Toast actually means scorch or burn from the latin word tostum. To toast bread was a means of preserving bread in the past. We owe this to the Romans who spread the idea of toast throughout Europe and eventually to Britain. 

 It was with the invention of electricity that the electric toaster as we know today first appeared as before this it would of simply been held over a fire as the earlier toaster was a wire frame which sat over the fireplace. The first toaster appeared in the early 1900’s with the first pop up toaster appearing in 1926.

Now every household has a toaster and we have developed toasters in all shapes and sizes with added gadgets to them aswell. 

I love the Bosch TAT6103GB Private Collection toaster variable width slots, variable browning control, reheat setting, cancel and defrost buttons, bun warming rack, cool touch exterior, crumb tray and high-lift mechanism .  So this toaster basically does it all. It dosen’t matter if you cut your own bread, as this toaster takes variable bread widths. So if you like your toast cut into doorsteps for instance, this is the toaster for you.  The other brilliant option that this toaster has is the defrost option. This allows you to defrost your bread too, so if you have forgotten to get it out of the freezer the night before its no problem with this toaster to hand in your kitchen.

Millions of us wake up in the morning to toast and coffee or tea. The variety of things we choose to do with our toast is enormous. Whats you favourite toast topping? Are you a marmalade addict? I love homemade marmalade, and whats more toast is a favourite snack, no matter what the time of day or night. When do you enjoy your toast?

My kids love the toaster bags they can invent their own toasted sandwich variety and then make it up in these fantastic toasting bags. You simply place them in your electric toaster and when it pops up you have instant toasted sandwiches and no mess, their brilliant and a must for any busy mum.

Send me your toasting tips and I’ll put them together for you all to read with your favourite recipes too.