/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.18027841]

Are toasters all just fucking scams? I'm trying to find a good 4 slice or long-slice one, preferably long slice so that the face of the toaster with all it's buttons is on the short face instead of the long face. Every single positive review on all of them is glowing about how good they work and look and all that because they're reviewed on arrival. All the negative ones are just the people incredibly mad that theirs is already broken. I think growing up we had the same toaster for 15 years. We replaced it with one that could handle bagels and it lasted 8ish years before it broke. Replaced that with a smaller, cheap one that broke this year and the one we had from when I was kid is back in business because it still works. Now there's this smart garbage that makes them $200+ and I just can't get over how stupid it is shopping for one.
Anyone got a toaster recommendation?

[Anonymous No.18027845]

>>18027841
HE GON DED!

[Anonymous No.18027855]

>>18027845
Getting the toast out with a fork is fine if you're careful and use good technique
I unironically used to do it all the time and nothing bad happened to me
These days I can just grab it with my foodservice asbestos hands

[Anonymous No.18027873]

I think a toaster oven (get a convection one) makes more sense but it won't toast as fast (due to a larger volume to heat up) so that's the trade off.

[Anonymous No.18027980]

>>18027841
Get a convection oven

[Anonymous No.18028085]

>>18027841
hahaha toasters

[Anonymous No.18028088]

I got a benchtop convection oven like these guys say but now I just eat a Roast once a day every day, no more toast

[Anonymous No.18028095]

>>18027855
why not just use wooden utensils like chopsticks

[Anonymous No.18028100]

>>18027841
Who's your daddy and who do you love?
t. Toaster Buddy Bubba

[Anonymous No.18028212]

>>18027845
modern toasters do not run a current unless the switch is down. The switch is required to complete the circuit.
ching chong trash will still kill you though

[Anonymous No.18028229]

>>18028212
if the outlet is wired incorrectly the rest of the metal that's supposed to be grounded could actually be live.

[Anonymous No.18028240]

>>18027841
just use one of these under your broiler

[Anonymous No.18028246]

>>18028229
I really like this image.

[Anonymous No.18028261]

>>18027873
Makes more sense but it's slower. That makes no sense

[Anonymous No.18028287]

>>18027841
>Now there's this smart garbage that makes them $200+ and I just can't get over how stupid it is shopping for one.
It's madness. Basic items that have always done the job should be getting cheaper, but no, they have to maintain their veblen bullshit price point.

[Anonymous No.18028462]

>>18027855
>Risking it all to get some toast more easily
Based

[Anonymous No.18028483]

>>18027855
It's kind of a myth that putting a fork in a toaster is super dangerous, early electric ones from like the 30s with metal chassis, less safe mains power systems and such were but in a new house with a new toaster in a newer house I doubt it'd ever be a problem

[Anonymous No.18028492]

>All the negative ones are just the people incredibly mad that theirs is already broken.
there are a lot of people who treat their possession like shit. if they don't describe in detail how the toaster failed, you should ignore their review.

[Anonymous No.18028528]

>>18027841
Just get a toaster oven. There is exactly 0 benefit that a slice toaster offers over a toaster oven, but the latter is easier to use, fits more toast, and can make more than just toast and poptarts

[Anonymous No.18028806]

>>18027873
I dislike toaster ovens, they dry out the bread a lot more compared to regular toasters.

[Anonymous No.18028816]

>>18028806
The trick is to add some humidity so a bit of water in a pan on a lower rack

[Anonymous No.18028870]

>>18027841
>Are toasters all just fucking scams?

Everything in this world is toasters fren.

[Anonymous No.18028881]

I toast all my bread in a pan. I don't understand the need for toasters

[Anonymous No.18028897]

>>18027841
OP, I llike the round boules for sliced sourdough, which does have some long slices. Before I replaced the toasters at my 3 houses, I would have to feed it twice, turning it upside down to toast the 2nd half. Got sick of it. Did my research and found the best....

Oster 4 slice long slot is perfection.
The elements evenly toast along the length of the long slice of bread, even browning. The lift handle, when done, allows you to raise up your toast up higher than the top ~1inch, to fork it out effortlessly or use your fingers without burning.
The pricetag on Amazon is usually mid-range around 50ish. I bought 3 of them at separate times, donating my old toasters. Long slots can be over $100, and it's just not necessary to spend that much.

[Anonymous No.18029125]

>>18028528
How long does it take to toast a slice of bread in a toaster oven? I've never had one, but I assume it takes at least a few minutes to heat up to toasting temperature.

[Anonymous No.18029143]

>>18028897
Oster makes multiple 4 slices, which specifically is the one you're talking about?

[Anonymous No.18029146]

>>18028483
>>18028483
>>18028212
.... why don't you just unplug it before putting the fork in?
also with my toaster you just pull the plunger up a little more and it pushes the toast out enough to grab it
are you guys just retarded or do I just have the only toaster in the world that doesn't require an in depth knowledge about electrical currents to operate?

[Anonymous No.18029154]

Pic related, my toaster

[Anonymous No.18029156]

Just buy a basic toaster anon. It's gonna break like all chinkshit

[Anonymous No.18029163]

This is my toaster

[Anonymous No.18029192]

>>18029125
not really. At most the difference is like, 120 seconds. If that makes any difference to you, as Brian Regan once said, you need to loosen up your schedule.

[Anonymous No.18029362]

>>18028229
Thanks for the knowledge. Breakfasts can still be fun.

[Anonymous No.18030059]

>>18029146
I would rather risk death due to some chink defect than slightly inconvenience my day
>pull the plunger up
this is for when an edge of the toast gets stuck in the side of the grill and jams the plunger half-way up

[Anonymous No.18030075]

>>18029125
like 10 fucking minutes, ignore the toaster oven shills, they work great as small ovens, not so great as toasters

[Anonymous No.18030094]

>>18027855
based suicidal line cook
do you pull things out of a salamander with your bare hands too? much faster than reaching for my hip towel xd