

| Subject: | Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster recommendations? |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:55:50 -0600 |
The campatoaster looks good. The bottom link, to the expensive stainless steel toaster, got the worst ratings I found. Jim On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > 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 > >
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