On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

....

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It looks
pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me for
a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of the
type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....


--
James Harris

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!


--
James Harris

What do you call large. Most bread fits my toaster and can do four slices.
The one problem I often find is that even though they seem to have fixed the
hot sides of the toaster issue, the very top where the bread is still gets
very hot and being blind I really do not like burning my fingers. Sadly due
to the toaster being deep enough for normal slicies even when you pull the
lever up you sometimes still touch the top of the toaster.
Bah humbug.
Brian

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"James Harris" wrote in message
news
On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It looks
pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me for
a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of the
type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than I
thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching for
a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick slices)
!! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately, I
didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....


--
James Harris

"James Harris" wrote in message news
On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

....

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It looks
pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me for
a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of the
type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

James Harris

==

You could just stick the bread under your grill ...



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I've just resigned myself to buying small loaves

The tiny number of pounds per year this "wastes" is not worth the worry

tim

We have small wooden tongs to extract the toast, from Lakeland I think.

Paul.


Brian Gaff wrote:

What do you call large. Most bread fits my toaster and can do four slices.
The one problem I often find is that even though they seem to have fixed the
hot sides of the toaster issue, the very top where the bread is still gets
very hot and being blind I really do not like burning my fingers. Sadly due
to the toaster being deep enough for normal slicies even when you pull the
lever up you sometimes still touch the top of the toaster.
Bah humbug.
Brian

Is the suggestion that we should put out red passports into the
toaster and expect them to turn blue?

--
Chris Green
·

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
@gmail.com wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It looks
pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me for
a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of the
type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

A common cause to join us together as a nation. :-)

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:52:24 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

My problem is I forget it and end up with charcoal.


There's a lot of ****e out there. And when you actually start digging,
you realise not much variety.

Indeed - we are looking for a medium size microwave with a grill and a
32 inch telly with all the same features and sound quality of a larger
set as it is for a living room, and it like hunting out hen's teeth.


Just an *awful* lot of it. It's probably a
self-fulfilling prophecy, but the internet is the first place we look
now. In the past five years, we've bought quite a lot of bits that you
can't get in the shops. Starting with metal-chain coat-hanging-loops.
Despite the size of HobbyCraft ....

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
@gmail.com wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is the
one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...-home-2-slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html

On Wednesday, 27 December 2017 19:10:22 UTC, Yellow wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:52:24 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote:

There's a lot of ****e out there. And when you actually start digging,
you realise not much variety.

Indeed - we are looking for a medium size microwave with a grill and a
32 inch telly with all the same features and sound quality of a larger
set as it is for a living room, and it like hunting out hen's teeth.

Bad news, I don't think I've ever seen a microwave with grill & TV.


NT

On 27/12/17 19:28, wrote:
On Wednesday, 27 December 2017 19:10:22 UTC, Yellow wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:52:24 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote:

There's a lot of ****e out there. And when you actually start digging,
you realise not much variety.

Indeed - we are looking for a medium size microwave with a grill and a
32 inch telly with all the same features and sound quality of a larger
set as it is for a living room, and it like hunting out hen's teeth.

Bad news, I don't think I've ever seen a microwave with grill & TV.


Colin Furze manufactures one almost to that spec ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0HT-K6Y3O8


--
Adrian C

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is the
one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...-home-2-slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?


--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

"Graham." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices
and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue
than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . .
. .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still
searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all
the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice.
Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood
template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better
of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is the
one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...-home-2-slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

Yep, one of the useful features with some toasters.

James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

Â* https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!


Does he cut his loaf lengthwise? nothing but one of those old style high
rise loafs would be that size and then only at the centre of the bump.

"FMurtz" wrote in message
...
James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue
than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . .
.
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!


Does he cut his loaf lengthwise? nothing but one of those old style high
rise loafs would be that size and then only at the centre of the bump.

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

On 27/12/2017 21:22, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
@gmail.com wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice. Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is the
one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...-home-2-slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

I think the idea is that the user can see how brown the toast is without
restarting the timing. Some toasters have glass sides for a similar reason.


