In article >, Christine Chase
> wrote:

>
> 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.
>

> Thanks for your input!
> Christine

I bought a 40-year-old Farberware at a garage sale for $5 -- what's made
today costs a fortune and sucks besides. I don't toast but "standard"
bread. I had a $30 Maxim that lasted a few years and did a fine job;
it died and I can't find another.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
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