When I turn
on the news this morning the speculation about the Presidential debate between
President Biden and Trump consumed the cable news outlets. All this
speculation is ridiculous as we only have to wait until nine o'clock tonight
and all will be revealed.
As there is
nothing I can do to affect the outcome of the debate tonight, so I made toast,
a boiled egg, and tea – these I have control over.
Actually, I
have little control over the way my toast comes out of the toaster.
I must have owned a dozen toasters over the
years and have always complained about uneven toasting or toast darker on one
side than the other.
The last
toaster I owned was a Cuisinart. It had
a shiny stainless steel body, but it toasted no better than the twelve-dollar
toaster from Walmart. The wrapped wire heating elements made in China in the twelve-dollar toaster at Walmart are likely the exact same Chinese
wire heating elements we find in Cuisinart.
After going
on YouTube if found that Dash was listed as one of the best toasters by
America’s Test Kitchen.
For the last
two years, I have owned a Dash toaster.
Though not perfect, it is the best toaster I have ever owned – and it
comes in colors.
Instead of the wrapped wire element, the Dash
has four ceramic rods, one on the top and one on the bottom of each side. These rods glow red hot and toast the bread
fairly evenly.
Dash also has a window so you can watch the toasting process. The Dash has defrost, reheat, and bagel buttons.
I have never used the defrost
or reheat -perhaps they are for Poptarts and frozen waffles - but the bagel
button lights the rods on one side of the toaster, toasting only the cut half
of the bagel.
So this
morning instead of watching the bed-wetting, speculation, and hype about this
evening’s debate, I made a piece of toast, a boiled egg, and a cup of tea, and
decided to post about the Dash toaster that gave me a nice dark, evenly toasted
bread this morning.
I don’t post
for any company or product; but when I find something I like I will pass it on.
the
Ol’Buzzard
My toaster is a Hamilton Bench brand and it toasts well enough for me. It too has a bagel setting, which is very handy.
ReplyDeleteOur toaster dates back at least 30 years to a period when I was out of work after my first bike shop failed. We were broke, but needed a toaster. I went to our local hardware store and without hesitation Bruce gave me one and told me to pay when I had the cash. I found a nail pounding gig the next week and paid Bruce back. So we still use that toaster and thankfully it still works well enough for us. Slow, but it toasts fine.
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