> Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
> manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
> replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
> the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
> energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
> doesn't make 'cents'.

>Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
>the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>doesn't make 'cents'.

> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), handel.b...@gmail.com wrote:

>>Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>>manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>>replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
>>the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>>energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>>doesn't make 'cents'.

>
> True. It's a strong argument for a toaster/oven.
>
> Wonder if anyone in the world makes the old type of manual electric toaster any
> more -- shaped in profile like the letter "A", with a door on each side. We used
> to make the greatest toasted cheese sandwiches in ours when I was...

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>> Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>> manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>> replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
>> the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>> energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>> doesn't make 'cents'.

>
> Never had to do that with normal sized white bread, only for larger loaves
> of Italian or other similar styles.  Do you have a good brand of hte $7 made
> in China from Wal Mart?  Well, most all are made in China except the very
> expensive...

> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:49:16 -0700 (PDT), handel.barz@gmail.com wrote:
>

>>Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>>manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>>replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
>>the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>>energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>>doesn't make 'cents'.

>
> True. It's a strong argument for a toaster/oven.

> Wonder if anyone in the world makes the old type of manual electric
> toaster any more -- shaped in profile like the letter "A", with a door
> on each side. We used to make the greatest toasted cheese sandwiches in
> ours when I was a kid...

> On Aug 18, 2:09

>I believe I saw this type of toaster twice in the last ten-15 years;
>as I recall, they were in a hotel restaurant, the kind of hotel
>restaurant where you can make your own toast in the a.m. I'm sure
>they'll come back in style someday

> On Mon 18 Aug 2008 05:24:11p, Dee Dee told us...
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>> On Aug 18, 2:09 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" snet.net> wrote:

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>>>> Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>>>> manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>>>> replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows over
>>>> the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>>>> energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>>>> doesn't make 'cents'. ...

> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:07:43 -0700 (PDT), Dee Dee
>
> shentel.net> wrote:

>>I believe I saw this type of toaster twice in the last ten-15 years;
>>as I recall, they were in a hotel restaurant, the kind of hotel
>>restaurant where you can make your own toast in the a.m.  I'm sure
>>they'll come back in style someday

>
> Bought a four slice Dualit toaster 20 years ago...and still working
> like a champ.