I did a search & found lots of French toast threads...I make delicious French toast in a pan. I don't have a reflector oven or fry bake..yet, but from my non-experience they are for baking / dough. I might need an education here..

I did not find any toasting threads..seriously.

The way I toast is to butter/ghee something up good & put it in a pan butter side down until it crisps up.

I once tried toasting an English muffin over a fire on the grate, I ended up with smoked, doughy untoasted muffin. Not good. Anyone willing to share their methods?

Rake a few coals out and toss a slice of bread on them. Flip it over and do the other side. Necessity is the mother of invention. Car camping with the kids when they were little and they wanted peanut butter and jelly toast.

Good way to cook a steak too, by the way.

The fire grates in the BW are too high - too far from the coal bed - to properly toast bread. For dry toast, we'll sometimes lay bread out on a square of hardware cloth supported just above the coals with a few rocks. But most often, we use your pan-fry in butter "Texas toast" method.

Clink our glasses together and say "Cheers!"

;^)

Thanks all for your insight, yes..I felt it was too far from the coals/flame on any grate. I'm guessing you'd have to rig it up on one of those campfire contraptions I remember or tend it like a marshmallow close to the coals/fire for a while on a skewer or stick or like hooky, rake them out & put it on the coals. The ultimate trial & error. It could get toasted...or be toast.

Someone (jkavanaugh) mentioned English muffin pizzas in the pizza thread. I am an expert at these in my toaster oven for as long as I can remember & you have to toast the muffin first...so that's how I landed on how to toast. I'm headed car camping in a few weeks & I'm going to try these methods out at my campsite. I might even spark up my fire pit...

Sláinte! Haha...

I love toast. Toasted english muffins in the morning, or hot pop tarts on a cold morning, I always bring one of these. They work great and take no space, worth their weight if you love toast and want it perfect every time.

bradcrc: " I love toast. Toasted english muffins in the morning, or hot pop tarts on a cold morning, I always bring one of these. They work great and take no space, worth their weight if you love toast and want it perfect every time. "

I knew there was someone on this site that would come up with some awesome gadget that is great for toasting. That looks like the holy grail of toasters! Thanks so much! English muffin pizzas...here I come!

I learned how to make toast while in the Boy Scouts by buttering the bread first, then throwing it on the grill/griddle. Flip after a minute or two to brown the other side to taste.

I've been trying to figure out why this thread seems so odd to me - but we have never had bread or english muffins or anything you'd toast on a canoe or camping trip.

I'd go with the butter and griddle were I to have a toastable.

billconner: "I've been trying to figure out why this thread seems so odd to me - but we have never had bread or english muffins or anything you'd toast on a canoe or camping trip.

I'd go with the butter and griddle were I to have a toastable."

Thanks all..it's really nice to have so many options & I appreciate all the input. I might experiment with my little backpacking grill over coals.

It's me Bill, I'm a bit odd. I waitressed thru high school in a tiny diner & toasted many a cut muffin on the flattop smothered with butter...but the English muffin & toasted bread stumped me somehow.

Hardware cloth is usually galvanized, which means heating it will off gas poison.
Don't do that

Irvingdog: "Hardware cloth is usually galvanized, which means heating it will off gas poison.
Don't do that"

Okay, no poison, Good tip. Omg, thanks. Learn something new every day..

So far I have not tested any of these ideas, car camping was a blast. Eat, paddle, eat, camp chores, eat, nap, repeat. Lean-to camping happening next, I could toast then..

Irvingdog: "Hardware cloth is usually galvanized, which means heating it will off gas poison.
Don't do that"

Do you think heat for making toast exceeds 400 f? I dont know, just saying.