"Margaret Suran" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Seems to me after all this time they'd have figured
>> out a way to fork split them so that the halves are just
>> a teensy bit more even, not like 70/30?

> Also, no matter how you handle them, the two halves always stick
> together. But once you pry the halves apart, toast them, butter them and
> put some very special jam on them (Blushing Peach today, which has nothing
> to blush about), you forget all about the inconveniences that you
> encountered. This was a really good breakfast this morning!

I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
knife, natch), you're good to go.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
> 'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
> knife, natch), you're good to go.
>
Toaster oven. What I find amusing about English muffins is that they
were (intelligently) designed to encourage you to slather on a lot of
butter, yet cream cheese works so well on them. -ae,

"aem" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
>> 'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
>> knife, natch), you're good to go.
>>
> Toaster oven.

Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.

Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.

> What I find amusing about English muffins is that they
> were (intelligently) designed to encourage you to slather on a lot of
> butter, yet cream cheese works so well on them.

I do love both of those in unseemly quantities ... and
english muffins make for great delivery systems.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
> toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
> at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.
>
> Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.

i love my toaster oven nancy. i use it all the time. it goes on the back
porch in the summer so i bake / roast small stuff without heating up the
house. i routinely roast a chicken leg quarter and a potato in it at the
same time. great for biscuits too!

"AC" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
>> toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
>> at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.
>>
>> Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.
>
> i love my toaster oven nancy. i use it all the time. it goes on the back
> porch in the summer so i bake / roast small stuff without heating up the
> house. i routinely roast a chicken leg quarter and a potato in it at the
> same time. great for biscuits too!

Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
get anything fancy.

More I think of it, I have forgone roasted garlic in mashed
potatoes, even baked potatoes themselves because I couldn't
justify heating up the big oven just for that. You made up my
mind.

nancy

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "AC" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> >> Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
> >> toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
> >> at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.
> >>
> >> Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.
> >
> > i love my toaster oven nancy. i use it all the time. it goes on the back
> > porch in the summer so i bake / roast small stuff without heating up the
> > house. i routinely roast a chicken leg quarter and a potato in it at the
> > same time. great for biscuits too!
>
> Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> get anything fancy.
>
> More I think of it, I have forgone roasted garlic in mashed
> potatoes, even baked potatoes themselves because I couldn't
> justify heating up the big oven just for that. You made up my
> mind.
>
> nancy
>
>

Oh.

God.

Nancy, you definitely decided me now!!!!!!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> > "AC" > wrote
> >
> > > Nancy Young wrote:
> > >
> > >> Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
> > >> toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
> > >> at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.
> > >>
> > >> Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.
> > >
> > > i love my toaster oven nancy. i use it all the time. it goes on the
back
> > > porch in the summer so i bake / roast small stuff without heating up
the
> > > house. i routinely roast a chicken leg quarter and a potato in it at
the
> > > same time. great for biscuits too!
> >
> > Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> > I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> > get anything fancy.
> >
> > More I think of it, I have forgone roasted garlic in mashed
> > potatoes, even baked potatoes themselves because I couldn't
> > justify heating up the big oven just for that. You made up my
> > mind.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
>
> Oh.
>
> God.
>
> Nancy, you definitely decided me now!!!!!!
> --
> Om.
>

I absolutely LOVE my toaster oven for things like roasted garlic. I hadn't
had a "mini" oven in over a year until this Christmas; hubby bought me one.
I can honestly say, we've used our "big" oven ONCE since we got the toaster
oven, and that was only to cook a ham. The toaster oven gets used every
day. The hubby never saw the need for a toaster oven until we got one. Now
we have hot ham and cheese baked bagels, warmed up leftover pizza, broiled
shrimp kababs, baked fish.......... you name it. It's endless. Get a
toaster oven. The lack of counterspace isn't worth worrying about compared
to what you can prepare in a toaster oven.

kili

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> get anything fancy.

Some people always get the top of the line, whatever it is. I think
that's misguided when it comes to toaster ovens. They are all flawed,
they are all very convenient. So I get whichever low-cost model is on
the best sale, and when it poops out I throw it away and get another.
Easy to do if it's $30 to start with, and not $150. -aem

In article . com>,
"aem" > wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> > I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> > get anything fancy.
>
> Some people always get the top of the line, whatever it is. I think
> that's misguided when it comes to toaster ovens. They are all flawed,
> they are all very convenient. So I get whichever low-cost model is on
> the best sale, and when it poops out I throw it away and get another.
> Easy to do if it's $30 to start with, and not $150. -aem
>

Makes sense....... :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"aem" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
>> I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
>> get anything fancy.
>
> Some people always get the top of the line, whatever it is. I think
> that's misguided when it comes to toaster ovens. They are all flawed,
> they are all very convenient. So I get whichever low-cost model is on
> the best sale, and when it poops out I throw it away and get another.
> Easy to do if it's $30 to start with, and not $150. -aem

Hee hee, hope I did okay. I got a Euro Pro, it has convection
and rotisserie (what on earth you could fit in there to rotisserie,
I don't know). Seemed like the best for the money, plus I had a
coupon, it came to 64 bucks.

