Toast.

Is it the greatest invention known to man and late night PC gamers? Does it deserve to be classed as a food group of its own? Or is it the food of someone with no culinary flair and just plain lazy?

Do you have your toast lightly tanned or burnt to a cinder? What is your favourite topping?

I like mine burnt, and the great thing is every two weeks you can tip the keyboard upside down, tip all the crumbs out, lick your finger, and hey presto, you've got a ' toasticle' Smashing !

My best toast recipe for late-night Hardcore Gamers and Half-drunk Ravers:
Take two slices of toast. Smear one side with mayonaise, apply a slice of ham and place cheese. Put in toast for 1 minute. Open toaster, smear butter on top, close toaster for 1 minute. Open toaster, turn toast, and apply butter in same manner. Wait one minute. Open toaster, extract toast sandwich from toaster and place it on a plate. Pour a glass of milk. Blow at toast. Eat.

I don't like burnt toast, won't even touch it. I'm not really much of a toast eater, but I prefer it medium, crispy on the outside but still soft on the inside. Cinnamin toast is the best, put a little bit of butter on the toast, let it melt, then shake some cinnamin (well the kind that is mixed with sugar LOL) on it, viola! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 07-25-2004, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: ladyzekke ]

french toast :D :D :D

pretoasted toast so there is no preperation time.

I can't eat toast. Too many carbs. :(

Lightly toasted, smothered in butter and then a light covering of vegemite... can't be beaten! :D

We really are scraping the bottom of the barrel with topics these days aren't we? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And before you say anything, I DID start a good topic not long ago with great words of wisdom and not that long before that a nice one about languages and a few other very long threads [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D

How do you know when brown bread is lightly toasted?

Surely, a man of your (claimed - implied) intellect should know that - you touch it and if it feels hard and brittle then it's toasted

*cough, spam!, cough* :rolleyes:

I don't really eat toast, but when I did, I usually ate it with some melted butter. Hmm, too bad I don't have a toaster anymore.

What if it's stale when you put it in?

BTW - I've never claimed intelligence or lack of intelligence.

Here's a toast for yuh!

Up to the lips,
Over the gums.
Watch out belly here it comes....

Actually I like toast made out of a cinnimon swirl bread. I don't recall the brand, but the has nuts and rasions in it.

[ 07-25-2004, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: Arvon ]

Ah, toast. Lightly browned, please, with one of the following on top; butter and cinnamon sugar, peanut butter and blackberry jam, or sharp cheddar cheese with ham and tomato slices.

And toast is a food group, or at the very least a deserving subcategory.

What if it's stale when you put it in?

BTW - I've never claimed intelligence or lack of intelligence. </font>[/QUOTE]If it's stale it'll be even more brittle - there is a difference between the level of brittleness of toasted and stale-toasted bread [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I knew you were gonna say what you did in your second paragraph, that's why I wrote that you implied a claim of intelligence - by your smartass threads :D

Hmm...lightly toasted bread, spread some butter on and a little orange marmalade..yum! Or strawberry jam. And I'm with LadyZ on the cinnamon toast...mmm...droool...

Hey, breakfast pastry! Now I want toast! *trots off to bed to dream of perfect toast and orange marmalade*

I love toast with either vegimite or appricot jam. And I like it only lightly toasted.

French toast is great as well!

White Toast, lightly toasted, with a covering of Pate. Takes minutes, tastes scrumcious. (If that is even a word)

Mmmmmm, I have to agree with Downunda, A LOT of butter, and the a tiny bit of vegimite is the ultimate snack, the best thing about toast is that you can eat so much and still want more.

Rare indeed is it to see a Kiwi with such good taste and discernment. As you get older Downunda you will start to appreciate that the vegemite that one needs increases in proportion to one's years. The best accompaniement to this delightful repast is of course a tall glass of lovely cold fresh milk.

I'm torn over this topic. I don't know if I want to make a sarcastic comment over the nature of this topic, or if I want to agree with LadyZ and Cloudy... Sweet toast is the way to go.. and point out that there's a diner nearby that makes the best toast in the world. They bake their own bread and slice it thicker than usual, tosting it just right... Instead of ordering pancakes, sometimes I just get two orders of toast and a cup of coffee. Mmm...

