---- James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I recently started taking insulin, so toast is something I can think about for the first time in a decade. Of course I want to figure out how to make it in the Westy. My wife has made it with tongs over a flame (with many dropped and burned casualties) and on a griddle. I have been looking online at several types of toasters that might fit the Westy grill.
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> As it is with many things, the more a stovetop toaster costs, the lower it is rated by people who have actually bought and used it. The cheapest and highest rated is this at campmor:
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> http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___23102
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> It folds flat, a big Westy plus, and it's cheap enough not to disappoint if it doesn't work.
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> This is $4.00. The ones on the marine sites cost ten times that, don't fold and are rated poorly by users.
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> Can anyone speak for the item linked above?
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> A "toast" to camping in the new year,

I have no idea how good the toaster shown is.  I opted for the grate inserts that Frank Condelli sells.  They are way too expensive, and being made of sheet metal, they warped badly upon heating.  I still use them, and they accomplish one very important function.  Because the center opening of the camper stove grate is too large, small pots do not fit well, and there is risk of tipping.  The grate inserts obviate that problem.  And, one can make toast on them (or quesadillas as well, or any other item one wishes to toast).  But I wished I'd put my ingenuity and craftsmanship to the task, and not spent so much for these things.

When I said that the quality did not justify the cost, Frank said I expected too much from a thin metal device.  No, I expected more than that for my $25.  Oh well.

mcneely

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> Jim

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David McNeely