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Wayne Boatwright[_3_]

On Mon 18 Aug 2008 06:05:15p, Dee Dee told us...

> On Aug 18, 8:47*pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> On Mon 18 Aug 2008 05:24:11p, Dee Dee told us...
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>> > On Aug 18, 2:09*pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
>> >> > wrote in message
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>> >>news:c1510338-35e9-41c9-b72f-
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>> >> > Either the bread has gotten larger (which I doubt) or the toaster
>> >> > manufactures have been downsizing the toasters over the years. I've
>> >> > replace mine twice now and I still find part of the bread shows
over
>> >> > the toaster top and doesn't get toasted. In an age of conserving
>> >> > energy, having to flip the bread around and toast it a second time
>> >> > doesn't make 'cents'.
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>> >> Never had to do that with normal sized white bread, only for larger
>> >> loave s of Italian or other similar styles. *Do you have a good brand
>> >> of h te $7 made in China from Wal Mart? *Well, most all are made in
>> >> China excep t the ve ry expensive Dualit from England.
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>> > Really Fun reading the Dualit reviews on Amazon. *One 5* review says
>> > this:
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>> > "I love the fact that operates completely different than any other
>> > toaster out there. It's best to preheat it - but once you do you can
>> > put in pieces of bread one right after another with consistant
>> > results. None of the problems you have w/American toasters when they
>> > get heated where the first piece is perfect, the next is too light,
and
>> > the next comes out more like a piece of bread and so on."
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>> > The Cusinart toaster I own is supposed to do this, and does to a
>> > certain degree; but after 4 pieces of toast (two 2x), it always has
>> > seemed to forget and the 3rd go-round comes out burnt at the same
>> > setting.
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>> > a 1* review says this:
>> > First of all, you MUST preheat it for a couple of minutes or it will
>> > not toast.
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>> > I don't think I could abide the preheating a toaster either. *I guess
>> > I'll deal with the one I have now,
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>> > To the OP, concern about money vs. time when toasting and it doesn't
>> > toast the whole part of the bread:
>> > I do the same thing with bread I buy, but I just cut off the less
>> > toasted for DH, he doesn't mind. *But I like mine heavily toasted.
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>> > Another thingie: cut your bread to shape, put the edges in a bag for
>> > crutons or breadcrumbs.
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>> > Sometimes if the bread (I make my own usually) has harder crust, cut
it
>> > off before toasting, which will make your piece more useable.
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>> > All these things are time consuming, but do not cost you 'cents.'
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>> > Dee Dee
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>> But having to do all these things is a royal PITA. *We have a "commerci
>> al" Hamilton Beach 4-slice toaster, and it's consistent from first slice
>> to last.
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> I agree. It is a PITA (not PITA bread :-)) )
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> DH brought home a loaf each of sourdough and rye last week from Trader
> Joe's. They are of this large size, and the loaves had been cut into
> two pieces and they are still too large for the toaster. I don't know
> if the sizes are all being cut this way.
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> I bought a couple of loaves from Panera Bread about a month ago; some
> of their loaves are smaller. At first the rye tasted fine, but I
> bought another two loaves and they were 'pukey.'
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> DH is spending time again with his father in CT -- he has his third
> bout of cancer now, so I'm not interested in making bread when he's
> not here. Too dangerous -- which brings me back to the toaster again;
> my choice is plastic (I never thought I'd say that!), but I've burnt
> myself too many times on a toaster; it now has to be plastic (ugh!)
>
> Dee Dee
>

Yes, baking bread for one can be dangerous! I would be happy to come and
share it with you. :-)

I do hope your father in law is responding to treatment.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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