Toast

RE: Toast (angel92)

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:42:18 GMT

If I'm going to eat toast, which is rare, it has to be white bread, toasted so dark it's almost burnt. It must be cold before I put any sort of "topping" on it. I like lightly salted butter or cream cheese, but I can't stand either melted on hot toast. bleh!

RE: Toast (thefluffyturtle)

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:45:45 GMT

I absolutely LOVE SALT RISING bread as toast. IT STINKS and when I was little, my Dad ate this every morning and I called it stinky feet toast.
Now, I'm going to have to find some....

FLUFFY

RE: Toast (Jimeats)

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:52:27 GMT

I have an old chrome 2 slot toaster that works great, and quick also.
I think it was made pre war or shortly there after. The only draw back is the slots aren't wide enough to accomidate a bagle, I use a toaster oven for bagles. Chow Jim

RE: Toast (HPlatz)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:02:19 GMT

What's the best toaster? I purchased a plain bagel from our cafeteria at work today and they have one of those (looks pretty old) steel conveyor-belt toasters that did the job like a champ. Toasted to crunchy perfection on both sides with no cold spots or burning. It seems that when your toaster dies and you run to some retail store to replace it the toasters are inferior, even brand new, and they don't last very long. I am a major advocate of toast as a snack and also to tune up a quick sandwich. Nothing like tuna salad, lettuce and tomato on toast. But good toasters are hard to find.

RE: Toast (janifer)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:37:14 GMT

I agree with Sundancer about toast with lightly salted butter the day after, preferably a good Amish roll butter and maybe dunked in a mug of hot tea, and I've enjoyed a fair amount of cinnamon toast/cinnamon bread toasted ... but all in all I prefer biscuits, especially if I have some of that good sausage gravy that Adjudicator waved under our noses.

RE: Toast (cecif)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:13:41 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by bakman_01570

doesn't anyone like good 'ole cinnamon raisin toast with butter?
That is YUMMY !!

I also like toasted light rye with a little bit of butter OR
toasted white bread with butter and strawberry jam!

Bakman, I'll second you on ALL of those, espec cinnamon raisin. [And now that I am back in the States I can get some Sunmaid raisin bread, mmmmmm!] [edit: just noticed LL had mentioned cinnamon raisin toast on page 1...]

Agree with earlier posts about European hard rolls & cold unsalted butter too.

RE: Toast (enginecapt)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:59:38 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by bakman_01570

doesn't anyone like good 'ole cinnamon raisin toast with butter?
That is YUMMY !!

I love it (without the butter), but I can count on one hand the times I've seen it on the menu.

RE: Toast (enginecapt)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:57:56 GMT

Southern Californian that I am, my breakfast out toast preference is sourdough, no butter, red raspberry or orange marm instead. That's if I don't order corn tortillas. If I'm out of the area where those aren't offered, regular white toast, no butter.

RE: Toast (bakman_01570)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:51:45 GMT

doesn't anyone like good 'ole cinnamon raisin toast with butter?
That is YUMMY !!

I also like toasted light rye with a little bit of butter OR
toasted white bread with butter and strawberry jam!

RE: Toast (Brookerme)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:46:06 GMT

Italian bread toasted like at Allegro Cafe on Franklin Ave in Hartford, CT. Last time I was there the cook's helper walked in with a dozen freshly baked loaves from the bakery up the street. A side of locally made Italian sausage and I'm happy.

RE: Toast (Sundancer7)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:34:54 GMT

Toast with lightly salted butter is great after a evening of a little excess libation.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

RE: Toast (NonnieD)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:47:44 GMT

HI,
BISCUITS!!!!
BUT I AGREE HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BISCUITS ARE NOT ALWAYS OFFERD, SO FRUIT BREAD OR SOURDOUGH.MY FAMILY IS FROM THE SOUTH! HERITAGE PREVAILS LOL,

RE: Toast (cd348)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:46:55 GMT

Hi Lynndunham, I know what you mean. I had the same rolls in Germany many times for breakfast while traveling for the military. Combined with the cold unsalted butter they were wonderful. I will never forget them. I also won't forget the cold cuts, Nutella, jam, geez I could go on and on.

RE: Toast (lynndunham)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:12 GMT

My favorite breakfast bread is something I had back in the 60's in France and Germany - hard rolls with unsalted butter. Something about the taste of the crust and COLD unsalted butter!!!

RE: Toast (sugarlander)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:38:15 GMT

Best toast in a restaurant has to be at the Sunbreak in Puyallup, WA--their rye toast is about an inch thick and swirled and delicious.

RE: Toast (rebeltruce)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:40:28 GMT

I like wheat toast, but as another poster has said it has to actually be toasted.

I always make it a point to ask for my toast to be xtra crispy, but with any kind of breakfast gravy, such as S.O.S. or sausage gravy, or chipped beef gotta have biscuits.