--
James Harris

On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 06:24:32 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 21:22, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
@gmail.com wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices
and ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this
one. It looks pretty much the same, just slightly different
styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed
me for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full
slices of the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue
than I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that .
. . .
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still
searching for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread
(not thick slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all
the toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice.
Unfortunately, I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood
template of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised
that price is not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and
that we're better of using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is
the one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in
the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...george-home-2-
slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

I think the idea is that the user can see how brown the toast is without
restarting the timing. Some toasters have glass sides for a similar
reason.

A proper Dualit has always allowed that.

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On 28/12/2017 04:23, Rod Speed wrote:

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand, being brought
up to think cheese is thin, square, regular slices of synthetic slime.

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:05:40 -0000, Yellow
wrote:

snip

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

A common cause to join us together as a nation. :-)

It would make more financial sense to any manufacturer to make one
that suits a larger area than the UK, that uses the same voltage range
and has similar bread toasting needs, say the EU for example. ;-)

We could easily get designers / testers from each of the member
nations and sell into the same market without any duty or tariffs.
Sounds like a good idea eh. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

On 28/12/2017 09:15, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 04:23, Rod Speed wrote:

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand, being brought
up to think cheese is thin, square, regular slices of synthetic slime.

That reminds me of a fun advert from the 1970s: a Frenchman (possibly
complete with striped T-shirt, onions and beret...) waving a French loaf
about and saying: You Engleesh, you are so clever - you make the bread
square so it fits the Kraft cheese slices.


--
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On 27/12/2017 17:11, Brian Gaff wrote:
What do you call large. Most bread fits my toaster and can do four slices.
The one problem I often find is that even though they seem to have fixed the
hot sides of the toaster issue, the very top where the bread is still gets
very hot and being blind I really do not like burning my fingers. Sadly due
to the toaster being deep enough for normal slicies even when you pull the
lever up you sometimes still touch the top of the toaster.

That sounds like a pain - literally. Maybe yours already does this but
some I've seen say they lift small slices high enough to be removed
without risking one's fingers. For example,

http://www.breville.co.uk/breakfast/...VTT570-01.html

Presumably they will lift normal-sized slices high enough to make them
relatively easy to remove.


--
James Harris

On 28/12/2017 10:57, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:05:40 -0000, Yellow
wrote:

snip

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

A common cause to join us together as a nation. :-)

It would make more financial sense to any manufacturer to make one
that suits a larger area than the UK, that uses the same voltage range
and has similar bread toasting needs, say the EU for example. ;-)

We could easily get designers / testers from each of the member
nations and sell into the same market without any duty or tariffs.
Sounds like a good idea eh. ;-)

That sounds like a brilliant idea - a common market! Now, if you can get
the EU to do that while allowing us to differ on some standards if we
want to, and without the political integration bit, then you might
persuade Brexiteers to agree with you. You would have got the EU to be
more like the common market we signed up to in 1975.

See the problem...?


--
James Harris

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 09:02:44 UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 06:24:32 +0000, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 21:22, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...george-home-2-
slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

I think the idea is that the user can see how brown the toast is without
restarting the timing. Some toasters have glass sides for a similar
reason.

A proper Dualit has always allowed that.

For a long time all toasters allowed it. And the old Dualits, nice as they are, are very overpriced.


NT

On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 04:19:50 -0800, tabbypurr wrote:

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 09:02:44 UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 06:24:32 +0000, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 21:22, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks
promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...george-home-2-
slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

I think the idea is that the user can see how brown the toast is
without restarting the timing. Some toasters have glass sides for a
similar reason.

A proper Dualit has always allowed that.

For a long time all toasters allowed it. And the old Dualits, nice as
they are, are very overpriced.

Ours has been with us a long time, so it has worked out not too bad price-
wise. Only one replacement element (due to son poking it too hard).

I got it partly because it doesn't have a 'jam toast and continue
heating' mode. The clockwork could fail, I suppose, but unlikely to do so
halfway through making toast.

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"James Harris" wrote in message news
On 28/12/2017 09:15, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 04:23, Rod Speed wrote:

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand, being brought
up to think cheese is thin, square, regular slices of synthetic slime.

