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where the very same M-CAM dude claimed there was a "patent on toast". This comes pretty close no? "Bread refreshing method" (US 6080436 A). http://www.google.

• throwawaykf03 13y ago
  No, because as the claims state, the bread is heated at a temperature between 2500 F. and 4500 F. Toasters generally operate at much, much lower temperatures -- around 300 F. In case this seems like a minor distinction, consider that toasting bread at 2500 - 4500 F does not give you toast :-) "A toaster works by applying radiant heat directly to a bread slice. When the bread's surface temperature reaches about 310 degrees Farenheit, a chemical change known as the Maillard reaction begins. Sugars and starches start to caramelize - turn brown - and to take on intense flavors. "That's toast. "With more heating, the sugars and underlying grain fibers start turning into carbon. "That's burnt toast." - Quote from a Consumer Reports test on toasters, June 1990 (found at http://www.toaster.org/works.html http://www.toaster.org/works.html) I'm not sure what this patent gives you -- heck, maybe it does refresh stale bread -- but it certainly won't give you toast.