For whatever reason,
toasters are
redesigned entirely
more often than most any
other kitchen gadget, but the Trapdoor Toaster may actually be an alternative worth checking out. First off, the item you see above is no concept -- as a matter of fact, it's available for purchase right now at Hammacher Schlemmer. Essentially, this thing inhales bread, bagels and frozen waffles, toasts 'em to your preferred level of brown / black and then shoots them out below onto a serving tray. Sadly, this removes that iconic eject function that makes traditional toasters so fun to watch, but it does prevent you from scalding your fingertips as you try to dig out slices from the fiery slots. Novel? You bet. Worth the $79.95 asking price? Not on your life.
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posted Jul 21st 2008 8:37AM
what is the world coming to?
an age of slightly more covenient means of getting its toast out of the toaster....?
A world where robots disobey their scientist creators. And toast doesnt pop.. Ridiculous.
...maybe some form of artificial popping sound could be played upon delivery of said toast...akin to that of Fiskers Karma pretending to be a real mans car?
A world without fresh bread.
This won't sell for the same reasons that non-twist top toothpaste bottles don't sell; it's not "normal" or familiar.
I'd like to see the slot loading one like CD and DVD players.
failed anyway. [EXPLETIVE!]
I want one but.......wayyyyyy too expensive!
Not really, my toaster cost £140 ($280).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dualit-Slice-Stainless-Toaster-40352/dp/B00008BQZC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1216645236&sr=8-10
dualit toasters are the funky shiznit.
Looking at the quality of the toast, it is burnt. It will cause cancer if you eat it.
Just recently started using a popup toaster for the first time. Always used a toaster oven before. Can someone tell me if it's normal for the toaster to not actually elevate the bread enough to remove easily? The thing pops, but they just sit there instead of sticking out for easy removal. Seems beyond stupid to me. Is that normal?
That's the trademark of the traditional toaster. They are supposed to pop the toast up high enough to be easily removed, but they don't. Being broken is just built into the pop-up toaster design. I have never in my life seen one that works properly even close to 100% of the time.
Unfortunately, yes. Yes it is normal. I use a wooden spoon to prise mine out. Don't use a knife as there is a risk of electrocution.
It's all explained in this pamphlet; "So you want to safely get your bread out of your toaster? - The Facts!"
All toasters I have owned have a combination of 4 possible functions.
1. Toast not toasted.
2. Toast burned (despite the adjustment, I think all toaster settings are binary).
3. Toast not ejected far enough.
4. Toast ejected out of the toaster and lands on the counter.
That's normal. What's the fun in having toast if you don't have third-degree burns on your fingers?
Yup, unless you buy a more expensive model.
That's why I bought the toaster meant for toasting Texas Toast (really, does everything really HAVE to be bigger in Texas? I mean, c'mon... srsly). That way, when regular human sized toast doesn't pop up all the way I at least have some extra room in there to move the wooden tongs around to retrieve my hot bready combustibles.
Every toaster I've ever used lets you pull up on the handle to elevate the toast more. That way if you don't get to the toaster quickly the bread stays warm.
Thanks for the replies. My toaster does actually let you pull up on the handle to make them stick out more. But it's still not enough. It just seems like such a basic need for a toaster that it confuses me that it doesn't work.
The Toast Tong is your friend!
http://www.surlatable.com/product/electrics/toasters+%26+ovens/toast+tongs.do
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Especially when the new design is even worse than the old one.
Uhhh... I think we just established that it IS, in fact, broken. :-/
Umm... industrial-grade toasters have been doing this for as long as I can remember, this isn't a new concept...
This is the same style of toaster used in most American McDonald's Restaurants to toast the buns.
at least someone is in the know but then again its just a toaster, eh we had one like this except longer so it takes in more bread at once, it was great except some people were so impatient, they would speed it up and you would just end up with warm bread.
So, Kellog's might have to change the name to Drop-Tarts.
Oh... oh that just lends itself to some really bad mental imagery. Though I have to admit, the last time I ate those things they had...uh...undesirable results, so maybe the name change isn't such a bad idea after all. :D
+2 for the comment. I like the idea that it just drops it instead of you ducking for cover to avoid the face burning projective...
When will people learn about the huge delay when submitting comments?
Fraking toasters!
After reading the website I now know how the bagel function works on my toaster...wow, I was doing it all wrong.
People still eat bread?
Well, yeah, they need to buy this awesome toaster if they want toast.
Because the old method we've used for decades has been so ineffective, now I need to spend $80 instead of the $12-14.
Better than not having toast, I suppose...
If they bring it down to $50, I might go for it.
I for one welcome our toasty overlords
The best toaster I ever had was one I literally found on the side of the road.
Cat urine has a way of fixing almost anything....
I bet your gutter toast is awesome.
Tag. I want one
Tag. You're an idiot
I tagged this article so I could find it again later. whats wrong with that again?
Still creative, even though it was a bit late. + for you.
Nothing new here... This style is what is used in most quick-service (read: Crappy food) places for decades.
Only difference is that they use a very slowly moving wire rack to move the bread past the electric heating elements allowing it to not require a 'trap door' but is instead held in place by the moving wire rack until it falls out the bottom--usually onto the floor where they step on it once or twice.
http://www.acitydiscount.com/Merco-Savory-Mini-Conveyor-Toaster-Merco-Savory-ST-1.0.46932.1.1.htm
This one is horizontal, but there are vertical ones as well.
This is downright un-American.
How are you supposed to stick a butterknife in there to pull the toast out if it just comes out so easily??
How is this un-American? Americans tend to want everything made easy for them. The less work a white person does, the better and I say this product delivers. So what if it doesnt pop the toast from the top? Soon we'll all be like those people in Wall-E, we'll be living in a space ship bc we polluted our planet to the point of being unhabitable, we wont need to walk bc we have hover chairs, we'll be fat asses and eat all our meals via drinks. Did i forget the projection screen 2 inches away from our face?
i fogot the /insert (sarcasm) tag at the end of my post...
sry, ok bye