Posted on 12/21/2023 9:54:02 AM PST by ShadowAce
It just identifies as a toaster oven.............
Same here. We had a 4 slicer and limited counter space. Since it’s just me and my wife now, we bought a cheap 2 slicer and gave the 4 slicer to Goodwill.
The two slicer quit after about a month. Cheap Chinese crap.
The 4 slicer was decades old and most likely still works wherever it is..............
I actually replaced a vehicle’s faulty electric window mechanisms with crank handles...and lived happily ever after. Do we really want CPUs in every device we use? The more layers of tech equals more ways they will fail over time.
“The king wisely had the computer scientist beheaded, and they all lived happily ever after”
Too bad it wasn’t Bill Gates, and too bad isn’t a true story.
The “Computer Scientist” obviously worked for Microsoft.
I want them to make a new car without all that electronic stuff. I don’t mind cranking windows up; I don’t even need air conditioning much. All that stuff is just waiting to break and run up bills.
They need to make a basic car that would be cheaper for lower income people to buy. But I’ve wondered if it’s even possible with all the regulations there are now
Or required monthly updates before it will engage.
LOL!
I’m in the market for a top notch toaster from the 1950’s or 60’s. I live close to a very wealthy town, and I have no doubt I will find one at one of their local thrift stores, as most of the possessions of those wealthy people, when they have passed on, go to a particular thrift store. I have had several cheap toasters over the years, and not a single one can make a decent piece of toast. I don’t think I would have had much better luck with a more expensive model, since they just don’t make things like they used to. Except for Speed Queen washers: they’re still top notch.
I think the design is optimized for use on a gas stove, which all camp stoves are.
Our house doesn’t have a ton of counter space and we don’t eat toast often. Thus, we’ve never had a toaster. We do have and use almost daily a toaster oven. It’s far more versatile than a simple toaster.
I never have success going to the thrift store with anything specific in mind. But I’ve gotten lots of really nice vintage stuff very cheap, by routinely browsing the stores.
What “expensive” toaster would you recommend...I have read reviews on some expensive toasters...lotta people say “don’t waste your $$.”
We had a toaster oven for awhile when our oven/range died during Covid lockdown; and we were too busy to get it replaced right away.
I didn’t like the toaster oven at all; it just didn’t cook/bake/roast like a regular oven; and there are a lot of prepared frozen things that warn not to heat them in a toaster oven.
But it did make very good toast.
I can only speak to the one I bought -it’s a Black and Decker that cost about $65.00 a few years ago. They have other models now.
Cuisinart may make a good one; but I haven’t been that impressed with Cuisinart in other things I’ve bought.
What’s a toaster? Just kidding —— grew up with one -— the really oldfashioned kind— years ago.
People collect those, among other old appliances. Some of them were very beautiful.
I had an art-deco designed waffle iron of my grandmothers. It was broken, and I didn’t realize at the time that it could be fixed and might be valuable, so I tossed it. I kicked myself when I found out...
quote They need to make a basic car that would be cheaper for lower income people to buy. But I’ve wondered if it’s even possible with all the regulations there are now
Government regulations benefit large corporations by stifling choices.
I think that email got some wierd routing and took about 40 years to get to you.
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