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I enjoyed finding your site. Toas-Tites have been a required camping tool in my family for at least 55 years. I grew up enjoying them and I have experimented with several recipes which I would be happy to share if you want them. I recall finding an article about them a few years ago saying the patent was taken over by Smuckers Corp. and they were never made again. Unfortunately I have not been able to find that information again but I keep trying and I will forward it to you if I come across it. I have bought many through ebay, one has never been used, in the original box with the original literature.
Larry
Mom bought a Toas-Tite around 1950, and I’ve been using it ever since — used it today, in fact. We recently introduced Toas-Tites to another generation — our 10-year-old granddaughter — and she, of course, is hooked. Thanks for making all this information available.
We have an electric toas tite, it looks very industrial and has a thermostat…can’t find info on it anywhere.
This looks interesting. I remember eating sandwiches on something like this when I was a kid. Would you be interested in selling your Toas-Tite.
Thank you
Linda
Hi Linda,
We are in the process of building our collection up and we can direct you to ebay to find a reasonably priced Toas-Tite! If you check here you can see what we recommend when it comes to the do’s and don’ts of buying a Toas-Tite. Good luck, and make sure to not over pay, some people try to sell a Toas-tite for up to $100.
would you like to sell it ? my aunt has one but says it won’t work. I would love to get her a ‘new’ one
Thanks,
Jebba
Hi Charles S., Our mom bought one in 1950, also. We lived in San Antonio. We three girls loved making a toas-tite sandwich with apple sauce, apples, canned peaches, and all kinds of meat cutlets. It’s a shame that we didn’t have three toas=tites, eliminating a lot of ‘me first!’
Rosemary, I hope one of you still has that Toas-Tite and is putting it to good use!
You betcha, Charles. I only wish that I still had a gas stove, which makes a better toat-tite, I think.
thanks for asking.
Hi…Is there anyplace other than e-bay to purchase an electric machine?
Hi Cheryl! That’s a great question. If you’re looking for a unit to make sealed sandwiches just by plugging in the machine and pushing a button, there are a few options we’ve found although they aren’t the Toas-Tite brand. You can check them out on Amazon here:
We haven’t actually tried any of those but they might be worth looking into. Let us know what you think if you purchase one of them!
We have an electric Toas-tite from many many many years ago
Hello Sharon
Would you be interested in selling your electric toas-tite.
Scott
We’re curious about the date of our old Toas-Tite. Can anyone tell me the date it was made by using the pat. no. 2463439? It has a black handle which seems unusual when I look at photos of others with natural wood.
I know we used it when I was a kid and I’m now 77.
Thanks for your help.
Hi Helen – thanks for commenting. Apologies for the late reply – somehow the summer got away from us. Most likely your Toas-Tite was manufactured in the 1940s or early 50s. We haven’t been able to track down information on when they stopped being manufactured but we do know the patent was issued in 1949.
Helen Harris, my Toas-Tite has black handles and th #2463439 also. I bought it on e-bay for $28.00, a few years ago. I don’t know the # of our original one in 1950, but it had black handles also. I don’t know what happened to it, and have often wondered about it. Enjoy!
It is sort of a family heirloom, I have never seen another one quite like it. If we decide to sell it we can let you know!
Hi Sharon,
Any chance seeing a photo of your electric Toas-Tite grill? I have never come across one with the Toas-Tite logo.
Thanks
Ron
I look for a photo, or take one when we pull her out for the holidays. Ver heavy, very industrial.
My mom-in-law just gave us one she found at a thrift store. I had to look it up to see if it was for cooking or just mashing something together. Love the info here. Can’t wait to use it. Ours says “PAT PENDING” instead of a pat. no. Does this make it older?
Well, time for grilled cheese sandwiches!
That’s awesome, Naomi! Glad we could help. Yep, if you have a Patent Pending one, it’s older than the ones with the patent numbers. Looking forward to hearing what you think about the grilled cheese!