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It's awesome how this toaster works, but for practical purposes, I would prefer a toaster that does not auto-start. One of the challenges of cooking is jugglin
by adrianmonk 7y ago
It's awesome how this toaster works, but for practical purposes, I would prefer a toaster that does not auto-start.
One of the challenges of cooking is juggling multiple things so the food is all ready at the same time. Being able to do steps in advance helps with that. This actually kind of matters for toast because freshly toasted bread is a lot better than cold toast.
So it's helpful to be able to take bread out of the package, stick it in the toaster, and put loaf of bread back where it belongs when convenient, then come back later and start the final step (actually toasting) at the exact right time.
(On a side note, in actual fact, I have never had a toaster. A toaster oven does everything a toaster does and more. You can make a hot sandwich with melted cheese, for example.)
- __s 7y agoHad a toaster that would detect when you put bread in & start. Issue: walk away & if you don't take the toast out within a dozen seconds of it finishing, it'd go on to toast toast
- ohazi 7y agoi.e. set your kitchen on fire. How the hell does something like that pass basic safety testing?
- hinkley 7y agoThis one has a latch that prevents that. To fire the second time you have to remove the toast (it’s mentioned near the end of the video).
- nbutyllithium 7y agoTerrifying! At least the Sunbeam toaster in his video had a mechanism that requires the toast be removed before the cycle can start again (~11:25 in the video). Thinking of all the possible ways something can fail and mitigating them can be difficult but I feel like leaving the toast in should have been an obvious one.
- benj111 7y ago"because freshly toasted bread is a lot better than cold toast" Whilst I do agree with you, there is somewhat of a bathtub curve to toast temperature. 'hotel' cold toast, with very nearly melted butter is almost as nice as fresh hot buttered toast. Tepid toast isnt so good. Ps a good overhead gas grill (broiler) is the best for toast, unfortunately most seem to be rubbish these days :(
- toxik 7y agoLow tech solution: put the bread on the toaster instead of inside until you wanna start it.
- undersuit 7y agoAgree. Toasters of all kinds say not to put fingers or utensils inside the unit. Putting things into toasters could make them electrically "hot", don't rely on the lever.
- slavik81 7y agoToasters warn not to stick fingers or utensils inside the unit because the heating element is essentially just exposed wiring. The danger is clear: you could easily shock yourself. There's no obvious danger caused by putting bread in the toaster and not immediately starting it.
- undersuit 7y agoIt's the same thing, bread isn't conductive enough to shock you that's why it's ok to put bread in the toaster. Don't put pieces of metal shaped like bread in the toaster, don't put conductive things in the toaster like the piece of bread you just dredged in salt water. >There's no obvious danger caused by putting bread in the toaster and not immediately starting it. I don't get this. Is it an argument against the automatic toaster? Or are you advising me to keep my toaster unplugged until I'm ready to toast my bread because a toaster can be unreliable?
- twic 7y agoYou can make a toasted sandwich in a Dualit toaster using the cage: https://www.dualit.com/recipes/toastie https://www.dualit.com/recipes/toastie Or using a bag in a conventional toaster that lacks a cage: https://www.lakeland.co.uk/10724/2-Lakeland-Toastabags---Toasted-Sandwiches-In-A-Toaster https://www.lakeland.co.uk/10724/2-Lakeland-Toastabags---Toa...