Review on Toas Tite 79357 Aluminum Sandwich Silver by Brian Forbis

When my parents bought their first house in 1949, Toas-Tite had just gone on sale. They wanted the latest for their home, so this was one of their first purchases. Toas-Tite celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. I grew up eating Toas-Tite Pudgy Pies. My favorite was the cream cheese with Campbell's tomato soup. Everyone knows that food is inseparable from memories and sometimes memories are much better than reality. So when, overcome with nostalgia, I bought this copy of Toas-Tite, I had high hopes of recreating a piece of my childhood, but I was willing to be realistic and settle for anything less. like the original, but a little smaller. This doesn't work very well on an electric range coil. Maybe it would be better on a gas stove like my mother did, but a lot of people don't cook with gas anymore. The heat distribution is uneven. It's a lot thinner than the original, but that could be overlooked if the material it's made of doesn't smear black soot onto my sandwich every time I use it, despite thorough cleaning and oiling between sandwiches. It just renders it utterly useless because while I overlook the size, brittleness, and poor heat distribution, I'm not eating what looks like overstuffed food with muddy tire tracks. I wouldn't dare criticize this version of my favorite Toas-Tite maker if I didn't find my mother's original in the box. It's bigger, heavier, cleaner, grips tighter and after 70 years still looks great and performs well. So I will be creating and rekindling memories - I just hope there is a trustworthy imitation from the manufacturer Toas-Tite so others can too.