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Cooking & Baking

lillypaddle

(9,605 posts) Tue Nov 8, 2022, 12:04 PM Nov 2022

Made a Reuben sandwich for the first time [View all]

Have you ever flipped a sandwich piled high with corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut and (homemade) Russian dressing? Let's just say it was a DECONSTRCTED Reuben when I got through with it, and my stovetop had stuff all over it.

Any hints for a successful maneuver of this sort?

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Made a Reuben sandwich for the first time [View all] lillypaddle Nov 2022 OP

NYC delis have been famnous for years selling Reubens about... TreasonousBastard Nov 2022 #1

Tongs..spatula tongs.. asiliveandbreathe Nov 2022 #2

Wow. I totally did not know these existed... ms liberty Nov 2022 #4

LOL..I am sure you have 2 spatulas..but first do a trial run.. asiliveandbreathe Nov 2022 #5

I bought some lillypaddle Nov 2022 #19

Oh! I want a set of those! Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #6

Here ya' go... asiliveandbreathe Nov 2022 #7

Just ordered one! MLAA Nov 2022 #8

comment #7 or the tongs... asiliveandbreathe Nov 2022 #9

Cool! lillypaddle Nov 2022 #15

Maybe cook the top piece of bread... 3catwoman3 Nov 2022 #3

Use your George Forman grille it grills both sides doc03 Nov 2022 #10

I use silicone-tipped tongs. n/t TygrBright Nov 2022 #11

I tried those lillypaddle Nov 2022 #16

When I do a grilled cheese, I lift the sammy out of the pan with a spatula, tilt the pan to 45 OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #12

There's A Toaster for Grilled Cheese? Who Knew? I Gotta Get One. Indykatie Nov 2022 #13

Rubens are what I have on the menu for today. dem in texas Nov 2022 #14

Cook it open-faced in the oven and assemble it afterwards. sir pball Nov 2022 #17

Thanks lillypaddle Nov 2022 #18