Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]

[Vipers]

Anyway, last night whilst wiping down the worktop, the OH inadvertently pushed the toaster switch to No.10

This morning it neuked my toast, leaving just a bit of black smouldering of what used to be bread.

Question. Knowing that a time/heat will almost ignite a piece of bread, why do they have such a high setting?

[Lazadude]

Vipers said:

Anyway, last night whilst wiping down the worktop, the OH inadvertently pushed the toaster switch to No.10

This morning it neuked my toast, leaving just a bit of black smouldering of what used to be bread.

Question. Knowing that a time/heat will almost ignite a piece of bread, why do they have such a high setting?

Frozen bread? Toasting something other than bread in there?

The thing I learnt at an embarrassingly late age, the numbers on toasters are minutes, not degrees of toastyness.

[Silverbullet767]

Lazadude said:

Frozen bread? Toasting something other than bread in there?

The thing I learnt at an embarrassingly late age, the numbers on toasters are minutes, not degrees of toastyness.

No they're not, it's simply a bi-metallic strip that triggers the toast, the numbers are a resistance setting.

[V8mate]

Silverbullet767 said:

Lazadude said:

Frozen bread? Toasting something other than bread in there?

The thing I learnt at an embarrassingly late age, the numbers on toasters are minutes, not degrees of toastyness.

No they're not, it's simply a bi-metallic strip that triggers the toast, the numbers are a resistance setting.

Not on mine it's not. The heat is standard and the dial is minutes.

[talksthetorque]

Vipers said:

Anyway, last night whilst wiping down the worktop, the OH inadvertently pushed the toaster switch to No.10

This morning it neuked my toast, leaving just a bit of black smouldering of what used to be bread.

Question. Knowing that a time/heat will almost ignite a piece of bread, why do they have such a high setting?

Crumpets. The hard men of toasted carb products. Crumpets make bread look like the ginger family that just arrive at your hotel a week after you started applying the Hawaiian Tropic.

[Lazadude]

Silverbullet767 said:

No they're not, it's simply a bi-metallic strip that triggers the toast, the numbers are a resistance setting.

Yes they really are, unless yours is really old.

Heats standard, amount of time in the toaster is what is measured.

[schmunk]

talksthetorque said:

Vipers said:

Knowing that a time/heat will almost ignite a piece of bread, why do they have such a high setting?

Crumpets. The hard men of toasted carb products. Crumpets make bread look like the ginger family that just arrive at your hotel a week after you started applying the Hawaiian Tropic.

This, albeit I tend to leave the dial alone and just pop them back in for a second (or even third) go.

[FiF]

V8mate said:

Silverbullet767 said:

Lazadude said:

Frozen bread? Toasting something other than bread in there?

The thing I learnt at an embarrassingly late age, the numbers on toasters are minutes, not degrees of toastyness.

No they're not, it's simply a bi-metallic strip that triggers the toast, the numbers are a resistance setting.

Not on mine it's not. The heat is standard and the dial is minutes.

Dualit?

[SpeckledJim]

talksthetorque said:

Vipers said:

Anyway, last night whilst wiping down the worktop, the OH inadvertently pushed the toaster switch to No.10

This morning it neuked my toast, leaving just a bit of black smouldering of what used to be bread.

Question. Knowing that a time/heat will almost ignite a piece of bread, why do they have such a high setting?

Crumpets. The hard men of toasted carb products. Crumpets make bread look like the ginger family that just arrive at your hotel a week after you started applying the Hawaiian Tropic.

Guilty secret - Potato waffles cook beautifully, and quickly, in the toaster.

[V8mate]

FiF said:

V8mate said:

Silverbullet767 said:

Lazadude said:

Frozen bread? Toasting something other than bread in there?

The thing I learnt at an embarrassingly late age, the numbers on toasters are minutes, not degrees of toastyness.

No they're not, it's simply a bi-metallic strip that triggers the toast, the numbers are a resistance setting.

Not on mine it's not. The heat is standard and the dial is minutes.

Dualit?

Do I really come across as that much of a online?



I had to go and look underneath - it's a Bush. Had it about 12 years now - 4-slot chrome jobbie - and it's wonderful.

Pretty much every test I've ever seen has put the performance of low-mid price toasters way beyond the 'shiny things' made for the 'more money than sense' brigade. So Swan, Breville, etc all those kind of old school household names. Basically, anything short of a £4.99 Tesco Value toaster will likely see you better than a Dualit.

But, I'm not one to diminish the lifestyle choices of others... not looking to argue the toss and am very happy for those people who like paying five times as much for their toasting trinket.

[TazR6]

What would happen if an immovable object was hit by an unstoppable force?

[fomb]

Toasters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_PK5pXmIY

[Lazadude]

TazR6 said:

What would happen if an immovable object was hit by an unstoppable force?

The immovable object moves and the unstoppable force stops.

[GIYess]

I've never owned a convertible or open top car but I've always wondered what happens if you at caught in a thunder shower? In our fine country its bound to happen quite regularly? Does it get into the electrics, make the interior smell?

[alorotom]

GIYess said:

I've never owned a convertible or open top car but I've always wondered what happens if you at caught in a thunder shower? In our fine country its bound to happen quite regularly? Does it get into the electrics, make the interior smell?

Keep driving. As long as you’re over about 20mph as the interior doesn’t really gets wet!

[captain_cynic]

GIYess said:

I've never owned a convertible or open top car but I've always wondered what happens if you at caught in a thunder shower? In our fine country its bound to happen quite regularly? Does it get into the electrics, make the interior smell?

Most of the switches and knobs where water can get in are sealed. Interiors are usually designed so that water doesn't get behind things like the stereo, air con controls, vents and so on.

Leather and plastics will be fine, however carpets will need to be dried properly and the whole interior given a good clean.

[droopsnoot]

alorotom said:

GIYess said:

I've never owned a convertible or open top car but I've always wondered what happens if you at caught in a thunder shower? In our fine country its bound to happen quite regularly? Does it get into the electrics, make the interior smell?

Keep driving. As long as you’re over about 20mph as the interior doesn’t really gets wet!

I usually find that as soon as the rain starts, all the cars in front of me slow down, making a quick dive to a convenient parking spot necessary. It hasn't happened often enough for me to figure out whether they're doing it on purpose.

In any case, mine's getting on a bit now and lets a fair amount of rain in even when the hood is up, what with the door seal problem and the rear screen coming away from the hood slightly.

[Vipers]

fomb said:

Toasters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_PK5pXmIY

Makes perfect sense, mine set on 2 popped up in 1 min 30 secs, and as the guy says, what do the timing mean, if its underdone, then you increase the setting next time, as you do, sorted.

[steveo3002]

at what weight do fattys need to spec special bog seats and baths etc

[MartG]

steveo3002 said:

at what weight do fattys need to spec special bog seats and baths etc

Asking for a friend ?