That reminds me of a fun advert from the 1970s: a Frenchman (possibly
complete with striped T-shirt, onions and beret...) waving a French loaf
about and saying: You Engleesh, you are so clever - you make the bread
square so it fits the Kraft cheese slices.


James Harris

==

What can I say ... g

"James Harris" wrote in message news
On 27/12/2017 21:22, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:22:01 -0000, Yellow
coalesced the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful
comprehension...

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:52 +0000, James Harris james.harris.1
@gmail.com wrote:

On 27/12/2017 16:52, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:43:51 +0000, James Harris wrote:

On 27/12/2017 14:47, James Harris wrote:
On 27/12/2017 14:06, Yellow wrote:

...

I hunted high and low for a toaster that toasts full size slices and
ended up buying what looks like the previous model to this one. It
looks pretty much the same, just slightly different styling.

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5499379

It's odd what people are talking about toasters. Mine has annoyed me
for a long time for the same reason: it doesn't toast full slices of
the type of bread I use.

Getting a toaster which handles large slices must be a bigger issue
than
I thought. For example, I've just seen this:

"I wish to re-open this thread and amaze people to the fact that . . .
.
even today i.e. after 3yrs of opening this thread I am still searching
for a 2-slice Toaster that will fit large slices of bread (not thick
slices) !! ."

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...d.php?t=726805


And I remember a Which report from years ago which said that of all
the
toasters they tested _only one_ toasted the whole slice.
Unfortunately,
I didn't keep a note of it at the time.

So the quest for a toaster which, er, measures up, continues....

Last time we were in the market for a toaster, I took a plywood
template
of a piece of bread. After about 30 toasters we realised that price is
not indicator of capability, let alone quality, and that we're better
of
using the grill.

I see this person did the same, albeit with a paper template

https://youtu.be/bR3WK18s8Qc (best viewed without sound)

A surprising conclusion!

That Russell Hobs one, the last one you see in the Currys section is the
one I have and can confirm it toasts to perfection but it is in the £20-
£30 price range.

Just looked at the ADSA site and they have this which looks promising,
and the reviews are sparkling -

http://tinyurl.com/y953v4c7

https://direct.asda.com/george/home-...-home-2-slice-
toaster-with-long-slots/001595893,default,pd.html


Why we love this...it has a new feature where you can check the
browness (sic)...

New feature? Do they mean you can pop it up prematurly, then pop it
down again if it's not done?

I think the idea is that the user can see how brown the toast is without
restarting the timing. Some toasters have glass sides for a similar reason.

==

The one we have, we can pop it up and push it down again if we want) Mine
is old though and seems to toast the 'insides' better. So sometimes we turn
it round ... or I just use the grill)


--
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Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit in almost all toasters.

On 28/12/2017 17:37, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread.Â* You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit inÂ* almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy. Should toasters be made to accommodate
bread, or should bread be made to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

I know which I do. But then I've got taste.

Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit in almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be made to
fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread. Particularly given that
wiki claims that particular bread manufacturer
is the biggest one in the ****ing country.

Corse it may well be that it is stupid enough to
produce bread of a sized that no other country
does, and so you lot are stuck with the fact that
the bread will fit in **** all toasters.

On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread.Â* You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit inÂ* almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be made
to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit in almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be made to
fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

Much more likely that the asian manufacturers havent
noticed that you lot are into obese loaves of bread.

On 28/12/2017 19:10, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread.Â* You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit inÂ* almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be
made to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem.Â* It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized.Â* It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

Much more likely that the asian manufacturers havent
noticed that you lot are into obese loaves of bread.

No, ours are the proper size.

How can you make a sandwich with those funny things the French eat?

"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 19:10, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any
toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit in almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be made
to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

Much more likely that the asian manufacturers havent
noticed that you lot are into obese loaves of bread.

No, ours are the proper size.

I prefer the vertical loaf bread machines.
Square slices that go in any toaster.

How can you make a sandwich with those funny things the French eat?

They arent into sandwiches.

On 28/12/2017 19:48, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 19:10, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any
toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread.Â* You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit inÂ* almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be
made to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem.Â* It's not just that one manufacturer's
bread that is supersized.Â* It's that many toasters cannot fully
accommodate slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

Much more likely that the asian manufacturers havent
noticed that you lot are into obese loaves of bread.

