Toasters

Funny, I use the wire frame & too agree you only do 1 at a time. Just bought the same coleman toaster & tried it out last week, same result. Went back to the wire frame one, but the kids wanted to cook so it's not that bad when eveyone does a bit.

Cheers

Jackablue

Same here.............. the round one is a piece of shlt, threw it away and went back to the little wire job. Simplicity..... and it works.

Cheers

Wolfie

I plug my toaster into the inverter and hey presto , we have toast

I use the wire thingo, and find it works fine. I also have an extendable toasting fork if anyone else wants to toast at the same time. I also have one of those "flip over" toasters, but everytime I did it the toast fell out into the fire. Scrapped that one and went back to the wire thingo.

Jack

We use what I call a "toast-a-matic". Square wire framed fish griller used over the hot coals of your camp fire. Fits 4 slices of bread at a time and simply turn over to do the other side. Also good for grilling meats and Naan bread.

Regards Paul

Break a mulga twig off - must have the forked bit. Push it through the bread, hold bread near coals. Toast in 10 seconds.

Use stick to light after breakfast ciggie, then throw stick on fire.

Next morning repeat as follows. Find another mulga twig,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,etc,etc

Forked mulga twigs are also handy for lifting boiling billys off campfires. Just use 'em upside down to the toasting fork method with one side of the fork broken off slightly.

Aborigine style and FREE!

Bilbo

I have just the other day purchased the wire gauze single slice toaster mentioned and find that it works very well. If you find it is to slow doing one slice at a time then my suggestion is to buy another one! It was less than $4. Have one for each person that wants toast. People can only EAT 1 slice at a time! lol

If someone has a better way I am all ears but so far this thing is pretty good. Have heard that the gauze burns out pretty quick but as I said, it is less than $4 for a new one. How much do you value your fresh toast in the morning!

Cheers
Muddy 'doe

Camp fire and a stick, has worked for 100's of yrs and works 100%.

Toasters? Why bother leaving home?

Bbq grate over the open fire if fires allowed. If not then single gas gauze thingy

Sticks are fine but I use a suitably fashioned coathanger. Kid love it... they do the toasting. "Gauze thingies", inverters...That's soft ;-
Shane

i have a modified wire rod for over the fire, doesnt drop the toast when you flip it, and one of the mesh jobs for over the gas.

My mate uses the mesh, and actualy stacks his with several slices of bread, when the bottom one is cooked he removes it and the next one in line gets toasted, he reckons they get some heat into them and makes them cook faster, I dont need the pressure first thing in the morning, so I am happy to do one at a time, but it might be worth you trying.

Mate of mine always puts an old metal shelf out of a fridge over the fire. Just stands it on a couple of rocks and everything gets cooked on that.

The billy stands on it, no spilt water, the sausages, steak etc go directly on top of it and never roll off, if you want to cook eggs then the frypan sits on top of it and you can cook about 10 slices of toast at a time.

When it gets worn out you simply go to the tip and pick up a couple of new ones from the white goods section. They ae light and easy to carry, my mate has a couple of hooks on the inside of hte rear doors on his troopy and hangs a couple on there, oky strap stops them rattling.

Some of them come with a protective plastic coating. so try to avoid that but if you can't, just chuck it in the fire and it will burn off. Make sure the fire is real hot and keep it going for a while.

On the gas we use the wire thingy with the gauze and everyone cooks their own.

Duncs

The wife handles the toast.

Jimbo,
I have a four sided square toaster that sits over the top of a gas flame. Hey presto, 4 pieces in very quick time. I don't know where i got it from, just one of those things that you acquire. Over the open fire i use one of those lift up, swing away, handle thingoes that do four pieces at a time.
Cheers,
Bros.

Hi Jimbo

We have a wire one too and the only sort we have ever used.
We have always done what Gjam's mate does but with only the 2 slices of bread though.
Put 2 slices on wire, toast bottom and top of each slice, flip then over so toasted sides are together and repeat, minds fingers being burnt.
This works very well for us.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

i simply use the lid of my gas light. give it a quick brush to remove anything stuck to it, wack the bread on, toast one side, flip it, and toast the other. as the 2nd side toasts i butter it up and cheese it up. yum.melted cheese toast.
simple. many a person who has gone camping with me and been told of the "methode gas light lid" and inspected the said lid have looked apprehensive. but when tasting the taste sensation that is the toast "methode gas light lid" they are converted.
that and the fact that they eat it as is or have nothing.
yeah it means flipping and isnt as quick as the duel side toasters out there but i am out camping. i am relaxing. i am in no rush. if i wanted to rush i would be in the city wishing i was in the country.
and before anyone asks, no one has suffered any ill effects. except sadness when the bread runs out because they go back for 2nds etc. but then hey we get to make damper in the fire.

Jimbo,

We been using one of those Coleman 4 slice toasters for years. Nearly made the mistake of throwing it out after the first time though because as you say, very slow. Then we thought, hey all the heat is just going out the top instead of toasting the bread...so we made a hood from tin foil which we just sit over the top of the bread and it works a treat. Hood is simply a length of tin foil doubled over to form a square, then we push the corners down around the bread (just roughly). Same piece of foil lasts for ages - we just fold it into quarters and stick it back in the box with the toaster. So before you go discarding that toaster as useless, give this method a go. You'll be surprised!

:o) Melissa