For regular toasting, non epicurian, my $5.00 K-Mart special serves me
well. Keep you eye on the toast, not the price.


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> "Fresh Monniker" > wrote in message
> > A $100 kitchenaid was junk.
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> > A cheap Philips (Micheal Graves styling) from Target is excellent.
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> Looked at the Graves and did not care for the style. We actually looked in
> five stores and did not find anything that really caught our eye as being
> something special. Ended up buying the $49 KA two slice. It made OK toast
> this morning. Bagels will come later in the week.
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> Saw the Alton Brown episode on toast this morning, His thought of the long
> single opening as opposed to the dual slots is a very good point. He also
> liked the plastic housing as it is cool to the touch and that was a factor
> in our decision too. Of all the toasters we looked at, every one of them
> was made in China. Only the expensive Dualit, made in England, seems to be
> the exception, but we did not actually see one, just on a web page.
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> I know for a fact we spent (wasted?) more time choosing a cheap toaster than
> we did to select a $1000+ dishwasher. I think even more time that I spent
> buying my last car.
> Ed
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