Toaster Pockets - fireproof?

[mountainm]

So those toaster pockets:


They must be heat resistant to work in a toaster - but are they fireproof?

thinking a very small packing lightweight cooking container....

[mrcharly]

I dunno, but they could be just the ticket for baking potatoes, in the fire ashes. Heck, I bet you could do a toasted sandwich that way.

Good thinking there, young man.

[mountainm]

I was thinking, given it says turn em inside out to clean them, and they must be sealed to stop grease escaping into your toaster _ you could do beans, rice, bacon...practically anything. The convenient hole on top is how you hang em.

[gregor-scott]

great shout! I have a pair and I'm definitely taking them out with me next time now, let us know if you test them out before I do, would love to know if they work ok, I'm sure they will.

[rickyc]

There you go!

http://www.youtube.com/user/seanandf...33/J7BTw2vGQro

[mountainm]

blimey, there's no such thing as an original idea anymore is there?

[Big E]

Bushcraft Toasties coming up! I can't wait to try this.

Good shout

[rik_uk3]

Nigel is king of camp toasties. Make up sandwich and 'toast' in a dry frying pan, works like a charm, no need for bags.

[mountainm]

Nigel is king of camp toasties. Make up sandwich and 'toast' in a dry frying pan, works like a charm, no need for bags.

Aye, but the point is I don't want to carry a frying pan...

[Greg]

I've got some of those, I'll think I'll give it a go too! Thanks

[789987]

Aye, but the point is I don't want to carry a frying pan...

wonder if you could do the same thing if you heated a big flat stone. looks more bushy carrying in a big flat stone.

[rik_uk3]

Aye, but the point is I don't want to carry a frying pan...

You can use an army billy can, any billy can you can fit the bread in, not tried a hot stone but see no reason why it would not work if hot enough. I'm taking a generator on the next trip, think I'll take my toastie machine with me

[mountainm]

wonder if you could do the same thing if you heated a big flat stone. looks more bushy carrying in a big flat stone.

I want to suspend the toastie pocket off a tent peg down the middle of my volcano stove - this means I can extend it's use to cooking bacon, sausage, eggs etc. without having to pack a billy for when I'm on a bimble.

[789987]

i look forward to detailed pictures of your experimentation!

[mountainm]

Wow - how's this for customer service. I emailed the manufacturer of the bags informing them of my idea and asking if they were fireproof. The response was they're not flameproof but she sent me 2 packs to play with (but not experiment with flames!)- one pack of the 300 use (2 pockets) and one pack of the 100 use (2 pockets). Brilliant!

Many thanks to Caroline at planit products
http://www.planitproducts.co.uk/?uid...F7BE5B7D9B821D

[Chambers]

Thats fantastic, proof that there are still some companies out there who are interested in the customers and not just their money

[nunzionuk]

They aint flameproof but work wonders if you hang them lowdown and next to the fire, just remember to turn them.

[satosato]

Ordered some today, will try them out Bank holiday weekend . Thanks for the tips guys!

[maddave]

Ordered some today, will try them out Bank holiday weekend . Thanks for the tips guys!

Let us know how you go on

[Gagnrad]

So I guess the point of these is that the filling in the sandwich heats through because the plastic protects the bread from the radiant heat to some extent. With a grill rather than a toaster you'd just move the food further from the grill: you can't do that with a toaster. Also, I guess the bag is necessary, because the filling would fall out in a toaster—because in a toaster, the heat comes from the sides, so the sandwich must be stood up.

But with an open heat source, a fire—or rather embers—your heat source is horizontal like a grill not vertical like a toaster. The sandwich should really be parallel to the heat source. I wouldn't fancy heating food in plastic myself, even supposedly food-safe plastic, but that the pockets would orientate the food at 90° to the heat source seems a disadvantage of the pockets. Better a frame that can hold it parallel to the heat:

http://www.divertimenti.co.uk/Cookwa...-25x25-cm.html

[mountainm]

So I guess the point of these is that the filling in the sandwich heats through because the plastic protects the bread from the radiant heat to some extent. With a grill rather than a toaster you'd just move the food further from the grill: you can't do that with a toaster. Also, I guess the bag is necessary, because the filling would fall out in a toaster—because in a toaster, the heat comes from the sides, so the sandwich must be stood up.

But with an open heat source, a fire—or rather embers—your heat source is horizontal like a grill not vertical like a toaster. The sandwich should really be parallel to the heat source. I wouldn't fancy heating food in plastic myself, even supposedly food-safe plastic, but that the pockets would orientate the food at 90° to the heat source seems a disadvantage of the pockets. Better a frame that can hold it parallel to the heat:

http://www.divertimenti.co.uk/Cookwa...-25x25-cm.html

Apparently they're not plastic, they're teflon and fiberglass.

[johnnythefox]

thanks i have just ordered some as well [i am supposed to not spend any more]

[Qwerty]

Better a frame that can hold it parallel to the heat:

http://www.divertimenti.co.uk/Cookwa...-25x25-cm.html

But now you're back to the problem of having a big and unwieldy item when compared to the toaster pocket.

[Tank]

anyone test these out in the end? any pics or what did or didnt work?

[mountainm]

They work fine if held near (but not in) the flames. No piccies I'm afraid

[Tank]

thanks for the update. will try myself. cheers

[FGYT]

Apparently they're not plastic, they're teflon and fiberglass.

last time i looked Teflon was a plastic


also good to know if your have Toastie Geckos about

PTFE's resistance to van der Waals forcesmeans that it is the only known surface to which a gecko cannot stick

[mountainm]

last time i looked Teflon was a plastic


also good to know if your have Toastie Geckos about

Fibreglass isn't entirely plastic though is it - it's glass fibre. So I still stand by my original comment. They aren't plastic.


Not as sharp as the knives you make!

[TurboGirl]

Ohhh, how interesting- I bet some careful fire moving would provide just the right heat if the ash and embers were mixed enough to give a non burning temp and keep it upright enough to not empty or swallow too much ash Gotta be good to save all those yards of tin foil!

£1 each as a pack of 2 off fleabay- and if I try and get success, I WILL post Rough Close in 8 days so we'll get our heads together over the fire then, I should think there'll be plenty of willing samplers for all but the most charred outcomes

[Redwall]

Fibreglass isn't entirely plastic though is it - it's glass fibre. So I still stand by my original comment. They aren't plastic.


Not as sharp as the knives you make!

Isn't the other name for fibreglass GRP or glass-reinforced plastic?