Best Toaster?

[kstar]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

If your wife took the toaster, then she probably took the toast rack too. You'll need one of these.

I'll initially be toasting in small quantities and toast will be consumed immediately after the toasting process, so I don't need a rack yet.

I assume the rack is used to eliminate toast "sweat"? I never knew this sweat was such a big deal until I started down this path of toaster research and enlightenment.

Best,

Kurt

[72doug2,2S]

Your assumption is correct, just don't waste needless minutes testing and verifying that you are really eating toast.

[rammstein]

Don't get a REALLY BIG toaster over, if you go the toaster oven route. Our office got a really big one, and my parents got a really big one, and it takes about 10 minutes to get a piece of bread toasted.

I'd recommend bringing a loaf of bread to the store and test-toasting.

If the seller doesn't want to, walk away. There's other toasters. If you go used, get a PPI.

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

If one conservatively assumes two pieces of toast four days a week, 16 pieces a month - 192 pieces of toast a year - over 10 years = 1920 pieces of toast.

That works out to less than 10 cents per piece of toast @ a $200 toaster price. I'd bet the Dualit will be churning out toast long after ten years of toasting.

FWIW.

Best,

Kurt

You frighten me. Stay away from my home. I have a gun.

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Toaster? Toaster??

Cripes. Do it likee a man.
Use a blowtorch!.

BLOWTORCH? Phaff, don't be a *******!



But you do have to provide your own toasting fork.

[frogger]

Originally Posted by rammstein

Don't get a REALLY BIG toaster over, if you go the toaster oven route. Our office got a really big one, and my parents got a really big one, and it takes about 10 minutes to get a piece of bread toasted.

I'd recommend bringing a loaf of bread to the store and test-toasting.

If the seller doesn't want to, walk away. There's other toasters. If you go used, get a PPI.

+1 on the PPI. Also, check out Wayne's new book about 101 Projects for your Toaster. It's a classic.

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I am impressed with this spec:
Output per hour: 65 slices

I wasn't previously aware of the OPH standard. I am a bit perplexed about the odd number of slices from a 2-slicer??

Easy! The toaster takes 1 minute 50.77 seconds to make two slices of toast. So you will have cooked 64 slices of toast after 59 minutes 4.32seconds. The remaining two slices would only be half done when the clock gets to one hour, allowing for rounding errors. Two halves make a whole which when added to the existing 64 slices makes 65 slices. Voila!

[Chocaholic]

One word. Saltines.

[kstar]

Say it with toast?

[scottmandue]

I'm also a toaster oven dude... not sure what make... may be a Black & Decker (seriously).

I like the versatility of the toaster oven... it is a muti tasker, you can do small frozen dinners, appetizers, etc.

Plus you can watch the toast cook...how cool is that!

YMMV

[scottmandue]

I surprised none ot the high tech folks here are using this model:

[onlycafe]

this is the longhood of toasters.......the toast-o-lator.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200167404386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

[kstar]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

this is the longhood of toasters.......the toast-o-lator.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200167404386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

Wow! From the auction: It's a Model "J" serial # "2-48"

Nice patina on that one and it's refreshing to see that the seller didn't replace the lost "light-dark" knob with an after-market piece.

9 bids and @ $30 with a day to go.

But, I honestly don't want to get into something like that right now. A new Dualit with a warranty is still looking like the way to go.

Thanks again for the suggestions, advice and ideas.

Best,
Kurt

[tabs]

You Boyz are fking NUTZ!!!! Its TOAST for christs sake....remember the old addage the best is not always the best. All those geegaws are just a waste...the object of the game is to put some brown on a slice of bread...not send a rocket to Mars...

Go to Wallmart and buy the cheapest Toaster they have..thats around $10.00. It has wide slots, and a darkness selector. I bought that thing nearly 10 years ago, the cheap one I had previousily lasted 20 years....it does the job.

If ya don't like it ya can always throw it away its only $10.00 and waste more money on a deluxe model.

[tabs]

This is nothing but pure blantant American consumerism...don't you have anything better to spend your money on....If you feel the need to spend money why not buy the cheap Toaster and donate the rest to your favorite charity...

[KFC911]

I agree Tabs...what do they think it is, a coffee maker or something

[kstar]

Originally Posted by tabs

This is nothing but pure blantant American consumerism...don't you have anything better to spend your money on....If you feel the need to spend money why not buy the cheap Toaster and donate the rest to your favorite charity...

I figured this thread would get interesting at some point.

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by tabs

You Boyz are fking NUTZ!!!! Its TOAST for christs sake....remember the old addage the best is not always the best. All those geegaws are just a waste...the object of the game is to put some brown on a slice of bread...not send a rocket to Mars...

Go to Wallmart and buy the cheapest Toaster they have..thats around $10.00. It has wide slots, and a darkness selector. I bought that thing nearly 10 years ago, the cheap one I had previousily lasted 20 years....it does the job.

