This is perhaps the crappiest-looking item on our entire site. There is no other way to describe a Toastabag than labelling it a 'thick plastic bag'. That's because it's a thick plastic bag. With little handles, of course - can't forget those.

But hidden behind this trash bag facade is a thermological, nutrition preparation device of truly impressive proportions. For, as its name suggests, the Toastabag allows you to cook things in a toaster. Not in every toaster, just the slotted kind that most people have nowadays. All you do is put the ingredients in the bag, pop it down in the toaster and wait.

Of course, it's more of a heater-upper than a cooker, but after a few attempts we whipped up a perfectly palatable omelette. We didn't get round to doing salmon fillets or chops - the instructions claim you can do both - but a normal can of beans was warmed up thoroughly. Grilled cheese come out nicely too.
It's hot food without the need for a stove, and washes clean with a few swift wipes. If only these things existed when we were at college.