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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
>
>