Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2007

Our first Monte Cristo Sandwich so it wouldn't be fair to comparatvely rate this, but for the first one we've had it was okay, not bad at all. Not a true family favorite for all the members of my family, but enjoyed by most and easy to prepare. I wonder how much better this would taste if you spiced up the flour batter a bit and/or used seasoned (flour based) fry (like cajun chicken fry by zatarains)..We might try it like this one day. :-)

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2007

thought this was a great sandwich - I have had many Monte Cristo's, and this is one of the best. My only suggestion is to make sure your oil is at least 365 degrees before frying or else they will be oily, and also drain on paper towels before serving. I have also served these at a heavy "snack" party - you can make them early in the day, and re-heat in a hot oven for about 5 minutes - they will puff, and be gooey

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SUSIEPECK

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2007

This was GREAT! I added american cheese to them as well, and I grilled them in a skillet with butter instead of frying them. they are fatty enough without the frying. we ate them with honey mustard too, it complimented the sweet and savory flavors. They were incredible!

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2007

Excellent recipe! Haven't had a Monte Cristo in years, this was as good as I remember. I'm really happy to be able to make them myself now.

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2007

I actually REALLY liked this. We used wheat bread. It is VERY filling. We don't eat fried foods much at all, and my family of 2 adults, and two small children split 2 sandwiches between us. Oh, and the batter was barely enough to cover the 2 sandwiches. We dipped in strawberry and apricot jam.

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2007

Double the batter as suggested by another reviewer. I use wooden BBQ skewers cut into thirds instead of toothpicks, which were too short to use adequately. I made one sandwich with hard salami, turkey, and cheddar cheese, and they were excellent. The ham, turkey and swiss sandwiches were also very good. Don't serve this with other fried foods -- I served homemade French fries and it was just too much oil for one meal. I think the best way to describe this sandwich is that it's a fun novelty to say you tried once. It came out exactly as we expected, but I don't think we'll do it again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2007

These were sooo good and very easy! My kids even loved them!! Next time I will add moe cheese though.

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2007

very easy to assemble and it just gets easier and more tempting from there :o) make sure oil is at or very cloese to recommended temp, want the center warm and cheese to 'ooze' but you don't want it to burn

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JESSIMOOS

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2007

UGGH. I had never had a monte cristo sandwich before, but it sounded tasty and the reviews were great so i gave it a try. It did not taste good. I usually dont eat deep fried foods often, maybe thats why, but this was horrible for me. Sorry but i will never try this again. :(

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2007

This IS the monte cristo from the Blue Bayou at Disneyland. I've eaten it many times. Excellent recipe and simple to prepare.

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2007

Huge Hit in my house - The Batter is just perfect! I served mine sprinkled with powdered sugar and raspberry jam.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2007

I t was excellent. My family and I had just had a Monte Cristo at Disneyland and we were not impressed. I came home and looked this recipe up and made some. My famoly raved over the sandwich. It gets an A+ from my family and I.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2007

Very good, filling sandwich. I used the Amish White Bread I made earlier for this. I pan fried the sandwich, and it worked very well for me. (I just couldn't justify all the oil for two sandwiches.) Boyfriend who never had a Monte Cristo before this, requested that we make this one again!

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2007

I also diluted the batter just a little to make it easier to use. After dipping the sandwich in batter, I coated them with dry bread crumbs on all sides. Made them easier to handle and they came out of the fryer with a nice crispy coating. The kids loved them.

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

This recipe is restaurant quality, possibly even better. Make sure you cut the crusts off the bread first. Wheat bread works just as well, and we used genoa salami and American cheese as well as the turkey and swiss. This was so good! Thanks for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007

This was very good! The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars was because my batter stuck to my deep fryer basket, making it very hard to turn the sandwiches! Great taste, though. I served it with the Caesar Salad Supreme from this site. I also had Red Raspberry Seedless Jam as the dipping sauce. Will definitely make again!

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2006

These were delicious. My 7 year old twins loved them so much, that they wanted me to send them some for lunch at school the next day! I used turkey and beef bolony instead, and cheddar cheese. Added a bit of water to loosen up the batter a little. I shallow fried them and placed the fried pieces on paper towels to drain excess oil. Came out awesome!

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