Try as I may - I cant find one that does decent toast, rather than just burning it anyone got ANY ideas??

In reply to Post #1
This one, Chris. You need to do it in two goes or it can burn.

In reply to Post #2
I've got one of those can be a bit hit and miss. To the OP you could just use a sandwich skillet (Ridgemonkey ) or something simular. There also the ones where the bread sits at an angle can do a few slices at a time. Not sure what there like mind.

In reply to Post #3
Those four slice angled toasters are totally crap.

In reply to Post #1
Someone last year suggested the Ibili camping toaster. On the strength of that, I bought the Go Systems version which looks identical. Makes lovely toast 👍

Just use a ridge monkey to toast the bread. Once toasted, butter and off you go. Both the pics below are by using the RM compact toaster on the bank in France last September.

Poached eggs on toast


Full English with toast ( last couple of days so ran out of bacon and on the bacon grill)

In reply to Post #6
That toast looks good, and your egg poaching skills look excellent 👌🏻

In reply to Post #6
The old " Holy ghost " looks on point there Neil..

In reply to Post #6
Eggcellent.

Bright Spark camping toaster had one years 👍

Gooutdoors - Hi-Gear- Folding Toaster (4 slice) £7

Thanks everyone, I tried the ridge monkey but kept burning the toast, maybe needed to turn the heat down a bit, but I've gone for the Ibili camping toaster, which shoud be here today, I'll let you know how I get on..

During the 70's in the days of gas fires
We used to use a knife In between the bars and grill plaques then stabbed a slice of bread onto it and toasted that way.
If you can do it this way without burning you can cook a slice of toast on almost anything lol.

In reply to Post #13
Them were the days.. Toast with just a hint of north sea gas..

Was the coal fire and a toasting fork in my day..toasting forks were homemade by my dad out of coat hangers

Eeeh…..luxury.

We used t wake up in't cardboard box in't road and toast oor stale bread on't gas lamps in't street.

Just put a slice of bread on top of a closed NGT or Ridge monkey ,it'll toast spot on ,keep heat down ..

I have an open fire ,it's all we have during the storms ,Goretti ...we lost power ..Still cooked our t,on the open coals and wood from dead fall...note ...never buy a property without hearth ,or open fire ....I note all new lego box homes are fully electric ..

Big mistake ,as gubberment don't want you to be self reliant..( just saying )

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I too am glad I have hearths. They're always been covered over in the 25 years I've been here but I'm hopeful I could get them back into service if needed. I think I'll scope it out next time im decorating. Good chance theres a gas shortage looming so return to coal or wood fire might be worth planning ahead for

In reply to Post #18
Lots of areas have bans on wood fires. Best check before spending any money.

In reply to Post #19
I heard about that..

But,I look at it this way ,its winter,you and yrs are freezing there has been an outage or civil problem ...

I'm going to light that fire,no lies or green ,net zero,brainwashing would stop me ,only thing would be Karen neighbours ,its our right to keep warm .. ..

In reply to Post #18
Think ahead ,be all aware ...I'm sure you are switched on already

In reply to Post #20
Makes me laugh. Clean electricity being used for EV's....the world is so much better off....hold on a minute....the Canadians are up in arms about logging to make biomass which is then transferred to the U.K to be burnt at Drax....open your eyes people

On the subject of log burners, if you want to use a existing chimney a installer will want to leak test it, if it fails it'll need to be lined. The cost for lining ours was near 1K so we went with a new external and blocked up the existing.
Also worth getting a multi fuel stove, I tries to convince the Mrs but she still wanted her Stuv 30...fgs

Edit, the link, made toast on ours too

In reply to Post #22
I had a multi fuel burner installed, my chimney failed the leak test and we just installed a "Liner", cost about £150. No need to line the chimney.

And where the chimney did fail, it was on the chimney itself where some of the cement was missing and alternatively the brickwork could have just been "pointed" to block the leaks, a quick simple fix

Nothing beats a open fire in winter for that lovely 'home feeling ',especially if you've sourced the wood seasoned it and stacked it ready ...you get a sense of achievement and surviving ,not being reliant on anyone but yrselves , .

Our Welsh Celtic brothers ,have the right idea about keeping a cottage warm ,especially if it's empty ..I jest ...or do I?

In reply to Post #23
I think we're talking the same thing but very different costs. When I said lined I meant with a stainless steel flexi tube liner. Our chimney failed on exterior mortar and internal cement, leaking into the bedroom.

We ended up paying the grand anyway as we had the chimney taken down to roof level, tiled over and the hearth making into a log store.