Well I think it's a good topic [img]graemlins/agree.gif[/img] (now Wellard might forgive me for not flying Qantas? [img]graemlins/bigeyesad.gif[/img] ;) ). Better than another bloody thread about someone's trip!

Anyway, I like my toast light to medium. I like a cripsy centre and fairly firm crusts but corners that are a bit softer. Butter is the best topping but I do like vegemite sometimes, only thing I can eat vegemite on.

Pate .. ugh Ross :(

Glad to see so many Vegemite fans here. Peanut butter is the only other option for me. Late night gameing would not be the same without it.

I like my toast only very lightly browned, so still pretty soft in the middle. I smother it in olive-oil margerine as soon as it's out of the toaster so as to ensure that the marg melts right through. I'm pretty much open to any topping at all. Tomato, banana, vegemite, marmite, jam, peanut butter, nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread), ham, cheese, scrambled/fried eggs, baked beans, maple syrup, salmon, tuna, whatever....

Toast is a student staple around here.

Toast makes every sandwich better...ham and cheese becomes ham and cheese...on toast! Do bagels count as toast? I always toast mine...toasted bagels also make a sandwich better!

I don't think you're allowed to say that. With the ban on religious discussion, I don't think it's appropriate to mention one of God's many names in a post like this. Please, stay on topic.

Hahaha :D Oh yes, it's about as close to ambrosia as we mere mortals are going to get isn't it?

I'm fond of 'everything' bagels dripping with butta. I know its not exactly toast but it is toasted.

We have this great little cafe accross the road that sells toasted Banana bread with heaps of butter. Definatly a heart stopper but soooooo nice

Toast with sunnyside eggs... Delicious. Especially if you brake open both yokes and scoop it up with the toast. Greatest taste ever. Now I want eggs, but its 3:50 in the morning and i have to get up at 8:30. Life isn't fair.

Nutella! I keep meaning to try some of that but never remember to pick it up when I see it. Only one local place seems to carry it. Thanks for the reminder, Hiero!

Oh and if you like sweet toast, Illumina, you might like to try the Bigelow flavored honeys on it...mmmm...drool... they have cinnamon, orange, lemon, vanilla, currant etc. It's quite good on toast or toast's cousin the English Muffin.

So did the English really invent the English Muffin? Inquiring minds wanna know! :D

What's the difference between an English Muffin and a scone, anyway? The English people that I have talked to say that they've never seen anything like an English muffin.

Hmmm... the technical difference, I'm not quite sure. The scones I've seen tend to resemble large biscuits, often triangle- or cone-shaped, and they tend to be very dry. English Muffins resemble hockey pucks (and depending on who cooks them, taste like them too :D ).

I don't like scones. I really like English muffins, especially in the form of English muffin pizza :D

The difference?

English muffins are only fit to be in eggs benedict and other similar dishes (not sure about the pizza thing, but I'll bow to Bungleau's voice of experience). They're too flimsy and white-breadish for me otherwise.

Scones are great when they are warmed in the oven (or toaster, or toaster oven) and served with jam.

The similarity?

Both are vile when prepared improperly. Particularly scones. But they're extremely tasty when done right.

I've had homemade scones and .....melt in your mouth YUMMMMMMM! But I'm willing to do the English muffin thing if that's what's available....they're pretty good with honey or jam or marmalade on them.

i like my toast with butter and sugar. i'll have to try adding cinnamon.

LOL Aerich! I guess I have not had any *good* scones... :D

I prefer sourdough or wheat English muffins... less "white-breadish". And I dislike white bread for the same reason.

They're easy for pizza -- open the muffin up, spread some prepared pizza sauce, add cheese and whatever toppings you like, and bake at 400 for about ten minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted. The perfect thing when no one can agree on toppings... :D

I had a scone last year at the Galleria. It was at some chocolate place so it was sweet, but they told me they had plain ones, too. In England, is a muffin like we say it, I.e., like a cupcake but not iced?