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

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "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
>
>

Good point... ;-)
And I just got done re-organizing the kitchen a bit, so could easily
make counter space now on the other side of the stove.

I had one when I was in college, and I do remember how handy it was!

Cheers!
--
Om.

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

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:33:23 GMT, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>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.

We use ours every day to make toast, and fairly often to make baked
quesadillas. Also, James likes his hot dogs cooked in there (he eats
fat-free hot dogs when he needs protein), and I do make lots of stuff
that's too small to bother with the oven for. But my big oven still
gets a lot of use. Last night, I baked veggie burgers in a
mushroom-and-onion sauce. The night before, a potato casserole. Etc.
I should see if I can fit one of my loaf pans in the toaster oven. If
I can, maybe I'll start making casseroles in there.

serene

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 wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Sounds like a really good deal. Let us know if the rotisserie function
actually works. If it were me I'd never clean the spatters off the
inside walls and sooner or later I'd probably have a fire ....

Meanwhile, other things that I use the toaster oven for that I wouldn't
fire up the big oven for (unless making large quantity):
finishing (i.e., making good skin) baked potatoes first cooked in
the microwave;
roasted garlic;
biscuits (refrigerator and real);
herbed potato wedges (zap taters first, then cut in wedges, drizzle
olive oil over, sprinkle with rosemary and thyme, salt and pepper, put
in hot oven to crisp up);
burritos (guilty pleasure for lunch)--thaw in micro, firm up
exterior in oven;
beets (rinse, wrap loosely in foil, bake, then peel and slice and
maybe finish in pan with butter and lemon juice);
small frozen pizza (SO guilty pleasure for lunch);
and, oh yes, English muffins. -aem

"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