The Toas-Tite And Some History..Or..Fun With Velveeta. PS.. Egg McMuffin Clone

Do any of you remember the Toas-Tite?  We had one of these in the '50s and had great fun making "hockey puck" toasted sandwiches.  Here is a history of the Toas-Tite.  Mine disappeared years ago but I was thinking about it one day and looked on EBay.  Got an authentic model with the patent number and black handles mentioned in the history site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fun was to make a sandwich, seal it in the Toas-Tite, toast, and enjoy!  Number one filling was Velveeta, (with a little mayo)  Mayo on the outsides for browning and keep from sticking.  Great tuna melts also.  I was thinking of my Toas-Tite the other day and I suddenly thought of these new "thin bun" sandwich buns.  They are the PERFECT size.  One of the problems of using regular sliced bread was the thickness didn't leave much room for filling and when you closed the Toas-Tite up to trim and seal the bread, it left a little around the outside edges which burned and had to be brushed off.  The thin buns fit EXACTLY inside and are not too much bread. I leave out the mayo today and spray the inside of the iron with olive oil. (MUCH healthier?)

 

Prepared For The Stovetop

Once you have your Toas-Tite filled, use on the stove top, medium heat for four minutes on the first side and then turn it over to finish for three minutes.  YMMV  (Your mileage may vary)  I know the temptation is to try one of these over the campfire.  Don't, you will have a briquette.  Only downside of the whole operation is that it is about ten minutes, start to finish, to produce one sandwich, but it does slow you down. 

Done!  Note Sealed Edges

 

PS.  You can also make a cup with the bread by pressing it down in to the iron.  You can then carefully break an egg in it and maybe add a piece of ham or cheese and make your own copy of an Egg McMuffin!