I have to disagree with the others who like this kind of toaster. I have one and find it doesn't toast very efficiently. It might be due to the bread used. I have seen another type used to better effect, the US made Camp-a-toaster (http://www.camp-a-toaster.com/).

I'm intrigued by the types that use a SS mesh to distribute/radiate the heat, like this one:

http://www.getoutoutfitters.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=55&products_id=1196&zenid=8foupd3i31angdknhu2hersjr4

or this one:

http://www.smartmarine.co.nz/stainless-steel-marine-toaster-for-boats-camping-p-1091.html

more expensive to be sure, but maybe worth trying to copy.

alistair

On 2011-12-31, at 9:58 AM, James Felder 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. 
> 
> 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:
> 
> http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___23102
> 
> It folds flat, a big Westy plus, and it's cheap enough not to disappoint if it doesn't work. 
> 
> This is $4.00. The ones on the marine sites cost ten times that, don't fold and are rated poorly by users. 
> 
> Can anyone speak for the item linked above?
> 
> A "toast" to camping in the new year,
> 
> Jim