One day, I got an email from Sur La Table that they were having a sale.  One of the items on sale caught my eye immediately.  It was the Babycakes Pie Pop Maker. I had to have it. The manufacturer describes it as, “The Babycakes pie pop maker bakes sweet and savory bite size pies […]

After sharing with us some of her family history with Bar-B-Buns and the Toas-Tite, we are so lucky to be able to post some photos of Sondra’s own electric unit and even more of her story. From Sondra: My brother reminded me today that our Dad was the last person left on the line assembly at […]

Some of you may know that Boy and I have long been curious about the electric Toas-Tites…what they look like, how they work.  It’s a bit of Bar-B-Buns history that we have only heard tell of on the rare eBay listing. Then recently, all that changed when we received an email from Sondra D.  I […]

In August 2010, Boy and I saw a Toas-Tite come up for sale on eBay.  It was unlike anything we’d ever seen.  It was industrial sized and electric.  We could hardly believe that it was actually a Toas-Tite!  The seller was based in Florida and we sent him a message to learn more about it, […]

It may be the middle of fall and the beginning of December, but some days in California, we still get enough warmth and sunshine for a picnic.  Boy and I have made Toas-Tites at home.  We’ve made them camping.  But we had never actually transported Toas-Tites that had been cooked in the kitchen and eaten […]

Recently, we posted about the new Toas-Tite replicas from Replica Products.  Now it’s time to get to the detailed comparison to the vintage originals.  We compared the replica to one of our post-patent original Toas-Tites (rather than the pre-patent, “deluxe”, Boy Scout, or Tid-Bit).  Please note that Replica Products did provide us with their replica […]

Fall is in full swing, and winter is creeping just around the corner. As the weather becomes colder and we hunker down to ride out the chill, there is one thing that we need to last these harsh winter days….and that my friends, of course, is pie. We are inspired to make a slew of […]

One day, a boy and a girl fell in love with each other and with Toas-Tites…and shortly thereafter, Toas-Tite Recipes was born.  Then two and a half years later, they decided it was time for a new look.  Toas-Tite Recipes has gotten a makeover.  And we hope you like it! We’ve got a ton of […]

Hello.  My name is Girl.  And I am a Toas-Tite addict. Over the last few years, Boy and I have been Toas-Tite crazy.  Well…we love them and sometimes I just can’t help myself.  I see a beautiful Toas-Tite on eBay and I must get it for our collection.  I’ve managed to temper my buying frenzy […]

This tip is brought to you by OCBD, who commented on our Reuben Toas-Tite post. In several of our posts and on our Toas-Tite Making Basics page, we’ve mentioned turning one slice of bread for your sandwich horizontally and placing the other on top vertically (with your filling in the middle of course).  The reason […]