We did spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out the mechanics.

[Nerds. He comes from a line of nerds. Sure, one was a vampire king for centuries, but still a goddamn nerd.]

I'm sleeping in between the two of you again this evening. To test at least one theory.

[The bread, once sliced, gets stuck onto a long skewer. Alucard then walks over to the fire box for the stove, opens it, and sticks the stake-o-bread in for just a few quick moments.

The toast gets pulled out seconds later, and maybe the most remarkable part of all of this is the total lack of grief around Alucard as he's discussing this. A thawing well. Slow and sure.]