RE: Toast (chicagostyledog)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:20:00 GMT

Let us not forget Larry "Bud" Melman's toast on a stick, the simple, natural snack. http://soundboard.com/sb/Larry_Bud_Melman_audio.aspx

RE: Toast (Nancypalooza)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:54:02 GMT

In one of her books Anne Lamott talks about when she was trying to get on her feet and doing interviews for some local Bay area news outlet, she would have these 'Cavalcade of Toast' happenings, where she would bring the toaster oven and jellies, jams, other toppings and bread, and these would be her sober parties, so she started doing it with her interview subjects. Toast may not be the first thing you vote for for breakfast, but it sure ain't bad either.

RE: Toast (cecif)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:23:15 GMT

Today's toast, malted & seeded "farmhouse" bread with butter (hidden) and peanut butter.
Mmmmmm. And my Peet's coffee (sent from home).
And the on-deck [untoasted] slice.

RE: Toast (rainroosty)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:49:17 GMT

I love Italian bread with sesame seeds, toasted well...it's great if it has blackened edges...a good bit of cold butter on it, of which most does not melt away. Fantastic!
(John Lennon always ordered his toast this way: "toast...brown toast"!") I should learn from him and say the same as diners around here don't seem to understand what TOASTed is!

RE: Toast (Foodbme)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:48:37 GMT

When I get "Toasted" I usully take a cab home

RE: Toast (LegalLady)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:33:03 GMT

Um cinnamon raisin bread toasted well with "real" butter

LL

RE: Toast (Diner-Lover)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:57:36 GMT

I love toast but I stay away from white bread unless it's homemade or an english muffin. And it must be toasted well and crispy-- as others have said, there's nothing sadder than limp toast! I love any bread that's really grainy and substantial-- with seeds, nuts, and a lot of fiber. At home, I often have that kind of toast with peanut butter when I need a little more protein with my bowl of Cheerios.

There are two places we usuallly go for breakfast in our area and one has a delicious 12-grain bread that they toast perfectly, and the other place has what they call "black bread" that I always order. It doesn't taste quite like pumpernickel although it looks like it, but it's always toasted well and tastes good with butter and strawberry jam, and stands up well to the poached eggs I always order.

RE: Toast (cecif)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:10:29 GMT

Oh Adjudicator, that's just mean!!!!
I can't get biscuits & gravy like that here, and now I'm craving 'em!!!

RE: Toast (mland520)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:43:20 GMT

English muffin- toasted well, great with a poached egg, some bacon, a splash of hollandaise, and maybe some spinach- oh, wait that's not toast, that's eggs benedict or eggs florentine!
have you ever tried a grilled (not toasted in toaster) hard roll? with butter and your favorite jam? Diners in upstate NY use to serve those on request- awesome. Since there are no diners, to speak of, here in Dallas- I do these at home once in a while, using Kaiser rolls- since thy don't even come close to making a "hard" roll here. Must say the result is very close to what I remember from "back in the day".

RE: Toast (matilda)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:22:39 GMT

I don't usually pay a lot of attention to the bread that comes with breakfast. Unless I order eggs over lightly or biscuits and gravy and I do enjoy bagels; sometimes, sometimes English muffins, but those I prefer when I do the "cooking."

RE: Toast (johnreed)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:45:43 GMT

Give me biscuits or give me death!

;-)

RE: Toast (Adjudicator)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:29:14 GMT

RE: Toast (cecif)

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:42:07 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Greyghost

My favorite is crusty English muffins as they mate perfectly with runny eggs. Of course English muffins are unknown in England and in America they charge extra for them. I guess you can't win either way.

Heehee Greyghost, the moment I read your post [here in Oxford, England] I ran into the kitchen with my camera to photo my last muffin!!! Of course they don't call 'em "English" muffins here, but that's where they came from & how they got the name. Not surprisingly the puffy, usually sweet things we Americans call muffins are often called "American muffins" here.

I tell you what though, I don't remember having under-toasted toast in the U.S. (I'm picky where I eat breakfast though) yet in England that happens to me a lot more! LOL!

RE: Toast (tcrouzer)

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:36:16 GMT

Although I think the only reason for toast's existence is to serve as a bed for toasted cheese, I like almost any kind of bread for toast. But the best is homemade preferably from a recipe that indicates "makes very good toast." The worst kind of toast comes from plain store white bread that gets slightly toasted on the outside but still remains soft and squishy on the inside. For me, toast is all about the crunch factor. It pairs especially well with warm scrambled eggs and grits swimming in butter. But if supplies are low, a breakfast of coffee, toast and jam will get you going. I don't do toast and butter and jam - I do toast with one or the other topping, but not both.

Homemade creamed chipped beef on toast is an occasional treat. Sausage gravy goes on biscuits, but creamed chipped beef must go on toast - cut into triangles, please.

Teresa - who considers cheese toast the most important of the food groups