What does the dial on a toaster do?

BOHtox

Heat intensity or timer?

efb

Timer

barbarians

Heat setting.

TanG411

16.

krudler

Time travel date

Zigmund

Bread-blackener.

u140acro3xs7dm

I have no idea but there is no setting for doing toast properly, It either heats up the bread slightly or cremates it.

BOHtox

Termostat

Mint Sauce

Its to wind it up if the power goes off.

slavetothegrind

it frustrates the fcuk out of me.

yes it is a timer.

so the first pieces of toast take 4 minutes and come out lurvely and golden

i put on two more and forget to reduce the time thus allowing for the latent heat in the toaster and i burn fcuk out of my second two slices ( the wifes)

can i please have a toaster that just toasts bread properly everytime?

C'mon? Mr Dyson? Anyone?

scotty_irish

do you want your toast burnt or cremated?

BOHtox

I went on to a toaster website trying to resolve the dispute about whether the number dial is a timer or a heat setting, all I got was 'pop ups'

Sofiztikated

slavetothegrind wrote: »

it frustrates the fcuk out of me.

yes it is a timer.

so the first pieces of toast take 4 minutes and come out lurvely and golden

i put on two more and forget to reduce the time thus allowing for the latent heat in the toaster and i burn fcuk out of my second two slices ( the wifes)

can i please have a toaster that just toasts bread properly everytime?

C'mon? Mr Dyson? Anyone?

Em, don't Mr Dyson do vacuums? Don't want my bread getting all sucked up and dusty, even if it is cyclone technology.

Mr Breville is probably the chap to talk nicely too.

hypermuse

Its a friggin dial to set whether you want your toast lightly done or burnt to ****e!!


Mystery solved!!

You got OCD or some $hite?

Mint Sauce

BOHtox wrote: »

I went on to a toaster website trying to resolve the dispute about whether the number dial is a timer or a heat setting, all I got was 'pop ups'

TAXI!!

KTRIC

My toaster does doughy or burnt

im invisible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2biEN-BiM1Y

tbh

Sarn

It has something to do with the amount of current going through the toaster. When the set level is reached the toast is done. So, effectively a timer.

Overheal

the heating element only has 1 heat setting; the dial just sets how long it toasts for.

Then you have another sensor that pops the toast if the toaster is about to overheat, thats why you occassionaly get that situation where if you try to send your toast right back in it wont go.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/toaster.htm

Paparazzo

slavetothegrind wrote: »

it frustrates the fcuk out of me.

yes it is a timer.

so the first pieces of toast take 4 minutes and come out lurvely and golden

i put on two more and forget to reduce the time thus allowing for the latent heat in the toaster and i burn fcuk out of my second two slices ( the wifes)

can i please have a toaster that just toasts bread properly everytime?

C'mon? Mr Dyson? Anyone?

If I win the lotto I'm getting one of those conveyor belt ones that chippers and hotels use, set it so it does toast exactly how I like it, and I'll leave it running 24 hours a day.

Asphyxia

It's a timer! There was a timer on the back of the box telling you what's what

Sofiztikated

Paparazzo wrote: »

If I win the lotto I'm getting one of those conveyor belt ones that chippers and hotels use, set it so it does toast exactly how I like it, and I'll leave it running 24 hours a day.

Win the lotto, eh?

If I win the lotto, I'm hiring a bloke (or a chick, I'm an equal opportunities employer) to stand near a big burning pit, with a loaf of bread, just in case I want toast.

Think bigger, man, think bigger.

slavetothegrind

Asphyxia wrote: »

It's a timer! There was a timer on the back of the box telling you what's what

WHAT!:eek:

read the instructions?

Clearly you are off your biccie, or a woman:p

electrical devices should be unwrapped and plugged in and figured out from there, any other method is cheating and not good manly practice.

slavetothegrind

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Win the lotto, eh?

If I win the lotto, I'm hiring a bloke (or a chick, I'm an equal opportunities employer) to stand near a big burning pit, with a loaf of bread, just in case I want toast.

Think bigger, man, think bigger.

Howzabout a lady in a teeshirt standing in front of the open fridge....

bleedin' art that is. Living art, conveniently poised to hand me a beer....

