A case where older is better. Toasters

[sanford12]

This 1939 toastmaster makes perfect toast. Sometimes old stuff just works better. No new home use toaster has ever made toast this well and that goes for most of the old toasters I've owned.

 

[DesertRatt]

We go thru a new toaster about every two years. They are all junk.

 

[hjames]

We rarely make toast - but when we do, we have this ancient Sunbeam T9 toaster that works well ... (also from 1939) ...
A lot of Sunbeam appliances from 1939 had that art-deco design, apparently from the 1939 World's Fair
Chicago-made Sunbeam appliances ... I even have the Sunbeam W2 waffle iron my folks got when they got married. It works great too!

 

[OBMG74]

But you can't control them from your phone

 

[hjames]

You toast with your phone?

 

[OBMG74]

No, in a senior moment, I put my phone in the toaster...
It was an Apple so it was somewhat flavorful...

I wouldn't be surprised if a toaster comes out that you control with a phone app though.

 

[Lux Man]

Your toastmaster- use one every day and I have one in reserve.

 

[BillyTheKid]

We're hooked on Toaster Ovens. They get used several times a day. last for a decade or so. Very versatile.

 

[old_tv_nut]

There are multiple brands using the same mechanism from China and they are all junk according to my scientific sample of 2. They differ in the case design and having different features like a "Bagel" button.
The first one I got, the solenoid that holds the toast down until done became intermittent, not working and buzzing loudly the first time I emptied the crumb tray. Some percussive maintenance fixed it for a while, but it failed more permanently the second time I emptied the tray. The replacement (different brand) makes toast but doesn't respond to the bagel button.

 

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[YY1]

Oddly enough, I have never owned a toaster.

I do like toast, though.

 

[knockbill]

Probably 30 years since the last time I made (tried to) toast,,, actually a pop tart my kid put in it... Toaster burst into flame!!
I grabbed it off the counter and threw it out the back door across the yard,,, Haven't tried to make toast since!!

 

[sanford12]

We rarely make toast - but when we do, we have this ancient Sunbeam T9 toaster that works well ... (also from 1939) ...View attachment 3619775
A lot of Sunbeam appliances from 1939 had that art-deco design, apparently from the 1939 World's FairView attachment 3619776
Chicago-made Sunbeam appliances ... I even have the Sunbeam W2 waffle iron my folks got when they got married. It works great too!
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Use to collect toasters and had several T-9's. The stylistic image is the Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939 Worlds Fair. They used the image for quite a while. It was even on the first full auto toaster where you put in bread, watched it disappear then raise up toasted, also very good toasters.