What can I make with a Toaster Oven?

[Jack_Dawson]

I'm really excited I got a Toaster Oven for Christmas (a very nice one, btw). I can make toast, grilled cheese and stuffed mushrooms. Other than that, I'm not sure what to do with it.

Any ideas?

Thx!

:toast:

[Deja Q]

1. Toast?

And who gave it to you? Was that person gay? :evilgrin:

[Jack_Dawson]

2. Already said that...pls read post first

Thanks.

And it was my Mom so shaddup.

:beer:

[Deja Q]

27. Sheesh! I wouldn't mind if my mom was gay...

:crazy:

[Jack_Dawson]

29. I'm going to let that go...

because I'm in the Christmas spirit. Watch it.

[Der Blaue Engel]

8. LOL! You beat me to it...

I was going to ask if Ellen DeGeneris gave it to him. :)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. What is that some kind of inside joke? Did Ellen have some kind of

bit about toast-r-ovens?

[Der Blaue Engel]

41. In the final (I think) episode of Ellen...

...there were many lesbian cameos, and one of them (Melissa Etheridge, maybe?) made a joke about the idea that LGBTs "convert" people into being gay; turn a certain number into lesbians and you get a toaster oven. It's become an in-joke and code word among women who sleep with women. ("Just got my toaster oven!")

:)

[Bronco69]

3. I think you can make those bagel bites

and maybe pizza rolls. :-)

[Gardeaux08]

4. Oven-fried potatoes....

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)

[Jack_Dawson]

5. Pls Elabourate

Like french fried po-taters?

[Gardeaux08]

36. What I do

is first bake the potato in the microwave to soften it. Then cut it into eighths lengthwise, place them on the baking sheet in one layer, and spray it with cooking spray or oil and bake it at 350 until they are crispy. :)

[yvr girl]

6. I have a toaster/convection oven - I love it.

Meat - baked/broiled
Broiled tomatoes
roasted potatoes
baked pasta

[Jack_Dawson]

You cook steaks in a toaster oven???

I only know how to grill. I got lots to learn apparently...

BAKED PASTA? Huh?

:freak:

[yvr girl]

11. I prefer grilled steak, but I do broil on occasion

I make chicken in mine a lot.

You've never had baked pasta? Pasta and sauce in a dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until it is all bubbly and yummy.

[Jack_Dawson]

12. So...you boil the pasta first, right?

:freak:

[yvr girl]

15. Yes.

Mmmm....you don't cook much do you?

Let me guess the contents of your fridge.

Beer
Milk
Ketchup
Eggs

[Jack_Dawson]

19. Actually I do...izn't that embarrassing?

Just new to the whole T.O. thing. Thx for the ideas! :toast:

[yvr girl]

23. Think toaster and oven combined

Anything you would toast and anything you would make in the oven (broil/bake) you can cook in the toaster oven.

[Not_Giving_Up]

37. When we can afford steaks (rarely)

Yep, they go in the toaster oven.

Chicken too!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. What CAN'T you make with it??? Bagels, toast, toaster waffles,

grilled eel sushi, little pizzas... A limitless culinary horizon stretches out before you...

[Jack_Dawson]

13. Oh yeah! Little Pizzas

Grilled Sushi? Then doesn't that make it "not sushi" anymore?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. Unagi (sea eel) is a type of sushi that always gets finished up in the

toast-r-oven in the sushi bars I've been to (which is quite a lot). It's sushi because it's on the little rice dealy, I'm not sure raw is a precondition even though most sushi is raw. Lots of other sushi bar items, dynamite rolls etc. are also finished up in the toast-r-oven. A good sushi bar is a good place to hang out to see the toast-r-oven possibilities.

[Jack_Dawson]

21. Oh YEAH!

And I eat sushi all the time. Just didn't know how they made the hot stuff...assumed it was a conventional oven. Pizza rolls, Dynamite, Unagi. Thanks for the enlightenment.

:toast:

[henslee]

9. Quesadillas, amigo. nt

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Keep it unplugged when not in use...

Neighbors of ours had a horrible fire in their house when an electrical storm zapped their toaster oven on when they weren't at home. It was only a couple of weeks ago, so their Christmas was less jolly as a result.

What to cook? Be creative in your sandwich making. Try hot turkey, or a tuna melt...

Enjoy! :D

[HEyHEY]

14. Where's the A-team when you need em

Oh, you ment "cook" didn't you?

[MissBrooks]

17. Anchor

[Jack_Dawson]

20. ?

[MissBrooks]

38. He asked me...

What can I make with a Toaster Oven?

And I said,


Anchor.

[ThoughtCriminal]

22. Pretty much anything that would also work in an

Easy Bake Oven(tm)

[darkstar]

24. Well, how far did you swim today?

If you went your usual mile, I'd say you can make an Elvis sadwich if you want too...


