Potato waffles in the toaster?

[Discobabe98]

Sorry I didn't know where to post but..

Found this out when my friend and I came home pissed and I watched her fly some in the toaster in awe. How have I never known this?
Toasted once on defrost, once on normal. Took 4 minutes. I feel like my life has been completely changed.

Potato waffles in the toaster is the very definition of "life hack". I leave mine about ten minutes to get them nice and brown.

BTW cheese on toast in a toaster doesn't work. I tried it once with the toaster on its side, luckily it was an old toaster...

We do this. Fish fingers do not work though! DH blew the electrics trying.

Lux aha I was actually going to name this thread Potato waffles life hack but I know some people get really wound up about the term Cheese on toast in the toaster sounds like the exact sort of thing I'd try.. so now I know not to do that one at least

Samosas in a sandwich bag

Before I got a sandwich toaster, I was desperate for a cheese toastie. I folded it in foil and ironed it.

Rubbish did it work?? Always see that kind of thing on Student Hacks type Fb pages

dingit Do sandwich bags do the same as those specific 'toaster bag' ones? Sounds like a good tip

It's a fire hazard! I think because of the small amount of oil in the waffles, which builds up in the toaster over time.

You're better putting them in a toasted bag, or the toaster might start smoking after a while. I do veg fingers, potato bread (put two in one bag, then swap them over, so both sides get done), veg burgers, even veg sau sages if impatient.

Do not put a plastic sandwich bag in the toaster!!

I've done this since I was a student over 20 years ago, I didn't even realise that not a lot of people knew about it until Jason Manford posted about it on Facebook.

It actually worked, Disco! Used a ciabatta...Perhaps was a bit too enthusiastic on the ironing. Twas V. flat, yet with a gooey filling. I think I learnt that from Benny and June, a Johnny Depp film. Useful life skill, ironing sandwiches. It actually tasted nicer than my new fangled sandwich maker's offerings. Which I've only used once.

My DSis once woke up with the hotel room kettle full of curry.

Wait a minute...A toaster bag? Such things exist? I may never use my oven again!

I used to iron toasties as a student. We only reached the heady heights of toaster-ownership after graduation. Goodness only knows why we actually had an iron!

Toaster Bags

This is how I've always done it, my mum did it since I can remember. I think I've seen them done under a grill once and was I do them twice on highest setting, nice and crispy.

Haha I didn't know this either till I moved in with my now fiance. Now it's the only way I do it.

DON'T DO IT! I used to do this as a drunk teenager. Eventually the toaster caught fire. Mum was not happy! So what happens is the grease melts out of the waffles, builds up, mixes with the crumbs in there and eventually catches fire. And you can't clean the inside of a toaster. This is my warning to you!!

I saw on Fb one day some friends were staying in a travel lodge and cooked eggs in the kettle for breakfast. I've yet to try it so no idea if it works!

How do you do fish fingers in the toaster?? Is it toaster bag and then just keep hammering them back down until they are done? Not sure we have a defrost button cheap toaster

I have never had a toaster catch fire in 20+ years of doing this. Unless you eat a looooot of waffles, like every day...?

@BikeRunSki

X post!

I was a teenager, me and my drink mates would eat them after nights out. So no, not every day. And it didn't take long til we had a fire. Just because taking a risk doesn't always result a bad thing happening doesn't mean it isn't a very real risk!

I do waffles in the toaster and fish fingers in a toasties bag