Well, this was pretty much solved in 1949 with the the Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster: http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/ http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.o

Well, this was pretty much solved in 1949 with the the Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster: http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/ http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/ Unfortunately this amazing, simple, elegant solution was discontinued in the 1990s.