Need recommendation for great 2-slice toaster
 

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.

Thanks for your input!
Christine

>Christine Chase writes:
>
>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.

I have the Kitchen Aid Ultra Power Plus, in white... love it.

http://www.epinions.com/KitchenAid_U...Toaster_RRKTT2
61WH_Small_Appliances/display_~reviews


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"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.

"Christine Chase" > wrote in message
>
> 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?

We've had a kitchen Aid for about 9 months now. Does a good job, IMO. I
think it was about $50 or so. When looking, the only toaster I saw that was
not made in China was the Dualit, made in England. Very expensive and I did
not see it in stores.

"Christine Chase" > wrote in message
>
> 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?

We've had a kitchen Aid for about 9 months now. Does a good job, IMO. I
think it was about $50 or so. When looking, the only toaster I saw that was
not made in China was the Dualit, made in England. Very expensive and I did
not see it in stores.

Christine Chase wrote:

>
> 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.

Love might be a strong word for my feelings toward my T-Fel toaster, but I have
had it for about three years and am very happy with it. It is designed to
accept larger sizes, and it toasts with consistent results. After 4 years it is
still working, and that seems to be a record with small appliances these days.

In rec.food.cooking, Christine Chase > wrote:

> Anyone out there love their toaster?

I love my Sunbeam T-9. But your hubby wouldn't. It is circa 1939. Works
great, looks great, and I picked it up cheaper than a modern POS would
cost at Mall*Wart.


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In rec.food.cooking, Sam D. > wrote:

> 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.

Please be sure to have it replaced with a similar cord. Cloth covered if
appropriate. After all, you'll want authenticity when you pass it down
to your grandkids.


--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

Christine Chase wrote:

> 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.
>
> Thanks for your input!
> Christine
>

I have a 40s Manning Bowman that's had the cord replaced. I love that
toaster. I also have a Sunbeam with wider slots and a toast one side
only bagel feature, I like it but couldn't say that I love it, it's been
around for about two years and still works fine but is usually only used
for bagels it does not toast as evenly as the old one does.

Jessica

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!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

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!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

"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.
>
> Thanks for your input!
> Christine

I'd use the one you have. I have a Rival that I purchased for $9.95 over 10
years ago. I leave it plugged in all the time, though I do that with
everything. I'm an optimist. It won't toast bagels, but then I don't eat
them either. The one I had before this Rival was a Sunbeam that lasted 30+
years.

Charlie

Christine Chase wrote:

> However, my husband hates the thing.

Hates the toaster, or . . . .

> He thinks it's unsafe because it's old (it's the one
> countertop appliance I always have to leave unplugged)...

.. . . because it's old? Or is that an excuse?
Is there an unstated pretext here?

Or is age really the issue here? The age of the
toaster, or . . .

> He hates that the only thing we can toast
> in it is standard size bread...

Mm hmm. Size.

> Nevermind that it toasts bread *perfectly* every time,
> evenly and without burning.
>
> So I'm tasked with buying our family an additional toaster

Tasked? That connotes burden . . . an unwanted burden
not of your choosing. Placed on you by someone else.

> that will toast bagels, waffles, larger-size bread, etc etc,
> and that he won't panic if I leave plugged in after using it.

You characterize his reaction as "panic"? Not rational?

> Anyone out there love their toaster?

And you want something you can love. A toaster.

It seems to me that there is really another issue
here -- a control issue. The toaster has become
a vehicle for exposing the control issue, but the
underlying problem is not really the toaster.

You can choose to act like adults and confront
the problem, or you can continue to play this
silly game, in which case the toaster you want
is clearly and unquestionably the Sanyo SK-KT21P.

This 2-slot toaster from one of the world's most
respected names in consumer electronics boasts
self-adjusting bread guides to accommodate
variable-thickness items, a cool-touch exterior,
six shade settings, removable crumb tray,
and internal cord storage.

But best of all, it has distinctive styling and
features which you will not find on any other
toaster -- features which will be a constant
reminder that you won the toaster battle, after
all. To see this monument to feminine victory,
go he

http://www.sanyo.com/appliances/hell...?productID=700

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Christine Chase wrote:
>
> > However, my husband hates the thing.
>
> Hates the toaster, or . . . .
< SNIP >

Perhaps your finest analisis yet Mark. Spot on! I came "this" close to
buying a Tweety Bird 4 slot toaster yesterday! It was so damn cute! I don't
need a toaster, but it was so cute!!! Is this wrong?

Charlie

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Christine Chase wrote:
>
> > However, my husband hates the thing.
>
> Hates the toaster, or . . . .
< SNIP >

Perhaps your finest analisis yet Mark. Spot on! I came "this" close to
buying a Tweety Bird 4 slot toaster yesterday! It was so damn cute! I don't
need a toaster, but it was so cute!!! Is this wrong?

Charlie

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:15:26 GMT, "Charles Gifford"
> wrote:

>Perhaps your finest analisis yet Mark. Spot on! I came "this" close to
>buying a Tweety Bird 4 slot toaster yesterday! It was so damn cute! I don't
>need a toaster, but it was so cute!!! Is this wrong?

Nah, Crash gave me a Winnie the Pooh toaster last year for Christmas. You
get images of Pooh and Tigger when you toast the bread, and when it's done,
it plays the Pooh song. It IS fun!

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:15:26 GMT, "Charles Gifford"
> > wrote:
>
> >Perhaps your finest analisis yet Mark. Spot on! I came "this" close to
> >buying a Tweety Bird 4 slot toaster yesterday! It was so damn cute! I
don't
> >need a toaster, but it was so cute!!! Is this wrong?
>
> Nah, Crash gave me a Winnie the Pooh toaster last year for Christmas. You
> get images of Pooh and Tigger when you toast the bread, and when it's
done,
> it plays the Pooh song. It IS fun!
>
> Carol

Well, I couldn't have resisted a "Piglet" toaster. I lurves him. Got him on
all my W. the Pooh checks.

Charlie

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:15:26 GMT, "Charles Gifford"
> > wrote:
>
> >Perhaps your finest analisis yet Mark. Spot on! I came "this" close to
> >buying a Tweety Bird 4 slot toaster yesterday! It was so damn cute! I don't
> >need a toaster, but it was so cute!!! Is this wrong?
>
> Nah, Crash gave me a Winnie the Pooh toaster last year for Christmas. You
> get images of Pooh and Tigger when you toast the bread, and when it's done,
> it plays the Pooh song. It IS fun!
>
> Carol

Where did he get that?!?!?
It'd make an ideal gift for my brother in law's birthday! ;-)

My sister loves pooh and tigger!

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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:56:28 -0600, Katra >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> Crash gave me a Winnie the Pooh toaster last year for Christmas. You
>> get images of Pooh and Tigger when you toast the bread, and when it's done,
>> it plays the Pooh song. It IS fun!
>
>Where did he get that?!?!?
>It'd make an ideal gift for my brother in law's birthday! ;-)
>
>My sister loves pooh and tigger!

He got it at Swiss Colony, but you could find a better deal if you Froogle
for it. Just go to www.froogle.com and type in "winnie the pooh toaster."
There's a million of them out there.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_