so, i played with my toaster. i set it to mid way - toast burnt to just about (and i will eat anything so my tolerance i guarantee surpasses most!) edible levels

Quarter way, not toasted enough so wallah! Set the thing to a 10 oclock position assuming 7 oclock is the macines 0.

So....

Turn it to max, toast is billowing smoke way way way wayyyyyyyyy before its time to pop.

So. you clever kids out there . . . .whats the point of the max temp on a toaster?

Sn0_Man

Tebellong44238 Posts

May 02 2013 17:22 GMT

I dunno about this but I once disabled the automatic popup on an old toaster then forgot about my toast. Until the smoke alarm went off.

StatixEx

United Kingdom779 Posts

May 02 2013 17:27 GMT

mate! this is what im saying ur right, i put toaster on 6/10 and i might as well get ready to waft a towel in 3 mins f... wait is something burning

Qbek

Poland12923 Posts

May 02 2013 17:31 GMT

It is possile to put other things that toast bread into the toaster you know. Like salmon fillets in a special bag :D

Shady Sands

United States4021 Posts

May 02 2013 17:34 GMT

On May 03 2013 02:31 Qbek wrote:
It is possile to put other things that toast bread into the toaster you know. Like salmon fillets in a special bag :D

I am going to have to try this tonight.

hp.Shell

United States2527 Posts

May 02 2013 17:45 GMT

Hm, older toasters don't get as hot. I used to have perfect toast around 6/10, now I need to put it around 9/10 to get the same effect. So maybe the max temp on your toaster is set really high to make it more future-proof!

monk

United States8477 Posts

May 02 2013 17:45 GMT

Wow my toaster must be really weak. I set it to 5 normally for bagels and it doesn't come near to smoking.

StatixEx

United Kingdom779 Posts

May 02 2013 17:58 GMT

wow, im 32 bought 4-5 toasters(not including the honourable student experiment ones we bought at uni) and anything over half is . .call the fire brigade if you forget!

these salmon bags . . . ? in all cases im always dissatisfied by the uneven toasting of my bread . .getting anything in there other than very small insects boggles my mind

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

May 02 2013 17:58 GMT

Lol fucking toasters!
I am weird and i have my temp set to like 2/3 i like it barely toasted (light brown, don't like any black on it

) But i know where your coming from, even when i used to have sandwich bags to put in to make "toasties" i never put it above 5 :S

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

May 02 2013 18:11 GMT

#10

I kind of want to set mine to max and put some white bread in just to see what happens now.

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

May 02 2013 18:24 GMT

#11

So basically now we all have to try it to see if we burn our houses down. I can see the headlines now lol.

kollin

United Kingdom8380 Posts

May 02 2013 18:28 GMT

#12

On May 03 2013 03:11 heyoka wrote:
I kind of want to set mine to max and put some white bread in just to see what happens now.

Seconded.

Rimstalker

Germany734 Posts

May 02 2013 18:30 GMT

#13

Some people actually put bread into their freezer and then into the toaster for defrosting and toasting at the same time.

And pop-tarts might need a little more heat than some mostly-air toast

govie

9334 Posts

May 02 2013 18:39 GMT

#14

On May 03 2013 02:20 StatixEx wrote:
so, i played with my toaster. i set it to mid way - toast burnt to just about (and i will eat anything so my tolerance i guarantee surpasses most!) edible levels

Quarter way, not toasted enough so wallah! Set the thing to a 10 oclock position assuming 7 oclock is the macines 0.

So....

Turn it to max, toast is billowing smoke way way way wayyyyyyyyy before its time to pop.

So. you clever kids out there . . . .whats the point of the max temp on a toaster?

240 degrees.

DusTerr

2520 Posts

May 02 2013 18:48 GMT

#15

With my toaster the settings assume you're starting cold. If i set to 4 from cold I'll get golden brown. If I make a second piece right away it'll get burnt to the point that normally a 6 or 7 would. Could be something similar?

Sn0_Man

Tebellong44238 Posts

May 02 2013 18:48 GMT

#16

On May 03 2013 03:11 heyoka wrote:
I kind of want to set mine to max and put some white bread in just to see what happens now.

So ummmmm...

Can we get a video of this? For science and all...