"Christine Chase" > wrote in message
...
> I know this may seem silly, but after doing research on both
epinions and
> Amazon, I still can't settle on a decent 2-slice toaster to buy.
>
> For years I have used an old 1950's GE chrome toaster that I bought
ages ago
> at a swap meet for $5. Personally, I don't find anything wrong with
it, and
> I will never get rid of it as long as it works for me. However, my
husband
> hates the thing. He thinks it's unsafe because it's old (it's the
one
> countertop appliance I always have to leave unplugged)... He hates
that the
> only thing we can toast in it is standard size bread... Nevermind
that it
> toasts bread *perfectly* every time, evenly and without burning.
>
> So I'm tasked with buying our family an additional toaster that will
toast
> bagels, waffles, larger-size bread, etc etc, and that he won't panic
if I
> leave plugged in after using it.
>
> Anyone out there love their toaster? Have you owned it for more
than a
> year? It seems that is the catch-22. People that hate their
toasters WISH
> they would break so they can replace them, and people who love their
> toasters find that they break after a few months of use.


My parents had the same dilemma when their C. 1950's toaster bit the
dust. They went through 4 or 5 toasters they considered
unsatisfactory, then got a small toaster oven which they said was the
only thing that toasted bread almost as well as the old toaster. I
have a Cuisinart 2-slice toaster which toasts thicker items. I
consider its performance barely acceptable.

It sounds like your hubby may not the one to do it, but if I were you,
I would have someone check out your existing toaster and bring it up
to current safety standards, probably meaning replacing the power
cord, and be grateful you have it.