Toast

[Bouba]

Wansey….is there electricity available on the quay ?….an extension cord and electric toaster is all you need

 

[Poignard]

I had a toaster similar to this but better made, it worked perfectly with a gas stove and with an Origo stove.



To make a marmalade sandwich, for example, you put the marmalade between two slices of bread, butter the outside of the bread to prevent it sticking to the toaster, clamp the two iron shells together and cook it for a few minutes over the flame.

You can get similar things with rectangular shells.

 

[LittleSister]

Clearly, solar panel to battery to inverter to electric toaster is very inefficient at every stage.

Cut out the middle-man! In sunny Spain you could surely use a big magnifying glass to scorch your bread?

 

[billskip]

They don't have anything so sophisticated as bacon in Spain.

We can get British bacon here and sometimes in mercadona...couple of Iceland shops do a lot of British stuff, but not cheap.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We have toast and marmalade for breakfast with a wire toast maker like the amazon device. Ours came from a camping shop.

 

[ducked]

Cruise to Taiwan. No Killer whales here AFAIK. They would probably eat them.

Here, "toast" in Tchinglish, just means white sliced bread, as bad, or perhaps slightly worse, than white sliced bread is in Blighty, or more specifically Scotland, but more expensive, and without the carbonisation.

I have tried to convince them otherwise, but I'm told I just dont understand Taiwan culture.

Daiso (Japanese "pound shop" analoge) do a cheap camping "waffle iron" thing which might work, and which I might try. There are quite a lot of such outfits doing camping stuff in Japan, but I dunno if any of them have a presence in Europe.

 

[ducked]

I had a toaster similar to this but better made, it worked perfectly with a gas stove and with an Origo stove.

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To make a marmalade sandwich, for example, you put the marmalade between two slices of bread, butter the outside of the bread to prevent it sticking to the toaster, clamp the two iron shells together and cook it for a few minutes over the flame.

You can get similar things with rectangular shells.

Does it seal the slices with a tempting pointy corner which you bite off and get a shaped-charge stylee jet of superheated steam and marmalade down your throat, like a real toasted sandwich maker?

Cést magnifique, mais ce nest pas le pain grillé Cést plus comme la guerre.

Even looks like a landmine.

 

[Wansworth]

Six in the morning,just had a brilliant idea……all the rage in posh restaurant kitchens is the gas gun used to brown suffles or for paint stripping.You could lay the bread of choice on say a slate tile(another fashion item) and waft the camping gaz thingy over it and brown to choice then arrange cheese on to and repeat and or just butter and you have the added bonus that you have a useful tool for boat maintenance…..

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Six in the morning,just had a brilliant idea……all the rage in posh restaurant kitchens is the gas gun used to brown suffles or for paint stripping.You could lay the bread of choice on say a slate tile(another fashion item) and waft the camping gaz thingy over it and brown to choice then arrange cheese on to and repeat and or just butter and you have the added bonus that you have a useful tool for boat maintenance…..

A chef’s blowtorch. Super useful for sealing rope ends too.

 

[Wansworth]

A chef’s blowtorch. Super useful for sealing rope ends too.

Exactly

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Exactly

I’ve never tried to make toast with ours. It only goes to the boat when doing rigging work, we light the log burner with it, at home.

 

[Bouba]

Six in the morning,just had a brilliant idea……all the rage in posh restaurant kitchens is the gas gun used to brown suffles or for paint stripping.You could lay the bread of choice on say a slate tile(another fashion item) and waft the camping gaz thingy over it and brown to choice then arrange cheese on to and repeat and or just butter and you have the added bonus that you have a useful tool for boat maintenance…..

Just got a new boat and already thinking of ways to burn it to the waterline

 

[Wansworth]

I’ve never tried to make toast with ours. It only goes to the boat when doing rigging work, we light the log burner with it, at home.

This obviously calls for a PBO test!

 

[Dellquay13]

I used our GoSystems Dynasty folding toast rack this morning to help make poached eggs on toasted salt olive bread. Admittedly we have a two burner Origo to make the toast while the eggs poach

 

[Supertramp]

If your single burner is one of those camping ones with the cylinder next to the burner, take care. Or you could end up making more toast than you can eat. Keep a fire extinguisher to hand nearby.

I had a boat with a single burner camping stove for years and managed toast, three pan meals etc with no problems (except for one small fire...).

 

[winch2]

Invest in a portable Jet Boil which would give u two burners.

 

[ProDave]

I used to have a proper pyramid toaster many many years ago but don't know what happened to it. It worked very well. I lost it some time ago. I tried to buy another, but all I can find are those flat ones with fold up wire stands for the toast. That is utter rubbish.

So if someone finds a source for the proper pyramid toaster, PLEASE post a link on this thread.

 

[Blueboatman]

Cast iron skillet ( shallow lipped frying pan) was my Go To for years. Also makes something called an omelette or The Full English.
But most cheap ones have far too short a handle . Which gets hot

I like chef Wanseys blowtorch idea

Hope he doesn’t decide to charge chef prices for a bit of toast and marmalade maritime though

 

[Poignard]

I used to have a proper pyramid toaster many many years ago but don't know what happened to it. It worked very well. I lost it some time ago. I tried to buy another, but all I can find are those flat ones with fold up wire stands for the toast. That is utter rubbish.

So if someone finds a source for the proper pyramid toaster, PLEASE post a link on this thread.

I bought ours from Black & Edgington, now Blacks, but I've had a look on their website and the Pyramid is no longer savailable.

I reckon your best bet is to do a saved search on eBay UK. There's a few on eBay USA but the carriage charges are very high.

 

[LittleSister]

I used to have a proper pyramid toaster many many years ago but don't know what happened to it. It worked very well. I lost it some time ago. I tried to buy another, but all I can find are those flat ones with fold up wire stands for the toast. That is utter rubbish.

So if someone finds a source for the proper pyramid toaster, PLEASE post a link on this thread.

The old fashioned ones I think you are referring to seem to be hard to find this side of the pond these days. (Perhaps I could make my first million smuggling them in from the USA?)

In the meantime, perhaps not so elegant but these ones seem to operate on the same principle, and are available from Force 4 (and likely other outlets).

Force 4 Gas Ring Toaster | Force 4 Chandlery