Suggestions for Pie Irons/Sandwich Makers?

[AJMom]

We have two boys, ages 9 and 12, and would like to pick up a few pie irons/sandwich makers for grilled cheese, etc., on family trips. Single, double, aluminum, cast iron...too many choices! What would you recommend for a family of four and why?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

[anninsd2]

check out pieiron.com web site. You canbuy their cook book at Camping World.

[AJMom]

Thanks, everyone!

[wbwood]

Check out YouTube. There are some guys on there with some great recipes.

Egg muffin sandwich

[wbwood]

IAMICHABOD wrote:
Cast Iron is the way to go and Rome has the best and largest array on the market for campfire fun cooking.

Amazon has most of them.

Agree

[coolbreeze01]

AJMom wrote:
We have two boys, ages 9 and 12, and would like to pick up a few pie irons/sandwich makers for grilled cheese, etc., on family trips. Single, double, aluminum, cast iron...too many choices! What would you recommend for a family of four and why?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Thank you for showing me the light :C

[Fiverwheel]

There is a great Pie Iron Cookbook on Amazon as well that has lots of great ideas!

[magnusfide]

IAMICHABOD wrote:
Cast Iron is the way to go and Rome has the best and largest array on the market for campfire fun cooking.

Amazon has most of them.

Double ditto. Our grands love them.

[RandACampin]

Before you buy the cast iron for kids...they are very heavy, especially for a kid. I have had the aluminum double for years and never had a problem. I also have a cast iron panini and round burger cooker and never use either on. They are just too heavy to sit there and hold over the fire.

Wichever way you go...alum or cast iron, get the double sandwich cooker. If you get tired of sandwiches two triangles of crecent roll dough fill the bottom perfectly for pizzas and desert pies with pie filling. Two triangles in the top and two on the bottom.

If you melt and aluminum pie iron in the fire, your doing something wrong.

[camperpaul]

You can't call them "pie irons" if they are made of aluminum.

[IAMICHABOD]

Cast Iron is the way to go and Rome has the best and largest array on the market for campfire fun cooking.

Amazon has most of them.

[SWMO]

I agree Rome cast iron is the way to go. The handles can be removed and the iron seasoned in the oven, but as long a fire is available that would be the first choice.
If it were me i would go with 2 singles, that way neither youngster has to wait.

[Sprink-Fitter]

coolbreeze01 wrote:
I didn't know special cookware was needed to make a toasted cheese sandwich. Have fun.

How do you make them over a fire?

[AJMom]

Thanks for the input everyone!

coolbreeze01 wrote:
I didn't know special cookware was needed to make a toasted cheese sandwich. Have fun.

Just as an RV is not needed for vacationing. 😉

[coolbreeze01]

I didn't know special cookware was needed to make a toasted cheese sandwich. Have fun.