Is it time for me to buy a new toaster?

I just did this!!! I got a super simple $25, Hamilton Beach, Target in-store. It’s not a great toaster, but it works fine.

https://www.target.com/p/hamilton-beach-modern-chrome-2-slice-toaster-22785/-/A-53169168#lnk=sametab

I guess it was on sale when I got it.

My Ex got me a Dualit expensive one many years ago. It’s sometimes wonky in terms of burning some toast but I haven’t felt the urge to replace it as yet.

I love my Dualit, although they are a bit pricey (new is $ 299.95 at Williams Sonoma). But they really are the best toaster. Mine does not burn the bread unless I set it to toast for too long.

You guys sooo fancy!!!

@zenvelo Since I take my bread out of the freezer, the occasional burning probably has more to do with how defrosted it is or isn’t since I don’t change the time setting. I can’t really blame the toaster although I do.

@canidmajor My morning toast is a critical part of how my day will go! :-) (And it was a gift.)

I categorically refuse to pay $300 for a toaster. I’ve been looking at the Target site. They have some between $20 and $30 that look good.

$300 for a toaster? PFFFFFTT! ;)

^^Well, you did ask! :-)

I’m willing to accept a gift.

@janbb, well, my toast is made with my homemade bread, so that covers for a lot of appliance error. :-P

@canidmajor Ooo! Homemade bread!

Addendum to the question: what kind of bread do you use?

I get bread at Costco from a local bakery. It’s full of seeds and yumminess.

^^^^ On bread, I eat Dave’s Killer Bread 21 Whole Grains and Seeds Whole Grain Organic Bread and at breakfast I eat Dave’s Killer Bread Cinnamon Raisin Remix Bagel.

I also eat Acme Bread Company sourdough baguettes.

I ate Dave’s Killer Bread for a long time, but I switched to support the local bakery owned by immigrants. I know the story of Dave’s, but I like the local stuff.

I think it is time to get a new toaster. The only model I know is my Kenwood which I have had for decades. I would not recommend it. It is a wilful piece of machinery prone to shedding crumbs and burning toast when I amn’t looking.

Sounds like it’s time.
I have a Cuisinart 4 slot that I have had for about 15 years. Still amazing for toast or Bagels. Also easy to clean.

For toast, I buy a sourdough bread made with miche flour. It is delicious with the butter melted in. i have never understood the English custom of buttering and eating cold toast after their eggs and bacon, even though toast racks are neat.

Side story: In nursery school my older son made me a Mother’s Day card that said, “My mother likes to eat toast and take care of my baby David.”

I love sourdough bread and when toasted and spread with brie it is so good it is dangerous.

^^^^ @flutherother fresh sourdough toasted, buttered and spread with orange marmalade is the best accompaniment to bacon and fried eggs with a good cup of coffee.

Yes, time to shop.

I have this one as well as a Cuisinart at another location. I like the Kitchen Aid much better.

https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KMT4115ER-Toaster-Manual-High-Lift/dp/B00A6Z6U30

@SnipSnip Good to know. I like kitchen Aide products generally.

My last toaster, I think I was looking in Costco and got the one that they had. Sometimes they have things on clearance and the prices are even better.

A friend asked me to get her one for Christmas once, and she researched what was a good one, and it was something like Hamilton Beach Cool Touch, and the draw was that it didn’t get hot on the outside (hence, cool touch). I got it from Amazon, economical.

When I could still eat bread, I used a cast iron skillet to toast it.

I found the one you should get, @Hawaii_Jake !

^PERFECT!

Damn, @janbb, I wish I’d seen that before I bought mine!!!

Danged you @janbb I have been craving toast since this question.

@Forever_Free I’m about to have some. Come on over.

nom nom nom.

I use my grandmother’s old Sunbeam from 1959. I also have a avocado green General Electric that my sister gave me back in the 70’s. When growing up, Mom’s General Electric she received as a wedding gift in 1950 always worked and probably still does.

Adjust the temp a bit and see if that helps your toaster. Also, make sure you empty the old crumbs out of it once in a while. And you could go to a second hand store to get a used toaster.

Dangit! Toast craving again.