I've got one of those toaster gadgets - I got it at REI, I think.  It
toasts okay, but it rusted just about immediately!  Who makes metal kitchen
appliances that aren't of stainless steel?  (okay, except for REALLY high
end knives...)

Joy

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 6:05 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
>