since m broke our toaster and we don’t have enough counter space to buy a fancy toaster oven (saving it for the meat slicer), i’ve perfected toast the old-fashioned way: on a skillet on the stovetop. here’s how you do it: jewish rye from costco, removed from the freezer (because there’s too much to eat without freezing), placed on a skillet on gas stove on high, let it toast/defrost, flip once, let it toast/defrost, flip again, butter it, let the butter melt, flip one last time to warm the buttered side. voila! the beauty of this method is that you can even use cold butter. everything gets warm and melty!