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Hello Kitty Toaster
This toaster:
http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:20:05 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote: This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Sorry I can't help with electric stuff. But if nobody else can solve your problem you might try a cat stencil. Lay the stencil on the bread and brush some butter on before you put the bread in a toaster made for sane people. Not sure if the butter will catch on fire, but if it does move on to marmalade and other things until you get it right. Or see if somebody sells one-sided bread so there's no other side to burn. --Vic |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On 8/26/2011 1:42 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:20:05 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly" wrote: This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Sorry I can't help with electric stuff. But if nobody else can solve your problem you might try a cat stencil. Lay the stencil on the bread and brush some butter on before you put the bread in a toaster made for sane people. Not sure if the butter will catch on fire, but if it does move on to marmalade and other things until you get it right. Or see if somebody sells one-sided bread so there's no other side to burn. --Vic We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine. Mikek |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
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amdx wrote: We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine. Mikek Is that the Mobius brand? |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine.
Is that the Moebius brand? It would be a lot easier to make a moebius bagel. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
William Sommerwerck wrote: We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine. Is that the Moebius brand? It would be a lot easier to make a moebius bagel. Stay away from the Klein bagels. You have to put the toaster inside to heat them. ;-) -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
William Sommerwerck wrote:
We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine. Is that the Moebius brand? It would be a lot easier to make a moebius bagel. I once went to the department store to get a toaster, and all they had was "bagel toasters." I had to ask the guy, "Will these toast regular bread?" He assured me that they did. Didn't have any "hello kitty" bagel toasters, AFAIK. Cheers! Rich |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
Yeah, but you need to eat twice as much, to fill you up.
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "amdx" wrote in message ... Or see if somebody sells one-sided bread so there's no other side to burn. --Vic We use the one sided bread in ours, works perfectly fine. Mikek |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Aug 26, 1:20*pm, "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote: This toaster: *http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...lo-kitty-toast.... is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. *Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Use bread that has little age on it. The problem is, your bread is typical super market stuff, really high moisture content. It's made that way because water content = higher profit. Or find someone to make up a batch of real home made bread and odds are it will do much better in the toaster. Joe |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
larry moe 'n curly wrote:
This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Just use aluminum foil. The basket that holds the bread to be toasted is made out of metal, right? Just cut the foil to the exact size of the bread and put it flat against the side that would burn. If you keep the foil inside the basket, there should be very little shock hazard, but don't let your local safety nazi find out. ;-P Cheers! Rich |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On 8/26/2011 1:20 PM, larry moe 'n curly wrote:
This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Asbestos. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:08:24 -0500, John S wrote:
Asbestos. Magnets! |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On 8/26/2011 3:08 PM, John S wrote:
On 8/26/2011 1:20 PM, larry moe 'n curly wrote: This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Asbestos. Mica sheets. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:33:45 -0500, amdx wrote:
On 8/26/2011 3:08 PM, John S wrote: On 8/26/2011 1:20 PM, larry moe 'n curly wrote: This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Asbestos. Mica sheets. Excellent. I've looked through many boiler water level sight glasses which were mica lined, but didn't think of it. I see eBay has mica sheeting for sale, and elsewhere. --Vic |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
Gee, didn't you read the Old Toastermant where it tells all
about Mica, and the sheets? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Vic Smith" wrote in message news Asbestos. Mica sheets. Excellent. I've looked through many boiler water level sight glasses which were mica lined, but didn't think of it. I see eBay has mica sheeting for sale, and elsewhere. --Vic |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:32:59 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Gee, didn't you read the Old Toastermant where it tells all about Mica, and the sheets? Not bad, not bad at all. --Vic |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
Stormin Mormon wrote: Gee, didn't you read the Old Toastermant where it tells all about Mica, and the sheets? That reference is a little too ambiguous for those of us who don't know the bible, like us Catholics. -- Reply in group, but if emailing add one more zero, and remove the last word. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:20:05 -0700 (PDT), "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote: This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg Sell the toaster and buy this, instead. A better Hello Kitty product and it works http://media.photobucket.com/image/hello%20kitty%20ar%2015/ForestSniper/hello-kitty-ar-15-rifle1.jpg |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Aug 26, 7:20*pm, "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote: This toaster: *http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...lo-kitty-toast.... is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. *Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). So you want less power on the plain side, relative to the stencil side. - capacitor across plain side. But this will increase Pout on other side, so add a series choke to the toaster, or run it off a small transformer to cut a bit of voltage off the supply - snip some of the R wire out of the plain side, and wire it in on the stencil side - convert the lead to 3 wire, with a wire for the centre tap, and run it off a CT transformer plus a small series tf on one side, so the 2 element sides get different votlage etc etc. How do you want to do it? NT |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
What a waste!
I'd have made a toaster that prints an image of the Virgin Mary. I'd have the believers lined up for a slice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4034787.stm -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ Every time Windows crashes, a devil gets his horns. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
Flop the bread halfway through the cycle. The image won't be as strong, but
at least the toasting will be even. |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On Aug 26, 2:20*pm, "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote: This toaster: *http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...lo-kitty-toast.... is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. *Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? Does it have a "bagel" setting? ----- - gpsman |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
On 08/26/2011 01:20 PM, larry moe 'n curly wrote:
This toaster: http://www.kittyhell.com/wp-content/...ty-toaster.jpg is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Use an atomizer to apply a fine mist of water to the plain side before toasting? |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block
some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). An asbestos pad? |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
Soaked in carbon tetrachloride, first?
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). An asbestos pad? |
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Hello Kitty Toaster
larry moe 'n curly wrote:
is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Is it a 100 volt Japanese model you are trying to use on 120 Volts in the US? Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM Making your enemy reliant on software you support is the best revenge. |
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XPOST Hello Kitty Toaster
On 8/27/2011 4:14 PM, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
larry moe 'n curly wrote: is supposed to burn a Hello Kitty face on one side of the bread, but it can't do that unless it's set so high that the other side (the non- Kitty side) of the bread burns. Is there any way to make it toast more evenly? All the heating coils are in series, so I can't cut the power to just some of the coils by adding a diode. The bread is held in baskets that clamp the bread on the sides when it's lowered, and I tried making one side of the basket hold the toast farther from the coils on the non-Kitty side, but it didn't help. I'm thinking of covering the non-Kitty side with a screen to block some of the heat, but I can't find a suitable non-metal material (to prevent shock hazard). Is it a 100 volt Japanese model you are trying to use on 120 Volts in the US? Geoff. The Japanese version is used to toast the Kitty then you put it on the bread. LdB |
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