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Filed under: Lunch, Cheese, On the Blogs, How To, Food Gadgets, America, Retro cookery 
When my mom was growing up, her Aunt Doris would often make grilled sandwiches for all the kids (there were eight cousins total in that particular branch of the family) using a Toas-Tite. She would spread margarine on the outsides of the bread and tuck slices of white American cheese in between. The sandwiches would be cut to fit the mold (hers was in the shape of a shell) and laid on top of a flame on the old gas range. Some time ago, I was helping my cousin Angie (daughter of Aunt Doris) organize her tupperware cabinet, when we stumbled across that very same Toas-Tite mold.
The Toas-Tite I have is one that my mom picked up at an antique mall several years ago. It was in a booth where everything was 50% off and she was so excited to have found it and gotten it for a song. I have to admit that I've never used it, I enjoy it mostly as a physical representation of family memory. Corie's recent post about her childhood experiences with Toastie sandwiches and the picture of her own, beloved Toas-Tite has me thinking that I need to fire up the stove and make a sandwich with mine. I think I should start out with the tomato/basil/mozzarella combo she mentions.
I did a little searching and discovered that Toas-Tites trigger childhood memories for many more than just Corie and my mom. Stephen J. Lyons uses it as a way to write about the legacy his grandparents left him. Karen Haram wrote an article in the San Antonio Express-News that spurred lots of folks to write in with their Toas-Tite memories. And here's a series of pictures on exactly how to use this sandwich maker to turn out a tasty sandwich filled with leftovers. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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