No, ours are the proper size.

I prefer the vertical loaf bread machines.
Square slices that go in any toaster.

Whereas most sensible people can't be arsed, and aren't as good as the
professionals anyway.

How can you make a sandwich with those funny things the French eat?

They arent into sandwiches.

They can't be, can they? They tie their own hands behind their backs.

"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 19:48, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 19:10, Rod Speed wrote:


"Norman Wells" wrote in message
...
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Norman Wells wrote
Rod Speed wrote

The poms are actually stupid enough to have one bread
manufacturer that makes loaves that dont fit in almost any
toaster.

Yes, it's called proper bread. You wouldn't understand,

I do actually, make my own in a bread machine.

But not actually stupid enough make
loaves that dont fit in almost all toasters.

It's a difference of philosophy.

Its actually terminal stupidity.

Should toasters be made to accommodate bread, or should bread be
made to fit toasters.

I guess it depends on which you consider the more important.

What's important is that any toaster should be able
to toast any normal bread.

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

Much more likely that the asian manufacturers havent
noticed that you lot are into obese loaves of bread.

No, ours are the proper size.

I prefer the vertical loaf bread machines.
Square slices that go in any toaster.

Whereas most sensible people can't be arsed,

Those are the fools that wouldnt know a good
loaf of bread if it bit them on their lard arses.

and aren't as good as the professionals anyway.

Even sillier and more pig ignorant than you
usually manage, and thats saying something.

How can you make a sandwich with those funny things the French eat?

They arent into sandwiches.

They can't be, can they?

They have the bread they prefer to eat, stupid.

They tie their own hands behind their backs.

Even sillier and more pig ignorant than you
usually manage, and thats saying something.

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 19:03:21 UTC, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

It's not the EU but if they pass energy use rules for toasters, the obvious approach to conformance will be to reduce the slot size.

The idea that they considered energy rules for kettles is almost amusing. Water takes the same amount to reach boiling no matter what you do, and ambient heat loss is trivial.


NT

wrote:

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 19:03:21 UTC, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

It's not the EU but if they pass energy use rules for toasters, the
obvious approach to conformance will be to reduce the slot size.

The idea that they considered energy rules for kettles is almost amusing.
Water takes the same amount to reach boiling no matter what you do, and
ambient heat loss is trivial.


NT

And, of course, within limits, the faster you heat it the less heat is
lost.


--

Roger Hayter

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:15:05 UTC, Roger Hayter wrote:
tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 28 December 2017 19:03:21 UTC, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

It's not the EU but if they pass energy use rules for toasters, the
obvious approach to conformance will be to reduce the slot size.

The idea that they considered energy rules for kettles is almost amusing.
Water takes the same amount to reach boiling no matter what you do, and
ambient heat loss is trivial.

And, of course, within limits, the faster you heat it the less heat is
lost.

Yes, so expect singed soggy toast.
Trouble with politicians is they don't understand the subjects they legislate on. Even folk that do screw up a lot.


NT

wrote:

On Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:15:05 UTC, Roger Hayter wrote:
tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 28 December 2017 19:03:21 UTC, Norman Wells wrote:
On 28/12/2017 18:40, Rod Speed wrote:

Well, that's the problem. It's not just that one manufacturer's bread
that is supersized. It's that many toasters cannot fully accommodate
slices from any large loaves.

I blame the EU myself.

It's not the EU but if they pass energy use rules for toasters, the
obvious approach to conformance will be to reduce the slot size.

The idea that they considered energy rules for kettles is almost amusing.
Water takes the same amount to reach boiling no matter what you do, and
ambient heat loss is trivial.

And, of course, within limits, the faster you heat it the less heat is
lost.

Yes, so expect singed soggy toast. Trouble with politicians is they don't
understand the subjects they legislate on. Even folk that do screw up a
lot.


I was rather confining my comment to kettles. It may be more
reasonable to limit the power of toasters, to encourage makers to make
them more efficient. What they need is a certain temperature, rather
then any particular rate of heat supply.

--

Roger Hayter