I remember you saying you swam a while back b/c I do too. I think that is only one of many things I recall us having in common. Taste in music and movies. Univerity setting. That sort of think.

Not your DU stalker, I swear.


:hi:

[Jack_Dawson]

26. Wow what a memory!

I'm at my folks' cabin in the Sierras, so no swimming for me right now. 'Sides that, my pool is closed til 1/3!!! THE HORROR!

Color me impressed. :beer:

BTW, what's an Elvis Sadwich?

[darkstar]

30. ugh

Elvis Sandwich. Tons of calories, but not really toaster oven friendly: bannana and peanut butter cooked in a whole stick of butter in a pan.

[qnr]

25. You would be surprised. My wife and I lived out of a crock pot

and toaster oven for a long time. Roasted chickens, shepards pies, all sorts of stuff.

Edit: Granted, we specifically chose the larger one at the thrift shop :)

[Jack_Dawson]

28. Why did you use T.O.s instead of regular ovens?

Do T.O.s do anything better?

Thx,

JD

[qnr]

32. Because at that time (we weren't married yet) I was living in

the basement of a house, where I had installed walls, electricity, plumbing (repaired the old toilet and shower), etc. There was no oven (or any other appliances - except the washer and dryer that was in the other section of the basement). It was great for me (I was a bartender at a casino at the time), after she moved in, we lived that with the those two things until we got around to renting another place.

Edit: Sure, it's not "better" - but you'd be surprised what you can do with them, without having to fire up the real oven.

[mcscajun]

31. You can make Boboli pizzas in it, among other things...

It takes some trial and error and finagling, but I've baked Pillsbury's Grands Biscuits in mine, along with 'from scratch' cookies (only a few at a time, of course), and I'm going to try making scones in it next.

Meat loaves and baked ziti in small foil pans work very well, too. Also 'store mix' brownies in foil pans.

The constant seems to be this: Use whatever broiler pan comes with the oven to raise the 'baking pan' they provide up from the bottom heating element. This reduces the issues of the lower element burning your creations. And always use the baking pan under foil pans, especially if it's something that may spill over (like meat loaf or anything with cheese.)

[Jack_Dawson]

33. Great Advice - Thx!

:toast:

[Historic NY]

34. My uncle used his for just about everything...never liked the microwave

he used it to reheat chicken wings, left overs, bagels, etc. You can get lots of use out of them. If yours is a broiler type you could do a burger or fries. Pizza reheating is a plus..

[mr_hat]

35. Doves?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

39. You can make anything with a toaster oven

I even made bread once when I was graduate school and living in a dorm suite.

[fluffernutter]

40. cookies, tuna melts, mini pizzas, almost anything!

[MidwestMomma]

42. Muffins are good!

You have to buy a 6 cup size muffin pan to fit the toaster oven. Did it come with any special sized baking pans? I can't remember if you have to buy those separate or not. If you have the smaller baking pans then you can buy the small baking mixes like the Jiffy mixes and make brownies, cakes, cornbread,etc.

Also, they have biscuit cans that are just 5 biscuits and that's perfect for the toaster oven. I love to use my toaster oven especially in the summer as it doesn't heat up the whole house to use it.

Have fun!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

43. Add a Swiss Army knife and change your name to McGuyver and

you can make a small thermonuclear device.

[kodi]

44. beer.

pay pal me $25 and i'll show you how.

[BrewerJohn]

45. I've baked potatoes in them

It was years ago when I had one and the only reason I remember the potatoes is because I forgot to pierce the skins and they exploded.
How's that for fun?

[soothsayer]

46. a robot?

[politicat]

47. premix and shape cookie dough and put in freezer. Make 2-3 cookies

at a time. Any cookie dough that can be frozen works like a charm.

We use ours for breakfast sandwiches. We microwave the egg/egg sub in the microwave in a cooking-spray coated dish that makes 2 square scrambled egg things. (Don't use the microwave with anything but scrambling eggs.) Slices of ham or canadian bacon grill in the toaster while that's happening, then toast goes in with american cheese on two slices and plain on the other two. When it all comes out, it's all ready to be assembled - toast, egg, meat, cheese toast. Serve with fruit and milk.

Mr. Pcat is paranoid about the stove in the mornings when he's not awake so we never use the stove in the morning. (don't ask, I don't understand it... it's a gas bloody stove... we can see and HEAR it when it's on... but that's who he is.)

Pcat

[IcyPeas]

48. Hot Melted Cheese With Apple...

you get some nice whole grain bread.
you slice some apples (or banana) thinly onto the bread.
you put cheddar (or munster) cheese on top.
you bake it until the cheese is all hot -n- melty.

scrumpt-illi-umptious!!

(I second the baked potato thing too - for some reason they come out really good from the toaster oven)