inside soft. The little sliding plate released the cheese just like it was supposed to. Cleaning it was easy and quick. Pan toasting sometimes makes the bread too hard and it was nice not having to use too much oil or butter. I can't wait to make 'eggwiches' using what I like instead of buying the frozen breakfast sandwiches. Little fritattas/omelettes are also on the menu to make in this little machine.

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Shelly B

Love this! Works great

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

Watched a few YouTube videos before I decided to purchase this. Was going to buy it as a Family Christmas gift but it never made it under the tree! We used it a couple days after we got it on the weekend. We bought a bunch of different things to try and our first run at it was very successful. We actually went on a shopping trip to buy a variety of things that could be used in it like precooked bacon, precooked sausage, chicken patties and ham, etc. We bought small burger buns which fit nicely in there as well as small frozen pancakes an English muffins. We tried out the chicken patties and cook those up first in the air fryer and then made the sandwich with the small hamburger buns, egg and American cheese. We added mayonnaise and pickles afterwards and that was really delicious. We also made some sausage muffins with egg and cheese as well. You can really creative variety of things. Some easier than others depending on how much time you want to put in. The meat needs to be precooked so I suggest buying things that are already precooked. If you're buying frozen items and have a air fryer that makes it a lot faster but it's definitely worth it! I think This would be also useful for brunch and lunch. Everything we made came out beautifully. I would suggest getting a spray variety of oil and use either a paper towel or brush to get all the areas. We had no problem at all with sticking. The only time we had an issue was when the ring plate for the egg was not all the way pushed to the side. If it's not completely push together the egg will just slip right out the crack, so make sure you have that in position correctly. The 5 minute timer was a little bit much so three minutes seem to actually do really well for us. It might take some trial and error but we only had one set that didn't come out perfectly which was when the timer was set for 5 minutes and when the egg slipped out the tiny crack that wasn't pushed all the way to line up with the ring. After that every other one came out absolutely perfect!
The size of this is really nice. It looks a lot bigger in the pictures, but it is a nice compact size so it won't take up much room on a shelf or in a pantry. Super easy to clean up.

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WV

Great product and it is better to get the double unit

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

This is great and the pictures online don't give it justice. This is a real heavy-duty unit. It doesn't take long to heat up. I got this so that when we miss the morning breakfast hours at a chicken restaurant we can make our own. I get an Egg White Grill sandwich which is a piece of grilled chicken on a toasted Classic English Muffin with egg whites and American cheese. So, my plan is to buy their grilled nuggets and keep them in the freezer and pull out 2-3 grilled chicken nuggets and make my own. A note the system instructions say to use only fresh egg white or whole eggs and not egg products and this is simple to just crack an egg or two into the egg well

Update 3/24/2004
Here are some tips to mimic the restaurant with the M and the Arches or the chicken restaurant that closes on Sunday.
1. Start by taking your English muffin and split it apart and then place the pieces face down and toast the insides for about 5 minutes (this will vary on the brand you buy, due to the moisture content). Place the on the bottom burner inside the bottom rings and close the top during the 5 minutes.
1a. Do this for all of your muffins in a preparatory state and set them aside.
1b. DO NOT TOAST THE BOTTOMS - only toast the insides, because the top and the bottom will be toasted during the cooking process.
2. Now proceed to cook the sandwich. Placed your pre-toasted muffins in the holders. Bottom tray with your meat/cheese. Upper holder with your egg and close the lid. (To help stop the egg from seeping out, make sure to put the swing-out plate all the way over into the holder prior to pouring your whole egg or egg white (ONLY USE REAL EGG - don't use egg mixture. DO NOT PUT THE TOP PART OF THE MUFFIN IN JUST YET.
2a. You don't need to lightly coat the unit when you are prepping your muffins, but when you are cooking the egg, it is best to coat the top ring and the swing out plate with oil/butter to help remove the egg. I wiped mine with a wet cloth, so I coat them each time. If you just wipe with a dry cloth or paper towel, you may not have to coach it each time and you will have to periodically judge when you need to recoat.
2b. Make sure your meat is pre-cooked
3. I found that with either one egg or two five minutes on the timer works best.
4. When the timer is up, NOW PUT THE TOP MUFFIN on top of the cooked egg and cook for 1 minute.
4a. Place some margarine/butter on top muffin's inside after the minute is up.
Even though, the prep adds some time, unless you pre do all of your muffins and keep in the freezer (make sure to bring to room temperature if you freeze the toasted muffin or you will have defeated all of your work).
These steps help to give a consistently good sandwich and a sandwich that is not soggy.
Use non metal utensils to help save the nonstick coating.
If you use a whole egg, take non-metal utensil and pierce the yolk(s)
Good luck and happy cooking

