Fookin toast

obi604

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

Never happens to me.

I was however, one of the many people blown away by the fact that the numbers on the toaster are minutes, not level of toastiness.

Cee-Jay-Cee

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Never happens to me.

I was however, one of the many people blown away by the fact that the numbers on the toaster are minutes, not level of toastiness.

Which, believe it it not, are directly linked to the level of toastiness of your toast. I **** you not.

everlast75

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Never happens to me.

I was however, one of the many people blown away by the fact that the numbers on the toaster are minutes, not level of toastiness.

End toast discrimination - all toast is beautiful!

dxhound2005

obi604 wrote: »

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

Just be thankful that you do not have a four slice model. Then your two slices would also burn.

The Backwards Man

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Never happens to me.

I was however, one of the many people blown away by the fact that the numbers on the toaster are minutes, not level of toastiness.

Not on all toasters.

How sad is it that I just timed my toast to make sure?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Which, believe it it not, are directly linked to the level of toastiness of your toast. I **** you not.

Which is of course true, however if you're making batches of toast you need to turn down the timer because a hot toaster will toast toast more quicklier. If it was just level of toastiness it would just know.

dxhound2005

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Just be thankful that you do not have a four slice model. Then your two slices would also burn.

I have a four slice toaster, it's one that two slices go in each side, the sole reason for me search for and buying this toast was so that normal pan bread would fit it and all be toasted together.

Now they have fancier "deep" toasters but I have that one yeeeears.

dmc17

obi604 wrote: »

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

The heat from the empty side has no bread to soak it up, so it wanders over to the side with the bread in it and burns the sh1te of it

MilesMorales1

I agree OP, my toaster is stupid like that as well. I have to stand by the toaster and keep checking it to make sure it doesn't become all burnt and horrid.

CFlat

How come if you put in 2 slices, they get done perfectly but then you put on another 2, on the exact same heat, but they get toasted a darker brown? Is it because the toaster is hot the second time around?

CFlat

CFlat wrote: »

How come if you put in 2 slices, they get done perfectly but then you put on another 2, on the exact same heat, but they get toasted a darker brown? Is it because the toaster is hot the second time around?

Preeeecisely.

Deleted User wrote: »

Which is of course true, however if you're making batches of toast you need to turn down the timer because a hot toaster will toast toast more quicklier. If it was just level of toastiness it would just know.

dxhound2005

Some judicial scraping with a knife will save most burnt toast. However I cannot offer any easy way to clean up the resulting explosion of burnt crumbs.

The acrid smell of burnt toast takes a long time to clear. In general the best advice is not to burn your toast.

kneemos

obi604 wrote: »

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

Yes.Stop berating yourself.

Sam Kade

Deleted User wrote: »

Which is of course true, however if you're making batches of toast you need to turn down the timer because a hot toaster will toast toast more quicklier. If it was just level of toastiness it would just know.

What was that last sentence about?

CFlat

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

Medusa22

I have a German friend who calls sliced pan 'untoasted toast' and then when it is toasted she calls it toasted toast because sliced pan in
German is known as 'toast bread', blows my mind.

Great, I have said 'toast' so much that the word has lost all meaning.

kneemos

Medusa22 wrote: »

I have a German friend who calls sliced pan 'untoasted toast' and then when it is toasted she calls it toasted toast because sliced pan in
German is known as 'toast bread', blows my mind.

Great, I have said 'toast' so much that the word has lost all meaning.

She can see the potential.

mahoganygas

CFlat wrote:

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

I'm thankful that story didn't go the direction I was thinking.......

Pinch Flat

Medusa22 wrote: »

I have a German friend who calls sliced pan 'untoasted toast' and then when it is toasted she calls it toasted toast because sliced pan in
German is known as 'toast bread', blows my mind.

Great, I have said 'toast' so much that the word has lost all meaning.

This is true - the Germans have bread that's specifically for toasting. Virtually inedible untoasted and keeps for ever.

http://brandingsource.blogspot.ie/2012/01/new-look-golden-toast.html?m=1

CFlat wrote: »

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

I have a similar story to this. When I house shared, we had a unusual odour in the kitchen that no one could put their finger on. No amount of cleaning could get rid of it. Eventually tracked it down to a dead mouse in the toaster - poor fella had obviously Come into contact with a live element inside it. He must of been there ages, given the state of his little body - toaster had been used for weeks in the meantime.

Fleawuss

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not on all toasters.

How sad is it that I just timed my toast to make sure?

