I was really feeling advernturous. I really didn't think this would be good but boy was I wrong. This is fabulous. The jam spilled over in the pressing and carmelized perfectly along the edgges. I made a cuban pork roast from this site and used it for the sandwiches. I used my own homemade peach jam and my own pickles.

Surprisingly the pickle and preserves go well together!! I only used ham and used ciabatta bread. I cooked this in my cast iron panini press...delicious!

I didn't think I would like the peach preserves with the mustard and the salty ingredients. Boy, was I ever wrong! The sweet, salty, and spicy flavors worked incredibly well together.

Really liked the addition of apricot preserves. I do think having pickles and swiss on the top and the bottom was a little much. I used my George Foreman grill which did an OK job, but it kind of slipped apart. Just to experiment, I might try it on my waffel maker. Thanks!

The Cuban Sandwich was recently named the official sandwich of the Tampa Bay area, so I've eaten more than a few Cubans in my life. This is traditional in that it has almost all of the elements of a Cuban (minus the genoa salami), it's pressed, PLUS one addition, the preserves. I got a little heavy handed with the apricot preserves and would spread a thinner layer the next time, but I liked that little bit of sweetness that it added. I'm fortunate because I can get cuban roasted pork at just about any deli in the area. I may add salami the next time, as I think that will just about make it official (well, almost)! Enjoyed today for lunch along with some fresh fruit.

I made this for dinner the other night and my husband looked at me strange as I was spreading peach preserves on the bread along with the dill pickle chips. He however said it was one of the most tastiest sandwiches that he has ever had. He really liked the contrast between sweet from the preserves, the sour from the pickles and the smokiness of the meat. This will definately be a sandwich that we will be making again.

This was a recipe which led to a really good panini sandwich. My deli didn't have roast pork so I bought roast beef instead, and I used sliced sourdough instead of french bread. Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly. My husband and his friends loved it, even my picky 4 year old happily ate 1/4 of a sandwich!