Swan electric toaster

[greenstar]

I think you might get an ostrich egg in that, Peter!

[Heatercathodeshort]

The British kitchen cupboards must be full of these contraptions that take longer to fiddle with than the job is worth. Waffle irons, fat free cookers, supersonic frying pans, electric can openers, bread and ice cream makers, the list goes on. many are used once and then stuffed into the back of the under sink cupboard and never seen again. John.

[TonyDuell]

'We have every sort of gadget now for every sort of chore
But it's much more work and worry than it ever was before'

Flanders and Swann 'Too many cookers'

[ajgriff]

Balmuda The Toaster

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Okay, so if I spent this much on a toaster, my bank would call me to check for fraud, but since I’ve discovered the Balmuda steam toaster my toast has started to taste like plywood.

This Tokyo-based tech company specialises in perfecting kitchen gadgets, and it’s gone to town on the humble toaster. Balmuda says its oven uses: “steam technology and precise temperature control to bring out the best in very kind of bread”. I apologise now to all past bread for failing to help you reach your fullest potential.

Anyway, the oven turns five millilitres of water into steam, and wafts it over the bread in three controlled temperature phases. The first low-temp phase ‘restores interior fluffiness’, the second starts the Maillard reaction, turning the bread golden, and the final phase (220°C) turns it brown.
It can do the same for other foods too, reheating yesterday’s pizza without drying it out. Excuse me while I go have a very long conversation about why I need to spend £200 on a toaster with my other half.

$300 (£238 approx)

• Buy now from eBay (£286.25), Amazon (£557.32)

[Refugee]

I got a Dualit 4 slice toaster for free with a faulty run back timer.
I fixed it up and checked it out and bought it a new timer.
They are quite expensive to buy new.
It will take the place of the cheap 2 slice one in use now once it dies.

[Mike Phelan]

Originally Posted by Refugee

I got a Dualit 4 slice toaster for free with a faulty run back timer.
I fixed it up and checked it out and bought it a new timer.
They are quite expensive to buy new.
It will take the place of the cheap 2 slice one in use now once it dies.

That should live forever. We've had our Dualit for years and only bought a new timer for it.
There must be a reason that most cafes we've come across use a Dualit for their toast

[Refugee]

There are two timers that fit.
There is a real appliance spare part shop in Chesterfield near the football ground.
They only stock the "2" version and not the less sturdy looking "7" one.
I trust that they know the "7" timer is not as good.
Do not use the screws from the old "7" timer.
They are too long and there is a risk they might damage the new timer. I didn't take any chances.

[Station X]

Time to close this thread before it goes even further off topic.