Toast has been around since the dawn of civilization, made by the Egyptians to flavor old bread. It's still one of the most versatile, delicious, and perfect snacks for breakfast or as a side dish to any meal. You can make toast from any bread in a toaster, oven, over the fire, and learn to sprinkle with as many different things as you like. See Step 1 to learn more about making toast.
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Method 1 of 6: Making Toast in a Toaster
Step 1. Insert your slice of bread into the bread gap in the toaster
Trim the edges of the bread if the slices are too large to fit into the gaps. Make sure the edges of the bread don't come into contact with the heating coils.
If you force it in, it will burn the edges and make the kitchen stink. Make sure the pieces are not too thick or wide
Step 2. Select the settings for toaster
Depending on the type and thickness of the bread, and how dark and crunchy you want it to be, set the knob higher or lower. If in doubt, set it on the lowest setting and if necessary afterwards, repeat on a higher setting.
Toasters, especially cheap ones, are sometimes not guaranteed for their baking temperature. Most people complain that even on the highest setting, you need to bake multiple times. It's best to start on a low setting so you don't burn the bread, then increase it if you need to bake it a second time
Step 3. Push the button down to bake the bread
Monitor the toaster to make sure it doesn't burn, then carefully remove the hot toast from the toaster once it comes out at the end of baking.
Method 2 of 6: Making Toast in the Oven
Step 1. Place the bread slices flat on the oven rack
The best way to evenly bake bread is in a convection oven or toaster. You can place the bread on a baking sheet or pan, or you can place it directly on the rack.
Move the oven rack to the highest position in the oven to make the toast. It's most efficient to use the high temperatures quickly, broilers if possible, which will use less energy by moving the bread closer to the heat source
Step 2. Turn on the broiler oven, or set the temperature on the toaster oven
Broilers, which only heat the top of the oven, are the fastest way to make toast. The only problem is that it also burns quickly, so once you've set the desired temperature, you'll need to monitor the bread closely to ensure it doesn't burn.
- If you have a gas stove, you likely have a separate broiler, which you can use to make toast. The only difference is that it will be in a different place, possibly under the oven compartment, or above.
- In most toaster ovens, you can set a timer that will turn off the oven at the right time. But it's better to keep an eye on it if you're not very familiar with your oven.
Step 3. Use tongs to flip the loaf in mid-toast
If you put the bread on a rack, or if you're using a broiler, the top side will be toasted, but the bottom side will still be soft. When the top begins to brown, turn the bread over.
Step 4. Remove the toast from the oven
Again, broilers burn toast very quickly, so take it out once it's crispy and browned. In a minute it will be black.
Method 3 of 6: Making Toast Using a Frying Pan
Step 1. Place the bread flat on the pan
The best and most even grilling you can do with a skillet is in a cast-iron skillet, without butter or oil. Just place your dry bread in the pan and let the heat bake the bread.
Buttering before baking? Why not. You can fry your bread in a little butter or oil to crunch it or give it a golden edge. It's sometimes called "Texas toast," and it's delicious
Step 2. Heat a skillet to medium-high heat
When your bread is stuffed in, simply heat the pan and bake in the pan. The first side will take longer while the pan is heating, so you'll want to be careful not to burn the bread.
Step 3. Turn the bread periodically
Using tongs or a flipper, turn your loaf over when the bottom is toasted and start baking the flip side. You're better off turning it periodically to ensure the same crispness on both sides of the bread.
Method 4 of 6: Baking Toast on Fire
Step 1. Heat a grill rack over an open flame
One of the underappreciated and very tasty ways to enjoy a slice of toast is to put some bread in the toaster and let the heat and smoke melt it away. Try this after grilling burgers, or sausages to remove any remaining meat juices on the rack, or jazz up your next campfire breakfast with smoky toast.
If you're using a camp grill rack, try to clean it first by scraping it with a spatula or knife. It can sometimes rust or have dirt attached to it. Heat briefly on fire to clean it, then scrape off any remaining carbon
Step 2. Place the bread directly on the toaster rack
You can pour a little olive oil on thick slices of French bread to make it crispy, or you can just put the bread directly on the rack. Watch closely, because it will roast very quickly.
Do not use the grill cover. It will bake too quickly so you won't have to worry about preserving the heat source. If you are near a fire, stand by it and monitor the loaf. It will burn if given a few seconds too long
Step 3. Turn the bread often
Bread in the toaster can burn or even burn very quickly, so it's a good idea to keep it turned over, such as marshmallows. If it gets a little scorched, don't worry too much.
It's really hard to actually “bake orti” over the fire, but the smoky bread is an equally delicious alternative
Step 4. Be primitive
The ancient Romans made toast by placing slices of bread on a hot stone near a fire. It's very simple. Put the bread on the rock and howl at the moon at the next camp.
Step 5. Try the “pudgy-pie” maker
This classic camp tool is perfect for making toast or sandwiches over an open fire. Basically, the pudgy-pie maker is a metal tongs with a long handle that you can use to bake bread over a fire.
- Spread butter or oil on both surfaces of the iron, then add your slices of bread (usually white bread is best) and pinch to seal. Hold it over the heat for a few minutes on each side and check periodically to make sure it doesn't burn. Enjoy the heat.
- Making a grape jelly sandwich in a pudgy-pie maker over an open fire is a campsite delight you deserve. As it is now.
