Best Panini Grill

Please explain the difference....?

if any, between a "panini" and a grilled cheese sandwich. They look pretty much the same to me....also, can I make one of these on my George Foreman grills?

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1. You don't usually press a grilled cheese. I think the panini comes from the pressing. You can make it, but it'll be extremely flat if you use regular bread like Wonder Bread.
2. panini's are pressed, you could probably do one one your gf grill.
3. the bread and the cooking surface make it panini. panini is a kind of bread as far i can tell.
4. Typically, a panini uses panini bread, or some kind of specialty artisan bread such as a ciabatta. These breads are not your square white or wheat bread that you buy in a package at the grocery store. They are usually bakery breads. And yes, you can make a panini sandwich on your George Foreman grill. They should come out almost as good as if you had used a panini press.
5. The differance is that a Panini has meat like chicken and bacon in it and a grilled cheese just has cheese and sometimes bacon. Yes you can make a Panini on your George Foreman grill. Just put mayo or miracle whip on two slices of bread and then on the side with mayo put diced chicken and 3 slices of bacon and your favorite kind of cheese on it and top with remaining bread(mayo side touching cheese), and grill!!!! This is really good!!!
6. Grilled cheese sandwich is typically a sliced bread grilled with cheese and a meat. A Panini (Italian) is a sandwich typically on a roll. The panini can be grilled or not. If the panini is grilled, it's similar to grilling the whole sandwich - meaning it would contain the meat and cheese plus any veggies (except lettuce) and condiments. So a grilled panini is simliar to a grilled cheese, except a panini you use a roll, condiments and veggies.