# Toasting marshmallows! I'm a genius! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684 "2007-02-26T03:52:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/1 "2007-02-26T03:52:46Z")
Or perhaps I’m incredibly lazy. Y’see, ever since I moved into this apartment, I’ve gotten marshmallow cravings. I have a fireplace, and I figure “hey, it’s just an indoor campfire. 'Mallow time!” but I’ve grown lazy, and I don’t like being stuck in that one spot building and tending a fire. My solution? Toasting by candle-light! Yes indeed, now I can enjoy roasty, squishy mallows anywhere! I even tried quasi-s’mores, with bread, chocolate sauce and marshmallows, but it turns out that’s not so good. It takes a little longer for each marshmallow, and they are more prone to small areas bursting into flame. I consider it all part of the fun 😃 Join me in my toasty-mallow-goodness! Mmmm! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/2 "2007-02-26T04:01:14Z")
A friend of mine does this with mini marshmallows and fondue forks. I find they taste waxy. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/3 "2007-02-26T04:06:43Z")
Try a toaster oven. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/4 "2007-02-26T04:14:45Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Try a toaster oven. [/QUOTE] I was going to ask how you get it to stay on with the door open, but you mean put the s’mores in the oven by themselves, right? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/5 "2007-02-26T04:27:27Z")
Wow, that’s brilliant. It’s too bad all my candles are scented, or I’d try it right now. ---
**Author:** ![Penchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Penchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penchan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/6 "2007-02-26T05:06:30Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] Wow, that’s brilliant. It’s too bad all my candles are scented, or I’d try it right now. [/QUOTE] But if it’s vanilla scented, it would make them even better, no? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/7 "2007-02-26T05:39:34Z")
Lavender-scented and black cherry-scented not-so-much, though. Maybe the cinnamon-scented would turn out something tasty… ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/8 "2007-02-26T05:41:32Z")
I’ve been doing this for years with mini-marshmallows and toothpicks. **Basandre** and I even once threw a party (small party) where this was a main entertainment option (small town). It’s a blast! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/9 "2007-02-26T05:59:22Z")
My candles are scented and it doesn’t seem to affect the taste. They don’t seem waxy to me, either, but maybe I just have funny taste buds. I also don’t own a toaster oven ☹ So it’s candles or the fireplace. ---
**Author:** ![nubadi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b38774/32.png) [@nubadi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nubadi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/10 "2007-02-26T06:20:30Z")
Believe it or not, you can toast marshmallows over a regular stove burner. Not a gas burner with a flame, but an electric burner. Poke a fork into a marshmallow and hold it over a hot burner. For a moment it will seem that nothing is going to happen, then suddenly it will start turning brown. Rotate for a nice, even brown finish, or let it get hot and charred. The main trick is getting it gooey enough inside. I usually end up with a tiny core of not-quite-gooey enough. However, still fun and tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/11 "2007-02-26T08:23:03Z")
[QUOTE=nubadi] The main trick is getting it gooey enough inside. I usually end up with a tiny core of not-quite-gooey enough. However, still fun and tasty. [/QUOTE] That’s the general idea; toast the outside to form a skin, then pull it off (it comes off in one piece), eat it, and toast the slightly smaller marshmallow you now have left; repeat until it’s all gone. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-marshmallows-im-a-genius/393684/12 "2007-02-26T12:25:10Z")
Try the stove burner. We used it all the time as a kid. Instant clean fire, and it cooks quickly.