Fw: [CH] V7 #325 sandwich toaster
Mike Huculak (bear1@videotron.ca)
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:28:34 -0500
I remember that gizmo. It probably has reversable griddle plates so you can
make waffles, too.
I don't think that's the sandwich toaster everybody's talking about. The
cheese would almost always run out onto the plates and burn.
Mike Da Bear
Montreal Canada, eh.
Waiting for the snow to melt, hmmm.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich McCormack
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] V7 #325 sandwich toaster
Cameron Begg wrote:
> The device they are discussing is a hinged metal sandwich container
> (sometimes Teflon coated)in which slices of bread are placed buttered
> side out. Imagine a big metal clam shell. The filling can be just
> about anything you can think of. The whole point is that when the two
> halves of the sandwich container are clamped shut, the edges of the
> sandwich are crimped to seal in the filling while cooking. Some are
> electrically heated and some may be used over a gas flame or camp
> fire.
Here's a couple of photos of the sandwich toaster that made the trip
from frosty eastern Canada to sunny SoCal when my wife migrated south
and west with her mom and dad in the 1950s...
http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/photos/toaster.html
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