I love toasts. Though I am not on my own, given that 88 percent of homes in America has a toaster with 75 million people using it every day. “Tost”, as the English people called it, have been in their history for a long time and have been passionate about it. A bread put over an open fire or placed above a hot stone was how toast was made in the Middle Ages. It did not break in to pieces so it was used to soak up stew or soup. They in fact called it ’sops’ which means pieces of toasted bread. It was rare not to see toasts topped with honey, cinnamon, ginger, sugar or raisins. It was just about in the 17th century when people got a taste of the first cinnamon toast. Cinnamon paste, sugar and wine were used in making the toast. My husband prefers the same toast, excluding the wine! The English brought that tradition with them when they settled the Americas and that tradition still continues today as a favorite. Towards the end of the 16th century, a variety of toppings began showing up on toasted breads. The popular toppings used were eggs, cheese, meat and at times rosewater.

The first idea of toast is attributed to the Egyptians about 6000 years ago. They discovered that they could use the hot sun to bake their bread, but, they also discovered that the dry desert air made it dry and not very tasty to eat. Therefore, toasting was done for preservation and the Romans distributed this concept all over Europe. Eventually wire frames were used in fireplaces for toasting bread until the creation of electricity in the early 1900’s, launching the first toasters.

Whenever I’m starving, the first thing I desire is toast. I just can’t explain why I love toasts with real butter. When we were young, those were our true indulgence. My grandmother churned her own butter, made muscadine jelly, and her own bread. She made thick slices of the bread, toasted them, applied butter and a big serving of jelly. It certainly was a treat.

Some amazing toasters are available on the market nowadays, some combined with an oven. You can get toasters that can take in four slices of bread. It seems that our toaster and toaster oven are the busiest of all kitchen appliances. One thing we love in our toaster oven is to place sliced tomatoes on a baking sheet. We then put a pinch of salt and pepper, leaves of fresh basil, grated parmesan cheese and a drop of olive oil on top. We cook them until the cheese has melted nicely. In some cases, we love putting provolone cheese on bread with tomatoes, salt and pepper on top, bake it until crispy and chomp on it like an open-faced grilled cheese and tomato sandwich. You can make countless of toast recipes. Along with it are technologically advanced appliances to help you prepare quickly and easily.

There are songs about toast, toast collectibles, a toast bible, and I even read where there is a toaster that will imprint your toast with the daily weather forecast via the internet.

To me, my granny’s toast recipe is still what I’d like - thickly sliced, burnt to a crisp topped with real butter and muscadine jelly. No one can top that.

In the event you wish to appreciate having some toasts, then you need to probably get a toaster oven. At Safe Home, you can pick different sorts of toaster ovens from different brands.