consider a simple ham and cheese
if the ham is deli ham , that's not ' boiled ' ham
or if its any way salty
consider brief soak of the ham in ice water.
the ham will be ham-er and you will notice this in the sadwich
make one w/o the 'ice bath ' and one with
cut in /2 , and after a written statement about the dishes
each gets 1/2 and can comment.
it dies make a difference
and only takes a minute or two , no more
consider a very light brushing
of the panini bread surfaces with evoo.
Ive had them that way. fantastic.