About Toas-Tite Recipes
This is a boy-meets-girl story. Boy meets Girl. Boy and Girl fall in love. One day, Boy tells Girl, “Put Toas-Tites on the to-do list.” Girl says, “Toast tights?” Boy says, “Yeah, Toas-Tites. I’ll explain later.” Girl puts “Toast tights” on to-do list.
A week or two later, Boy introduces Girl to Toas-Tites. Boy had been eating Toas-Tites since he was squishy. Girl had never even heard of them. But she loved them instantly. And really…what’s not to love? They’re toasty. They’re tighty. And hot damn, if that’s not the best grilled cheese she’d ever had.
And then came all the crazy ideas for different types of Toas-Tites – roast beef and sauerkraut, Nutella and strawberries. The world was their oyster. Finally, toastiterecipes.com was born. Partly a way to track the successful (and less successful) recipes, partly a way to share the Toas-Tite love with the world. But it’s all just for fun. Because Toas-Tites are awesome.
About Boy
How did you first get introduced to the Toas-Tite?
I grew up with Toas-Tites in my house. When I was a tiny squishy person (i.e a child), my parents made me Toas-Tites. They were a rare treat. Well, maybe not rare. We would always have tuna melt Toas-Tites and a bowl of tomato soup after a long family-filled fun day at the beach. My dad would make them for all of us and it was a delicious treat. Before my personal history with Toas-Tites began, my grandmother made my dad and my aunt Toas-Tites and that’s where it all began in my family.
Do you have a favorite Toas-Tite in your collection?
I would have to say there are two that I have that are my favorite. The first one would have to be the original Toas-Tite that I used when I was squishy. And then the other one would have to be the immaculate one that Girl found that shall never be touched. I forsee it being mounted on the wall behind glass one day.
What keeps you making Toas-Tites? (i.e. What’s your favorite thing about them?)
There are so many delicious recipes out there, and they’re even better when they’re in Toas-Tite form.
If you were on a desert island and could only eat one kind of Toas-Tite for the rest of time, what kind would it be?
I can only pick one? Alright. It would have to be a tuna melt. I keep going between tuna melt and grilled cheese. Actually, grilled cheese.
If you were to give one tip to a first time Toas-Tite user, what would it be?
If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right.
About Girl
How did you first get introduced to the Toas-Tite?
Well…the short answer is Boy. Yes indeed, that was a magical day when he brought Toas-Tites into my life. He brought out the clamshell metal contraption and made a delicious tuna melt Toas-Tite. It was love at first bite. Ever since then, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about new Toas-Tite recipes to try…and I haven’t been able to stop buying new Toas-Tites on eBay…
Do you have a favorite Toas-Tite in your collection?
Boy already mentioned the pristine Toas-Tite. It was the second one I bought off eBay. And in a lot of ways, it will always have my heart. It’s so clean and perfect and never-been-used. But then there’s the one with long cream-colored handles that’s a “deluxe edition” Toas-Tite. That one is pretty darn spiffy too.
What keeps you making Toas-Tites? (i.e. What’s your favorite thing about them?)
They’re just so tasty. So so tasty. You can’t go wrong with buttery toasted bread filled with deliciousness.
If you were on a desert island and could only eat one kind of Toas-Tite for the rest of time, what kind would it be?
Yeah, I don’t know why I made up this question. It’s too hard! Maybe a Caprese Toas-Tite?
If you were to give one tip to a first time Toas-Tite user, what would it be?
One slice vertical, one horizontal. Otherwise you’ll end up with a Toas-Tite gusher. Tasty? Yes. Pretty? Not so much.
Contact Boy and Girl
Have a question? Want to share your favorite Toas-Tite recipe? Or maybe your favorite Toas-Tite memory? Contact Boy and Girl at boyandgirl@toastiterecipes.com.
Don’t forget to try cooking eggs in your Toas-tite…
It’s not just for sammies.
We could never forget egg toas-tites! Girl and I will be adding a few new Toas-Tite recipes soon, and one of them will include a couple of breakfast Toas-Tites.
Girl and I are going to try a few traditional breakfast recipes, as well as a few experimental ones. We don’t want to ruin the surprise just yet but we’ll have them up really soon. If you or anyone would like to submit a Toas-tite Recipe of your own send them in to boyandgirl@toastiterecipes.com and we’d love to add some guest recipes on the site!!!
G’day from Down Under,
I collect, what we call, Jaffle Irons. As part of my collection I have both a Toas-tite and a Toas-tite Tid-Bit sandwich maker..
All in all I have about 50 different sandwich makers and a couple of waffle irons (coz they came to me as jaffle irons).
There are some pictures of the early part of the collection here: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/rastas000/JaffleIronsEtc#
I have found the information here really wonderful..
My favourite fill for my jaffles is leftovers of “Curry and rice” the day after… Curry and chilli always taste better the day after…
and my favourite sandwich is:
I took some inspiration from a meal the other night…
Take some cooked chicken/turkey meat (I used breast)
Slice and layer down on bread..
Spread cranberry jelly/sauce over the meat
Layer sliced Camembert over the top…
Another thin layer of cranberry to stop the cheese soaking into the bread and “soggifying” it..
BEWDIFULLLLLL
WOW! Your collection is amazing. I can’t believe you have a Tid Bit! How do you like it? Where have you gotten all of your jaffle irons? Who makes them all? I have so many questions!
Thanks for the kind words about Toas-Tite Recipes. Boy and I have been a little truant on adding recipes but we have a bunch to come plus some fun stories we’ve heard from other folks who visited the site.
And I can’t wait to try out your favorites. They sound delicious.
My collection started on the basis of remembering what we called “Toastie- Toasters”, a brand name of the particular sandwich iron we had. A very similar story that Toast-tite users have.
I figured there could 0only be a dozen or so different ones in Australia, but I was wrong. E-bay has been a good source of irons, and many at the right price, and I cannot help but wander through second hand stores to keep an eye out.
There are many brands of jaffle irons, and quite a few have been made in Australia, however, I have expanded to the overseas manufactured ones as well.
I love outdoor cooking, particularly what we call “Camp Oven Cooking” or dutch oven cooking, so the jaffle irons are a good addition to this.
I have even used jaffle irons to cook hamburger patties, roast whole knobs of garlic, split them apart and uses as small fry pans, made omelettes in them, and a whole host of things..
Beware of what you start when you leave the bread off and make stuff with pastry or pita bread/unleaven breads.
You can do a really mean Calzone sort of enclosed pizza too…
Let you pie iron be your vehicle for a journey into strange but tasty morsels cooked outdoors (or on the gas hob)
Hooroo
Oh, I forgot to post this link..
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/rastas000/JaffleIronsEtc#5334084880190892914
Here is the original Toastie Toaster from my family, with the wooden handle. Sadly I dropped it and broke the hinge a couple of months ago… I am looking for another, and it will turn up..