If ya don't like it ya can always throw it away its only $10.00 and waste more money on a deluxe model.

So your advice is to buy a cheap toaster.

Toaster Blamed For Brevard Fire

Rockledge fire investigators blamed a shorted out toaster for starting a fire that heavily damaged a kitchen on the 1300 block of Canterbury Lane Monday, according to Local 6 News partner Florida Today.

A 6-day-old boy was taken to Wuesthoff Medical Center in Rockledge for observation, officials said.

The blaze broke out at the concrete block home about 9:15 a.m.

"Everybody got out. The fire appears to have started in kitchen and caused quite a bit of damage. The house itself is still standing," said Lori Matson, spokeswoman for the Rockledge Fire Department.

"It started in a small toaster. They had put a Pop Tart in the toaster and the wire shorted," she said.

Matson said the baby was in good condition but that officials wanted to be sure the child did not take in any smoke.

"It was just a precautionary measure," Matson said.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

2/6/06

from The New Philadelphia (Ohio)
Times-Reporter headlined: "OVERHEATED POP-TARTS CAUSE DOVER HOUSE
FIRE, OFFICIALS SAY." The article states that fire officials
investigating a house fire in Dover, Ohio, concluded that "when the
toaster failed to eject the Pop-Tarts, they caught fire and set the
kitchen ablaze." According to the article, the investigators reached
this conclusion after experimenting with Pop-Tarts and a toaster. They
found that "strawberry Pop-Tarts, when left in a toaster that doesn't
pop up, will send flames 'like a blowtorch' up to three feet high."

Like most Americans, I have long had a keen scientific interest in
combustible breakfast foods, so I called up the Dover Fire Department
and spoke to investigator Don Dunfee. He told me that he and some other
investigators bought a used toaster, rigged it so it wouldn't pop up,
put in some Kellogg's strawberry Pop-Tarts, then observed the results.
"At five minutes and 55 seconds," he said, "we had flames shooting
out the top. I mean LARGE flames. We also tried it with an off-brand tart.
That one broke into flames in like three and a half minutes, but it wasn't
near as impressive as the Kellogg's Pop-Tart."

Plunking down over $300 bucks for a toaster is something I NEVER thought I'd do. However, after throwing out countless cheap toasters, and nearly burning the house down with the last......well, $300 bucks didn't seem like anything anymore.

I decided I needed a good, reliable, SAFE toaster in my house. My children use the toaster. It has to be safe.

The Dualit 4 slice is my answer. It is a wonderful, substantial design, comes in an array of colors (mine is petal pink!) and displays beautifully on the counter. This baby is the simplest toaster to use. I've read other reviews in which people seem to have a hard time giving up the "pop up" feature. Not me! I love not having to rely on that mechanism to pop my toast up before my house burns down! I wanted a simple, timer feature that will shut my toaster off whether I'm standing there or not. I got it with my Dualit.

In the 4 slice model, you can choose to toast 2 or 4 slices with the touch of a button. The toast goes in, I warm up the toaster by turning the timer to "3" and then I lower my toast when the timer gets around to "1.5". This allows sufficient warming of this toaster and even toasting. There are only 3 settings, so there's NO confusion as to how long to cook something. Trial and error for first time users, then you'll make toast like a pro!

This toaster allows the toast to stay warm in the chambers until you depress the lever and retrieve the toast manually. Very simple.

And, it makes great frozen waffles! My children use this toaster for their waffles and they turn out crisp, brown and just beautiful. And, if they walk away and forget their waffles, I don't have to worry about it overheating and burning. It will shut off automatically after the cycle.

Considering my last cheap toaster scorched my cabinets and started a fire, I happily paid the money and went for the best!

[tabs]

Originally Posted by KC911

I agree Tabs...what do they think it is, a coffee maker or something

Now thats different...

[kstar]

The Dualit didn't do so well in this test from Slate:
http://slate.com/id/2138803/

Here's the winner of that test:




DeLonghi Aluminum 2-Slice, $129.99
Meet everyone's favorite. The DeLonghi elicited actual oohs and ahhs. When you place a piece of bread in the slot, the toaster senses it and the bread automatically descends. When the bread is finished toasting, it rises slowly to the surface. This rising is accompanied by a pleasant "ding!" If your temperature control has already been set, it's possible to make toast without ever touching the toaster. It's magic, I tell you.

Everything about this toaster is a delight—especially that it's delightfully easy to clean. The entire base of the toaster is the crumb tray. When you want to clean it, lift up the top of the toaster, remove the bottom, and dump it out. This is the most elegant solution to the crumb problem I've seen.

Simplest to use, easiest to clean, and the best-looking to boot: It's a toaster trifecta! The DeLonghi is not cheap, but you won't feel ripped off.

Toasting quality: 8
Design/Ease of use: 9
Cleanup: 10
Value: 4
Total: 31