You, sir, are a scientist.

CrowdedHouse

There is a long toaster in which the slices go in end to end, they are better when you only need one slice as the empty slot isn't blasting your bread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWgKcbeqUhY

Turtyturd

CFlat wrote: »

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

Heard a similar story about someone who found a dead mouse trapped under the element in the bottom of their kettle, which had obviously been there for a long time while they continued to make tea.

I don't think I have ever used a toaster.

I'm tempted to time my toaster now

corner of hells

obi604 wrote: »

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

What sort of bread are ya buying that has sh1te in it ?

obi604

corner of hells wrote: »

What sort of bread are ya buying that has sh1te in it ?

Ah it's the aul Daybreak stuff ; )

Medusa22

Turtyturd wrote: »

Heard a similar story about someone who found a dead mouse trapped under the element in the bottom of their kettle, which had obviously been there for a long time while they continued to make tea.

I don't think I have ever used a toaster.

Under the grill instead? Nice.

brightspark

CFlat wrote: »

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

Several years ago I put on some toast and got the smell of burning hair...one toasted mouse!

RupertsHabit

I prefer to use the grill.

Then again I'm somewhat the connoisseur.

Turtyturd

Medusa22 wrote: »

Under the grill instead? Nice.

Yep have always used the grill.

Also remember holding it on a fork in front of the gas fire in my grannies when I was a kid.

sammyjo90

Turtyturd wrote: »

Also remember holding it on a fork in front of the gas fire in my grannies when I was a kid.

I did this in front of our turf fire...the taste off of it was nasty,wouldnt recommend!

kfallon

When I was 15/16 I would happily eat about 10 slices of toast every night, no problem!

I love toast, just had 2 slices for me breakfast!

UsedToWait

CFlat wrote: »

I use to rent an apartment over stables a couple of years ago and it turns out that horse feed attracts all sorts of rodents. Arrived home one day and heard noise coming from my toaster, had a look in and there was a mouse munching on the remnants of bread at the bottom of it.

brightspark wrote: »

Several years ago I put on some toast and got the smell of burning hair...one toasted mouse!

Did anyone else just run to the kitchen to clean out their toaster?

looksee

Ah, thick sliced toast made over an open fire, with dripping and marmite!

WoollyRedHat

There's nothing quite so horrible as burnt, charred toast. My grandfather used to eat toast burnt, was the way he liked it..he's dead now

OldMrBrennan83

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RupertsHabit

I hear hushed rumors of a new and un-natural trend among our toast eating youth.

Supposedly theres a bag style device which lets you make a sandwich, place it in said bag and then toast the sandwich.

Renegade Mechanic

I timed my toaster to see if Whoopsie was right.


I may have too much time on my hands..

Titzon Toast

Don't talk to me about toast.

Renegade Mechanic

RupertsHabit wrote: »

I hear hushed rumors of a new and un-natural trend among our toast eating youth.

Supposedly theres a bag style device which lets you make a sandwich, place it in said bag and then toast the sandwich.

Noooooo awful things! Cooking plastic chemicals into yer bread! Get a cheap old toastie grill, so much safer. Then again, I liberally butter both sides of the bread on toasties, so probably no healthier..

WoollyRedHat

Titzon Toast wrote: »

Don't talk to me about toast.

But your name...Oh crumbs.

Ruu

I buy my bread toasted these days.

UsedToWait

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

There's nothing quite so horrible as burnt, charred toast. My grandfather used to eat toast burnt, was the way he liked it..he's dead now

Condolences.. I'll raze a toast to him

Dial Hard

Patww79 wrote:

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Not necessarily.

I checked this on my own toaster back when this particular factoid started doing the rounds last year. Not the case on my toaster, anyway.

WoollyRedHat

Do people remember tubby toast? One day the tubby toaster made way too much toast and there was tubby toast all over teletubby land, it was great, I wish I could have some right now.

well spoken man

This should be in the first world problem thread...

looksee

well spoken man wrote: »

This should be in the first world problem thread...

Phooey!

well spoken man

looksee wrote: »

Phooey!

Awwww.....

well spoken man

well spoken man wrote: »

This should be in the first world problem thread...

Most of our problems would be in the first world problem thread. Not much fun in that, is there?

ToddyDoody

obi604 wrote: »

How is it that when you only put 1 slice of bread in the toaster that it burns the sh1te out if it.

When you put in 2 slices at same setting it comes out fine.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.

Don't sweat the small things