# Recommend a toaster **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 27, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782 "2011-02-27T07:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/1 "2011-02-27T07:03:39Z")
I’m sorry to say that my toaster is dying. I bought it, used, from a coworker back in 2000. It cost me $14. It’s a standard 4 slicer, white, ugly, but dammit it toasted the bread. Well, my boyfriend has informed me that it’s dying. I need to get a new one. My boyfriend uses it every day and I am a fan of toast so being without one is not really in the cards. Our new toaster needs to toast bread and English Muffins. It’s not necessary that it fit bagels since we rarely eat them. I’d like something cool. I don’t know how I feel about the ones that put pictures or words on the toast. I think that would get old pretty quickly. So, what toaster should we get? ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/2 "2011-02-27T07:39:45Z")
Whatever you do, don’t get this one: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rc2r4cYvYIY/hqdefault.jpg "The Best Of The Talkie Toaster") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2r4cYvYIY) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/3 "2011-02-27T15:22:27Z")
I have this one and it is excellent. [Google Shopping - Product not found](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=toaster&bav=on.1,or.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10935494580886630571&sa=X&ei=EWxqTfCBN8jSgQf-qonMCg&ved=0CGkQ8gIwBg#) ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/4 "2011-02-27T17:12:09Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > Whatever you do, don’t get this one: > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2r4cYvYIY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2r4cYvYIY) Would you like some toast? I love Talkie Toaster. Thanks for that link. That just totally made my day. When I first watched Red Dwarf, I tried to find a silent version of Talkie Toaster for my house but there didn’t seem to be any. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/5 "2011-02-27T17:14:09Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > I have this one and it is excellent. [Not available.](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=toaster&bav=on.1,or.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10935494580886630571&sa=X&ei=EWxqTfCBN8jSgQf-qonMCg&ved=0CGkQ8gIwBg#) The nerd in me says that toaster is wicked cool. The rational part of me says that he will never agree to spend that much on a toaster…maybe unless it talks. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/6 "2011-02-27T17:45:47Z")
Saw [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzPVeGEmvgE) on _The Price is Right_ the other day while at the gym. I like the idea of watching so your toast comes out perfectly, as it always seems a crapshoot. Not sure I’m prepared to pay [$250](http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/magimix-glass-vision-toaster/) for it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/7 "2011-02-27T18:26:33Z")
Like most small appliances these days, quality is not job one. Toasters don’t toast, coffee pots leak, irons don’t heat (or if they heat, they don’t steam), vacuums don’t suck. It’s frustrating and annoying. It took me forever to find a toaster with good reviews that didn’t break the bank. I settled on the [Prestige-4](http://www.epinions.com/review/pr-Aroma_PTS-204_Toaster/content_152133013124), which you should be able to get for under $50. Four wide slots for bagels and artisan bread, reheat feature, browns evenly. I bought mine at least six years ago and it’s still performing well. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/8 "2011-02-27T18:38:38Z")
Anything but [this](http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Bread-Toaster-Company-jesus247/dp/B0042QRYO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1298831859&sr=8-1) is the wrong answer. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/9 "2011-02-27T20:14:58Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Anything but [this](http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Bread-Toaster-Company-jesus247/dp/B0042QRYO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1298831859&sr=8-1) is the wrong answer. I’m always insanely jealous of the guy who came up with that idea. It’s such an obvious money-maker. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/10 "2011-02-28T16:19:53Z")
I recently bought a toaster oven for $18 at Wal-Mart. Fuck bagel toasters in their gaping slots, I worship at the alter of toaster oven toast which is perfect and golden. I make greek pizzas and grilled tuna sandwiches; it’s like a high-speed precision broiler that doesn’t heat the house. It’s the only kitchen appliance I’ve ever wanted to [del]shag[/del] hug. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/11 "2011-02-28T19:22:11Z")
> [@Chopper9760](#): > > I recently bought a toaster oven for $18 at Wal-Mart. Fuck bagel toasters in their gaping slots, I worship at the alter of toaster oven toast which is perfect and golden. > > I make greek pizzas and grilled tuna sandwiches; it’s like a high-speed precision broiler that doesn’t heat the house. It’s the only kitchen appliance I’ve ever wanted to [del]shag[/del] hug. Any idea which one it is? I’m not opposed to a toaster oven. They are quite handy. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/12 "2011-02-28T21:22:47Z")
> **[Amazon.com: Coleman Camp Stove Toaster : Sports & Outdoors](https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-2000009190-Camp-Stove-Toaster/dp/B001TSEE4A)** > > Make toast at your campsite with the Coleman Camp Stove Toaster. The Toaster holds up to 4 pieces of bread at a time, with a new design for quicker toasting and a handle for safe removal from the stove. The Toaster is lightweight and easy to clean... It take a bit of expertise to prevent your bread from burning, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/13 "2011-02-28T21:27:59Z")
[This](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cuisinart+toaster&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15139529303461159182&sa=X&ei=LBNsTYSqMsT48AaEn7mKCw&ved=0CL0BEPMCMAs#) is mine. It looks so retro! I think it’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-toaster/572782/14 "2011-02-28T22:07:48Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > Any idea which one it is? I’m not opposed to a toaster oven. They are quite handy. [Rival Toaster Oven](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rival-4-Slice-Toaster-Oven-White/14978076) I can’t say enough good things. I used it this weekend to put a nice crust on my gyro meatloaf before slicing. I admit I’m in the giddy honeymoon stage of appliance ownership. I’ve been cramming things in that toaster oven left, right, and center but it all comes out so bloody delicious that I’m ill-motivated to stop. 🙂