@Genevere we are at a place right now with one of those Aga toaster racks (I don’t know what they are actually called?) Its actually pretty efficient- big enough to toast 4 slices at a time and takes about the same time as a regular toaster.
Pity your host couldn’t find it!! Next time just toast in a frying pan! That’s our go to method when there’s no toaster!
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@Marion Once you buy your kettle (electric or stove top) & actually start using it you’ll probably wonder how you ever lived without one! As a Brit - with a kettle & a toaster in situ at home since birth!- I find these two items absolutely essential!
I have never owned a microwave and rarely use one elsewhere. I NEVER use one for boiling water. It tastes wrong & the cup gets too hot. I also don’t in principle like the idea of microwaves…
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Love an aga toast rack @Lokstar - they officially make the best marmite toast EVER (53 years experience) 
Just done an Asian house sit with no kettle or toaster. Quelle surprise. And yes, never use a microwave.
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I can beat you @Cuttlefish, I’ve at least 64 years experience of Marmite toast (probably fingers when I was 2!) 
@Smiley and @Cuttlefish , I figured Marmite tasted like Vegemite which tasted like beef bouillon cubes to me so never tried it when I was in the UK.
After reading how you like it, I’m going to have to buy some at World Market here in the US. What kind of bread do you eat it on—is it always toasted? Do you eat it along with anything else?
Hi @mars
Marmite, in my opinion, is far better than Vegemite although I’m getting used to the latter downunder! Any bread will do, although I like wholemeal, seeded or sourdough bread, toasted or not. I also love Marmite on toasted crumpets and……(people in the UK will think this weird) on toasted tea cakes! It’s lovely in a cheese sandwich. I’ll be surprised if you like it as it’s very much an acquired taste. However, I introduced it to a Spanish friend when we were in our 20s and she loved it. I acquired the taste as a baby I believe, as Marmite was dished out free to mothers - I never queried why and have just seen the following on Gransnet.com:
‘The welfare clinic in the 1950s provided subsidised orange juice and Marmite, so a generation of Marmite babies are now in their fifties and sixties’
Yes, I’m officially a ‘Marmite baby’
But I still don’t know why….
Oh and Marmite is suitable for vegetarians
And another thing….I bought Marmite in Australia and it’s a slightly different taste to the UK version.
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I also prefer Marmite rather than Vegemite, and I usually buy the low-sodium version, but have you tried a Coles Bakery Vegemite Scroll? 
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No but I will!
@mars @Cuttlefish @Smiley I have to confess that, despite being a Brit, I HATE Marmite etc with avengence!!! I am most definitely not a Marmite baby despite being in the right age group! My mother was Dutch so obviously did not realise the importance of training me on Marmite from birth!! However she must have learned eventually because my two younger sisters love the stuff!!
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Did you get hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles)? That is what I grew up on 
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@pietkuip Yes! And the colourful sprinkles and the white anise flavoured ones too! But mainly when I visited my relatives in Holland. Not so often at home in UK (except when my mother brought them from Holland) I grew up on toast & my mums’ homemade marmelade!
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Is that like fairy bread?
I only had vegemite once and thought it looked and smelled like my cat’s hairball medicine (can’t vouch for taste though as I never tried the med). Sure enough, they have some ingredients in common
Marmite on tea cakes is excellent as @Smiley says @mars - the sweet salty balance! And also under poached eggs on sourdough. Finding marmite in Sri Lanka and Thailand made me oh so happy #lifessmallpleasures
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A woman after my own heart! I’ve never found anyone else, apart from my brother, who likes Marmite on toasted tea cakes!
I just did a shop at Waitrose and picked this up, among other goodies:
I’ve arrived at a sit a couple of days before my host leaves town and they kindly offered to drive me on a grocery run while they were running errands. And they’d thoughtfully cleared out space for me in their fridge and freezer, without me having to ask. Great host — with a toaster oven-air fryer combo, LOL.
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My OH just bought a jar of marmite peanut butter!
Just NO! 
@Marion we travel with a travel kettle. About half the size of a full sized one, just right for 2 cups. If you’re not going to use it frequently and space is an issue, buy something like this maybe?
With kettles, personally, I avoid using ones with any plastic parts that would touch the water. Don’t want to be drinking chemicals released while boiling. If a sit had one, I’d use a pot instead.