Toas-Tite Recipes

As you may have read on the Toas-Tite 60th Anniversary history post, Toas-Tites were produced during the 1940s and ’50s.  So where can you find them now?

The best place to find vintage Toas-Tites for sale is eBay. Check here for the latest Toas-Tites listed. At any given time, there are probably 5-10 Toas-Tites available for Buy Now purchase or for auction.

Here are a few things to remember about bidding for Toas-Tites on eBay:

1. Don’t pay too much.

   While they aren’t being produced anymore, there are still quite a few Toas-Tites out there to be had.  A good Toas-Tite deal on eBay is $25.  An average Toas-Tite deal is $30-$40 (based on what we’ve seen over the last six months and 10+ Toas-Tite purchases of our own from eBay).  That includes Toas-Tites even in almost mint condition and sometimes with original instruction booklets.  After that, unless it’s a deluxe version or a special edition Boy Scout Toas-Tite, we’d recommend just waiting for the next one.

2. Don’t pay for a photocopy of the Toas-Tite instruction booklet (even if it’s only a dollar or two).

   While it’s very cool to have and we highly recommend checking it out, we have the Toas-Tite booklet posted here for all the world to see!  It’s all about sharing the Toas-Tite love (for free).

3. There will always be another Toas-Tite listed!  While you may be antsy for one, there’s no reason to overpay (especially when the prices start climbing toward $100).
4. There are Toas-Tites and there are sandwich grills/pie irons.

   Toas-Tites are wonderful but of course, there were other companies who made similar irons.  Nutbrown produced a similarly shaped sandwich iron to the Toas-Tite in the UK.  They tend to be sold on eBay for less than $10.  C. Palmer Manufacturing Inc. made square pie irons with longer handles (we got one for about $15).

Given that Toas-Tites are antiques, you can always check antique shops and estate sales. We personally haven’t had much success that route (meaning, we’ve gone to maybe 6 antique shops in the San Francisco Bay Area and haven’t found any yet).  But it’s still fun to look if you have some time!

If you want something brand new or made of cast iron, check out the Rome Sandwich Cooker from PieIron.com. Rome Industries currently produces a number of cast iron and cast aluminum sandwich cookers, including waffle irons, double pie irons, waffle irons, etc.  We don’t have any of these in our collection yet but they look good!