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Dan M.

So close. Only 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023

Color: SilverSize: TimerVerified Purchase

At any time of day, I really enjoy eating foods that are labeled as breakfast foods. Hot breakfast foods can be very satisfying. They can be good for you depending on the ingredients, too!

When I saw the Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker on a ‘Reel’, I had to check it out. I was sold after a few hours with my usual excessive research, the only thing I had to really chose was did I want the single or the double sandwich maker? After a few minutes I decided to go with the dual unit. After all, I can make just one depending on my appetite and for a few more bucks it’s worth the investment. Besides, the price of going out to grab some breakfast is not as ‘cost effective’ as it used to be (and there is no need to crawl of out of the house after getting dressed, etc. etc. etc.).

After the first use, I was certain I did not make a mistake. I can use the ingredients that I want instead of what they use at a restaurant or deli, which who knows what that could be.

VERY easy to use. Just plug it in, and it starts warming automatically without turning on any switches. The preheating time is quick (about 3 minutes), which gives me time to get the ingredients ready to go. Pop the ingredients in the maker, set it for 5 minutes, and VIOLA! Breakfast is ready!!! (During my research I noted a few complaints about the raw egg flowing out of the sides. The reason for preheating is so the egg white starts to cook right away, thus sealing the edges.)

Cleaning is simple. Wash the doodad that hold the ingredients in place and wipe down the heating surfaces with soapy water & rinse. Easy peasy.

My favorite part about this is that I don’t have to cook over the stove and have to wait for the toaster to pop up. Basically, it’s a set & forget for whatever cook time is chosen (the unit continues to heat until its unplugged, so please do not totally forget it).

The reasons I am only giving it 4.5 stars is for a few design flaws.
#1. The cord is too short. It’s only 2 feet long, and I don’t have a ton of outlets & counterspace in my kitchen. Adding a foot or 2 would be preferable.
#2. No place to wrap the cord when not in use. Perhaps placing notches on the back 2 feet would solve this issue. (I will say that there are very few appliances have a place to store the cord.)
#3. No on/off switch/button. The first time I used it, I was so excited to eat breakfast from my new contraption, it wasn’t until I was done with breakfast that I realized that the unit was continuing to heat. Now that I know this, I unplug the unit when the sandwiches are done. Perhaps when the timer goes off the unit turns off at that time as well would be a solution.
#4. As easy as it is to cleanup the heating surfaces, it would’ve been nice if these plates were removable so they can be taken off for a thorough washing & drying. I have another appliance that has removable plates which makes it nice to clean. I plan on getting some Silpat silicone mats and cutting a couple of customized mats to rectify this situation.
35. No cookbook, not even a pamphlet for recipes. My cooking skills are basically ‘That tastes good, lets add this, that & the other stuff’ type. I am always looking for new ideas & suggestions. The Hamilton Beach website does not have a simple ‘click here’ for recipes, which could be very helpful for their customers.

All-in-all, I am very happy with this purchase. The issues are minimal, and breakfast is always tasty! If you’re on the fence about this and are hesitating, ask yourself a couple of questions:
You like hot breakfast foods?
You like to not have to crawl out of the house to grab breakfast (or meal)?
You like saving $$$ by making it yourself?
If you answered yes to at least 2 of these questions, buy the Hamilton Dual (or single if that’s all you need) Breakfast Sandwich Maker. I think you’ll be glad you did.

Have a Great Day!

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