Method 5 of 6: Choosing Bread
Step 1. Try a regular sandwich bread
Whether it's white, wheat, or rye, the traditional soft sandwich bread makes for great toast. It is usually scooped out in the form of a toast that is perfect for making crunchy sandwiches or as a side dish for breakfast.
Soft white bread and other sandwich breads usually bake faster than fuller breads. Watch this type of bread closely so it doesn't burn
Step 2. Try thicker bread
If plain white toast isn't enough for you, try using thick crusty bread, which will result in a more chewy toast with crispy edges. Go to the nearest bakery and look for a round loaf that you can cut yourself and bake to see what's good. Try:
- French bread or baguette
- raisin bread
- challah
- whole-grain breads (nine-grain or multi-grain)
- chocolate bread
Step 3. Select the sliced bread, if any
Because cutting bread to the same size is very difficult, toast is easiest to make with pre-sliced bread sold in stores. Even if you buy bread at a bakery, you can usually have it machine-cut before wrapping.
If you can't find machine-cut bread, cut your own bread using a "bread" knife. Aim to cut to about 4/3 inch (1.9 cm) thick, this cut is thick enough to fit in a toaster
Step 4. Save the old bread
If the bread is too old to be used as a sandwich, don't throw it away! Just bake! Putting old bread in a toaster revitalizes it, and possibly even catalyzes the toast itself.
Toast was most likely invented in ancient Egypt, where pyramid builders were often paid for bread that would stay out for long periods of time, growing old. To make the bread even tastier, it was baked, thus making the first toast
Method 6 of 6: Sprinkles and Additions
Step 1. Cut your toast in half, quarters, or let it sit
Traditionally, in old diners, the chef would cut the crusty (unbuttered) toast in half vertically, and would slice the buttered toast diagonally, so the waiter could tell the difference quickly and easily. Plus, everyone knows that diagonally sliced toast tastes better, right?
Club sandwiches are cut diagonally in half, where as toast sticks – cut into vertical slices, are usually served with a half-boiled egg, to make it easy to dip. Do as you please. Cut your toast to your liking
Step 2. Spread one sprinkle on your toast
When you've got a perfectly crispy slice of toast straight from the toaster, it's a great way to sprinkle.
- butter or butter
- peanut butter
- jelly or jam
- Nutella
- eggs, fried or scrambled
Step 3. Make cinnamon-sugar toast
It's hard to think of anything more comforting and delicious to eat than toast with cinnamon and butter sweetened with sugar. To make this delicious topping for your toast, combine the following ingredients in a small bowl or cup and spread on toast.
- 1/2 tablespoon butter, soft
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Step 4. Make the grilled cheese
Great as a side dish at lunch or a snack, grilled cheese or cheese toast is a slice of bread topped with melted cheese. Generally made with cheddar cheese, you can use any cheese you like. To make it, it is best to use the oven.
- Toast the bread on one side and remove from the oven. Sprinkle the unbaked side with your favorite slice of cheese, or grated.
- Return the bread to the oven so that the top is toasted, melting the cheese at the same time. Remove from oven when cheese is bubbling and bread is browned.
Step 5. Try mushrooms, beans, or ground beef
While this may sound strange, savory sauces are often used for sprinkling nuts in British cuisine, as breakfast or as a snack.
- Stir-fried mushrooms are great as a side dish to a steak or chop, especially as a topping on a piece of toast.
- Peanuts on toast is a typical British breakfast, which features a slice of toast topped with baked beans.
- Creamed beef on toast is a Midwestern specialty, and a military staple. Think of it as poor man's biscuits and gravy.
Step 6. Try baking Elvis
In his later years, according to legend, the singer would eat nothing but a large white bread sandwich with peanut butter, banana, grape jelly, and bacon, fried in bacon fat. You think toast is really good? Try frying it in lard and sprinkling it with it. You will be in fat Elvis paradise. To make the sandwich:
- Fry some bacon in a frying pan, saving the fat. Remove the bacon and make a peanut butter sandwich using white bread, tossing it with bacon and knife pieces and your favorite jelly.
- Return the entire sandwich to the skillet with the fat in it, fry it evenly on both sides and heat it up. When the bread is toasted and golden, it is ready to eat. Make sure to use a napkin.
Tips
- If the toast burns, you can still fix it. Use the flat side of a butter knife and scrape off the burnt crumbs; make sure to do this with the trash can, as this can get messy. Always clean the dirt. However, if the whole loaf is burnt, throw it away and make a new one. This is why you should practice first on a low toaster setting. Remember, practice makes perfect toast.
- If you don't have a toaster or toaster oven, you can use a frying pan. Try a medium or medium-high temperature. You'll need to flip the toast halfway through to toast the opposite side. An iron or steel skillet is better than a non-stick one because high temperatures without a lot of wet food to absorb it can cause hot spots that damage the non-stick coating quickly and melt the plastic utensils needed to keep them from scratching. A small electric skillet may also work; You will likely need a high setting for baking and not just slow drying.
- If you are using butter, spread it on the bread as soon as possible after the bread comes out of the toaster. That way, the butter will melt into the bread and make it easier to spread because the bread is still hot.
- Be careful with the settings you choose. If you don't know which setting to use read your toaster's manual. If you use a setting that is too high, you can burn your bread.
- Never put slices of bread in the freezer. It's better to store them in a bread box, which will keep them fresh and the toast will taste better and crispier.
Warning
- Do not put body parts or metal objects in the toaster. You could get burned or electrocuted. Nylon tongs without iron parts are better for latching buns.
- Never expose the toaster or its cord to water. This is very dangerous!
