Abstract: A marshmallow toasting stick, particularly suited for camp fire use, including a substantially round wooden stick of a length L.sub.1 and a cross-sectional diameter D.sub.1, a substantially round handle at a first end of the stick of a smaller length L.sub.2 and a larger cross-sectional diameter D.sub.2, and a taper at a second opposite end of the stick to a blunt point of still smaller cross-sectional diameter D.sub.3, with the handle color-coded for identifying the user of the stick, and with the stick and handle dimensions being selected so that one or more marshmallows could be suspended over the flames of a camp fire from a distance which protects an adult or child user from the heat of the fire.