Thanks. nancy

"Nancy Young" <
<snip>
> Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> get anything fancy.
>
> More I think of it, I have forgone roasted garlic in mashed
> potatoes, even baked potatoes themselves because I couldn't
> justify heating up the big oven just for that. You made up my
> mind.
>
> nancy ===============

They do an amazing job with sweet potatoes, too!! When I was renting a
condo in D.C. (actually in MD), the home had a toaster oven but no
microwave. Blew my mind that somebody would not have a micro in the 1990s!!
Anyway, when I'd get home from work, I'd change clothes, clean the sweet
potato and toss it in the toaster oven. Then I'd go bike riding for about
45 minutes. Upon coming home I'd take the s.p. out, slit it and butter it.
Then I'd take a quick shower, grab something to drink and then dig in!
Awww, pure perfection... guess what'll be on the shopping list this
weekend?

--
Syssi

Nancy Young wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Thanks! I am going to get one, that sounds perfect for me.
> I'll have to check out what features they have. Probably won't
> get anything fancy.
>
> More I think of it, I have forgone roasted garlic in mashed
> potatoes, even baked potatoes themselves because I couldn't
> justify heating up the big oven just for that. You made up my
> mind.
>
> nancy

If you don't mind paying extra, get one of the ones with the removeable
liner. Much easier to clean.

We bake flatbreads, muffins, pizza etc in our toaster oven. Also good
for garlic bread, potato patties, keeping waffles and pancakes warm
until serving etc.

In article >, "AC" >
wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > Actually, I have been toying with the idea of getting a
> > toaster oven, no, not to make toast, but I'm going to look
> > at them. I think I'd really like one in the summer, especially.
> >
> > Or for the occasional leftover eggroll.
>
> i love my toaster oven nancy. i use it all the time. it goes on the back
> porch in the summer so i bake / roast small stuff without heating up the
> house. i routinely roast a chicken leg quarter and a potato in it at the
> same time. great for biscuits too!
>
>

I don't like to use my "big" oven, so am seriously considering
purchasing one.

Recommendations????? :-)

TIA!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:44:40 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>
>"Margaret Suran" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> Seems to me after all this time they'd have figured
>>> out a way to fork split them so that the halves are just
>>> a teensy bit more even, not like 70/30?
>
>> Also, no matter how you handle them, the two halves always stick
>> together. But once you pry the halves apart, toast them, butter them and
>> put some very special jam on them (Blushing Peach today, which has nothing
>> to blush about), you forget all about the inconveniences that you
>> encountered. This was a really good breakfast this morning!
>
>I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
>'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
>knife, natch), you're good to go.

I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)

serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:04:42 -0800, serene wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:44:40 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
> >> Also, no matter how you handle them, the two halves always stick
> >> together. But once you pry the halves apart, toast them, butter them and
> >> put some very special jam on them (Blushing Peach today, which has nothing
> >> to blush about), you forget all about the inconveniences that you
> >> encountered. This was a really good breakfast this morning!
> >
> >I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
> >'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
> >knife, natch), you're good to go.
>
> I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)
>
> serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere

or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
counter, just like a cartoon.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Someone wrote:
> >
> > I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)
> >
> > serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere
>
> or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
> said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
> counter, just like a cartoon.

---------------------------
We had a dog, a big comical Irish Water Spaniel. As soon as he heard
the toaster clicking away, he would rush to the scene, cock his head
sideways, and wait for the toast to fly out of the toaster--and he
would catch it in his mouth. If you wanted your own piece of toast,
you had to put him on the other side of the door.

Happy memories,
Nancree

"nancree" > ha scritto nel messaggio
oups.com...
>
> Someone wrote:
>> >
>> > I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)
>> >
>> > serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere
>>
>> or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
>> said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
>> counter, just like a cartoon.
>
> ---------------------------
> We had a dog, a big comical Irish Water Spaniel. As soon as he heard
> the toaster clicking away, he would rush to the scene, cock his head
> sideways, and wait for the toast to fly out of the toaster--and he
> would catch it in his mouth. If you wanted your own piece of toast,
> you had to put him on the other side of the door.
>
> Happy memories,
> Nancree

ROTFL, too funny!!!! DDD
Cheers
Pandora
>

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:27:43 -0800, sf >
wrote:

>or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
>said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
>counter, just like a cartoon.

Ohmigod, I would *hate* that. Does it really do that?

serene

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:04:42 -0800, serene wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:44:40 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> Also, no matter how you handle them, the two halves always stick
> > >> together. But once you pry the halves apart, toast them, butter
them and
> > >> put some very special jam on them (Blushing Peach today, which has
nothing
> > >> to blush about), you forget all about the inconveniences that you
> > >> encountered. This was a really good breakfast this morning!
> > >
> > >I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
> > >'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
> > >knife, natch), you're good to go.
> >
> > I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)
> >
> > serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere
>
> or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
> said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
> counter, just like a cartoon.

I was lucky enough to buy a really good four slice toaster almost four years
ago. It's a Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex Intellitoast model of toaster.

The box itself advertises several features, but the one that's the most
useful after the toasting cycle is done is the toast boost function.

Here's the specifics on the "toast boost" function: when the toast pops up,
the levers can be manually lifted up about one half inch more. Lifting the
levers up that extra distance also lifts the toast further out of the slots.
(When the levers are released, they back drop down the same small amount to
the original popped up position.) That's really helpful for smaller slices
of toast, english muffins, and sliced bagels.

(The specific model I have, according to the sticker at the bottom of the
toaster, is model number 24508, type T28, series A2320S.)