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Toast

I need a new toaster. We like toasted baguettes and bagels but don't like unnecessary oven use. Right now my trusty 20-year old GE TOAST-R-OVEN is barely working - but keep in mind this thing is older than all those college students descending onto New York!

be was using the TOAST-R-OVEN a few months ago when he saw a giant spark and a puff of smoke. The top heating element finally gave out and although the bottom one works, you have to flip the item to be toasted 2 or 3 times. It's quite annoying, not the mention potentially dangerous since the bottom one will probably go out soon enough. This TOAST-R-OVEN is tough, though. It was originally my parents' but they gave it to me for college. In Mod 58 there must have been about 15 toaster fires due to dripping cheese, too much butter and not enough crumb-tray cleaning. Like flames fires!

So anyone with toaster recommendations please pass them on. It doesn't have to be a toaster oven; the old skool slot-loading toasters are fine, too. I don't like the cheapy Black & Decker model. We had one at work and i hated the way it toasted: nothing, nothing, slightly warm, BURNT! plus it died after 3 years of very light use. Stuff isn't made to last anymore, especially not through 20 years of fires!

PS: CUP Diner changed their menu and doesn't make banana cream pie anymore! In fact, we were informed that ALL their desserts are now from the Omonia Cafe on Broadway. For dessert, why not just go to the real deal a few blocks away? Poo!! BTW the best diner is the New York Ham & Eggery next to Best Buy on Northern Blvd, a tiny real diner with great food, friendly service and low prices.

posted by beXn @ 12:47 AM