"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:02:15 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Maybe 2 or 3 times a year I buy rye or sourdough bread that comes in a
>>loaf
>>that has slices of bread that are longer and narrower than your average
>>bread slice. To toast them I start with them one way in the toaster,
>>leave
>>for a short amount of time and then flip it and do the other way.
>>Invariably one end isn't quite toasted enough and it is too toasted in the
>>middle.
>>
>>I know I could do the toast in the oven but I hate to heat the oven up for
>>2
>>pieces of toast. I don't have a toaster oven or the room to store one.
>>
>>How do you do yours?
>
> My Kitchen Aid toaster has one long wide slot, touted as a two slice
> toaster but will toast three slices... has a defrost function... will
> defrost and toast two uncut bagels or three regular sized slices of
> packaged bread. I have it about 20 years and it still works great. I
> don't know if it's still available... I bought it from Chef's Catalog,
> I think it cost $69 which seemed pricy back then, it was available in
> like 5 colors, mine is white. I use this for toasting extra long
> slices all the time:
> http://www.dealtime.com/Kitchenaid-U...us-KTT261/info

Cool! I might get one of those next time I need a toaster.