Aishae

does it matter? they both do the same thing when set a certain way: burn your toast to a weapon-like crisp :cool:

yuloni

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Sofiztikated

slavetothegrind wrote: »

Howzabout a lady in a teeshirt standing in front of the open fridge....

bleedin' art that is. Living art, conveniently poised to hand me a beer....

Living art. But doesn't solve the burning toast issue.

But may distract you from the fact that there is burnt toast. Well played, that man.

hardCopy

Paparazzo wrote: »

If I win the lotto I'm getting one of those conveyor belt ones that chippers and hotels use, set it so it does toast exactly how I like it, and I'll leave it running 24 hours a day.

They can be an absolute curse.

Any time I have them in hotels it goes like this:

-Insert bread
-Wait
-Bread comes out half toasted
-Reinsert for second pass
-Wait
-Bread comes out black

Sofiztikated

hardCopy wrote: »

They can be an absolute curse.

Any time I have them in hotels it goes like this:

-Insert bread
-Wait
-Bread comes out half toasted
-Reinsert for second pass
-Wait
-Bread comes out black

That's because people keep pricking about with the setting. Believe it or not, hotels actually set it so that it toasts. But the first person down see the knob, and twists the hell out of it, and gets their warm bread, and walks off. :mad:

Turtyturd

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Em, don't Mr Dyson do vacuums? Don't want my bread getting all sucked up and dusty, even if it is cyclone technology.

If he widened the slots he could sell it as an improved hand drier....f*ck toasters a grill is the way to go though.

Sofiztikated

Turtyturd wrote: »

If he widened the slots he could sell it as an improved hand drier....f*ck toasters a grill is the way to go though.

I fecking love those Dyson Airblades. Despise those athsmatic handdryers we have here in most toilets in this country.

siltirocker

This poll has dampened my faith in humanity. :(

And confirmed that some people are more herp-di-derp than me.

parker kent

slavetothegrind wrote: »

Howzabout a lady in a teeshirt standing in front of the open fridge....

bleedin' art that is. Living art, conveniently poised to hand me a beer....

I'm more interested in discussing the dials she'll have under her shirt than the dial on a toaster.

Fremen

slavetothegrind wrote: »

i put on two more and forget to reduce the time thus allowing for the latent heat in the toaster and i burn fcuk out of my second two slices ( the wifes)

Hm. Shouldn't your wife be making YOU toast?

Saila

controls the temperature in the fridge







so guess what the one in the fridge does..

Precious flower

It sets the temperature of the toaster, it already has a timer in it, if you timed it at each setting you'd find it took the same time each time you did it.:)

Thomas828

It serves the same purpose as Tharg the Mighty's Rosette of Sirius (he from 2000AD for all you nonscrots and other grexnixes). It allows you to keep in touch with your folks on Betelgeuse.

LimeTime

This has been annoying for ages.

cosmicfart

bout time someone reinvented the wheel with thes toasties :mad:

Aoifey!

I always just assumed heat. This has blown my mind :eek:

Mike 1972

Its a bit of both.

Its triggered by temperature but it doesnt affect the intensity of heat just the time if that makes sense.

tricky D

hardCopy wrote: »

They can be an absolute curse.

Any time I have them in hotels it goes like this:

-Insert bread
-Tweet that I'm starting the toast recipe thing
-Bread comes out half toasted
-Reinsert for second pass
-Tweet a message detailing frustration
-Bread comes out black
Tweet failure info
ReTweet process

fyp

Thomas828

I notice there's no "Atari Jaguar" option on your poll.

spider_pig

thermostat http://home.howstuffworks.com/toaster1.htm

wytch

Its like the dial on a safe, you have to enter a code each time for it to make toast right.

Jesus Wept

Even on the highest setting, my toaster doesn't come near toasting anything enough and has to be put down a second time. This is an utter waste of time.

As if that wasn't bad enough, it let's out five unmerciful beeps before it pops. Who the **** would ever want that. Is it a toaster for blind people?
I inherited this toaster when I moved in here.

BOHtox

hardCopy wrote: »

They can be an absolute curse.

Any time I have them in hotels it goes like this:

-Insert bread
-Wait
-Bread comes out half toasted
-Reinsert for second pass
-Wait
-Bread comes out black

That's why there's a dial on the toaster.