"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:04:42 -0800, serene wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:44:40 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> Also, no matter how you handle them, the two halves always stick
> > >> together. But once you pry the halves apart, toast them, butter
them and
> > >> put some very special jam on them (Blushing Peach today, which has
nothing
> > >> to blush about), you forget all about the inconveniences that you
> > >> encountered. This was a really good breakfast this morning!
> > >
> > >I love english muffins for breakfast! Once you pry the larger
> > >'half' out of the toaster and dig for the smaller one (with a metal
> > >knife, natch), you're good to go.
> >
> > I have two words for you: Toaster oven. :-)
> >
> > serene, who never has to pry toast/muffins/bagels out of anywhere
>
> or you can switch to a Cuisanart toaster, which someone so eloquently
> said "ejects" the toast.... right out of the toaster and onto the
> counter, just like a cartoon.

I was lucky enough to buy a really good four slice toaster almost four years
ago. It's a Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex Intellitoast model of toaster.

The box itself advertises several features, but the one that's the most
useful after the toasting cycle is done is the toast boost function.

Here's the specifics on the "toast boost" function: when the toast pops up,
the levers can be manually lifted up about one half inch more. Lifting the
levers up that extra distance also lifts the toast further out of the slots.
(When the levers are released, they back drop down the same small amount to
the original popped up position.) That's really helpful for smaller slices
of toast, english muffins, and sliced bagels.

(The specific model I have, according to the sticker at the bottom of the
toaster, is model number 24508, type T28, series A2320S.)