Ever buy a toaster?

[downsizingnow48]

you can push the plunger at the same time. best of all makes a dandy exercise load for one of your generators.

 

[tomplum]

The one have that is getting cranky is cool toaster. My sister gave me it ~ 15 years ago. She asked me what I wanted and I flippantly told her a toaster that you don't have to push the lever down to lower the toast. Pretty neat, but maybe they are all that way now....

 

[goeduck]

I have been on a hot dog with kraut for lunch kick lately. My buns are too big for the toaster so I have to stick my buns in the oven and broil them while I boil my wiener. Since the broiler does not shut off I try not to burn my buns. It is hard to get the timing right between toasting my buns and heating my wiener.
:hotdog: :drink: :hotdog:

 

[Industrial Toys]

I was once at a guy that deals in generators. He had a truck body he bought from the Government that was a load bank for testing Hospital Generators. Funniest thing I ever saw. It ws jam packed with toasters!

 

[Wagtail]

A lot of this (toasters) was discussed here on TBN a couple of years ago...

... the problem with finding that thread is that it wasn't about toasters, it was about email notifications not being received. So, whilst Mohammad/Ibrahim worked on the problem, the thread turned to toasters while waiting. It took a fair bit to fix the problem so quite a number of toasters were talked about.

And every now and then we'd include a 'post' or the line that we still weren't getting email notifications.

 

[goeduck]

I was once at a guy that deals in generators. He had a truck body he bought from the Government that was a load bank for testing Hospital Generators. Funniest thing I ever saw. It ws jam packed with toasters!

Test the generators and make toast for the cafeteria at the same time. :thumbsup:

 

[Norm W]

I am using a toaster that my Mother got when she opened a savings account. Solid metal, cloth covered cord and built like a tank. I think the account was opened about 60 years ago. I don't care because it still does the toast.

 

[txdon]

You do know they make refrigerators that have cubed ice, crush ice, water and fresh brewed coffee on the door now so you can have more countertop space for your toaster.

 

[goeduck]

I am using a toaster that my Mother got when she opened a savings account. Solid metal, cloth covered cord and built like a tank. I think the account was opened about 60 years ago. I don't care because it still does the toast.

Nice, love vintage items. How is the savings account doing?

 

[ScottyChip]

Thanks guys you made my morning with this thread. The more I read the more I have to totally agree. I went through the same thing about 10 years ago, before I finally settled on a B&D toaster. You know the one that says it has wide slots and the cool sides (well plastic), it has been getting my toast ready every morning now for that time and still pops.
I do keep an old timer toaster around, you know the sliver one that only toasts one side at a time and you have to flip the 2 doors down to turn your toast over to do the other side, it has never failed me and is nigh on 30 years old. As basic as it gets but always works.
geoduck, glad to know you never burn your buns.

 

[rhunt]

Well here's my take on toasters - I have gone through several new toasters in the last several years with not one working to my satisfaction. In sizing up the purchase, I look at the wattage first because this tells me the heat output of each unit. However, their rating system must lie, as when I get the toaster of my choice home and with great anticipation I, with mouth watering and butter ready I press the lever down, put the selector on it's darkest setting and watch the heating coils turn red. When the toaster pops, once again I am disappointed as the darn thing just barely puts a brown color on the bread, a tan would be an exaggeration. The outlet has 122 volts feeding it so the house voltage and current is healthy but still the toaster lever has to be held down so I can get a decent slice!! Geeze!! Bob

 

[LittleBill21]

Well here's my take on toasters - I have gone through several new toasters in the last several years with not one working to my satisfaction. In sizing up the purchase, I look at the wattage first because this tells me the heat output of each unit. However, their rating system must lie, as when I get the toaster of my choice home and with great anticipation I, with mouth watering and butter ready I press the lever down, put the selector on it's darkest setting and watch the heating coils turn red. When the toaster pops, once again I am disappointed as the darn thing just barely puts a brown color on the bread, a tan would be an exaggeration. The outlet has 122 volts feeding it so the house voltage and current is healthy but still the toaster lever has to be held down so I can get a decent slice!! Geeze!! Bob

why not just get a toaster oven i have a cheaper version of this..

https://www.amazon.com/Breville-BOV...43e59ac773bee425e2037c434b11c2&language=en_US

this will make the toast catch on fire if you want it too. and it can pretty much cook everything else that your oven can

 

[stuckmotor]

I used a toaster oven for years. Now I just put the bread in the microwave long enough to warm it and melt the butter.

 

[paulfun9]

My wife found this and laughed telling me that your not the only one who can’t find a decent toaster.

I now shop yard sales for old outdated toasters as nothing made recently has worked and I think the return count on the toasters we purchased and brought home to try is at 40 different toasters in the past 10 years. Not one will toast properly, not one will hold all the different size slices, and not one could toast a pop tart without having to go fishing for at least one of them!

I am at the point where I feel nothing short of building my own will satisfy. Very confusing as I can remember having a 4 slice taster that lasted from the time I was a young boy till I left to join the military that toasted everything perfectly for 6 children and 2 adults without fail. One of my sisters still uses it to this day. So it’s not impossible it can be done I just can’t find any made today!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Our families first toaster had a fabric two cond. cord, with the black bakelite frying pan style socket. Heating elements in the middle and two flap like doors you put the toast in on each side and close it. Nothing automatic. Probably another thing my Dad picked out of the scrap conveyor destined for the blast furnace.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

When I want toast I use my "propane powered" toaster...

I put a little butter on a small 2 slice size CI skillet on my cook stove, get it hot and throw my bread in it, when it's where I want it, I flip the bread and it's perfect, and already buttered.

I only use butter that I make and here it is, right out of the mould,

SR

 

[Diggin It]

When I want toast I use my "propane powered" toaster...

 

[Industrial Toys]

If you could defeat the interlock on your microwave, you could put that on the turntable and direct the torch at it. Semi automatic. lol

 

[tomplum]

Our families first toaster had a fabric two cond. cord, with the black bakelite frying pan style socket. Heating elements in the middle and two flap like doors you put the toast in on each side and close it. Nothing automatic. Probably another thing my Dad picked out of the scrap conveyor destined for the blast furnace.

My step dad had one of those. I liked making the toast as a kid with these and it worked great! Now a days, I'd surely burn it all to bits.

 

[Jstpssng]

I paid 10 bucks for mine at the local grocerie store about 2 years ago. So far it has worked well, I put bread down and a few minutes later toast comes back up. My only complaint is that it doesn't make a noise when it comes up... sometimes I have cold toast for breakfast.

Coming soon; hear me lament about how hard it is to find a good cup of coffee!!!