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On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:50:30 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:34:42 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:22:20 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I thought it you turn the knob all the way up to "broil" the
>>>>> electric element is hard on.
>>>
>>>>> Not true?
>>>
>>>>> It's true in my toaster oven!
>>>
>>>>For more than 10-15 minutes? I would think the overheating sensor would
>>>>kick it off.

>>
>> Overheating sensor... no such gizmo. In broil mode... gas or
>> electric... the oven thermostat is bypassed.

>
> Bullshit.
>
> -sw


we should all have this response assigned to a hotkey.

your pal,
blake