On Jun 16, 1:34*am, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 6/16/2012 12:03 AM, somebody wrote:
>
> > On Jun 15, 9:12 pm, > *wrote:
> >> On 6/13/2012 7:19 AM, somebody wrote:
>
> >>> My mom would also leave butter out. *Then it wasn't hard. *But I think
> >>> that was a health code violation. *The only time she kept butter in
> >>> the fridge was when it got really hot in the summer and the butter
> >>> would become a pool like the Wicked Witch of the West.
>
> >> I have a covered butter dish and always leave it out. *It doesn't get
> >> hot enough in my house to become a pool, though sometimes a little
> >> softer than I'd like.
>
> > I survived childhood eating butter left out, but later wondered if it
> > really would pass health code inspection. *I guess all the salt in
> > preserves it? *Still, it must get little beasties in it being left out?
>
> I have a sensitive stomach and it's never bothered me. *Unless this is
> the cause of it all these years. *

Apparently it's okay but should be used in less than 10 days. Keeping
covered is best to keep odors from being absorbed.
http://www.chow.com/food-news/89074/...m-temperature/
http://www.chow.com/food-news/54200/...-going-rancid/

On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:07:28 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 6/12/2012 3:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > You must have a fancy toaster. Most cheap toasters don't have ether of
> > those features - not even a cancel button. I have to unplug the toaster
> > for a premature pop-up. That's not a big deal except that someone in
> > this household keeps setting the darkness control to "Max" and I
> > frequently have to stop toasting early. What kind of insane person likes
> > toast this way?
>
> I have a cheap toaster and it has both of those features, along with a
> defrost setting I've never bothered using.

Make/model?

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On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:01:37 -0700 (PDT), somebody
> wrote:

> On Jun 15, 9:07*pm, Cheryl > wrote:
> > On 6/12/2012 3:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > > You must have a fancy toaster. Most cheap toasters don't have ether of
> > > those features - not even a cancel button. I have to unplug the toaster
> > > for a premature pop-up. That's not a big deal except that someone in
> > > this household keeps setting the darkness control to "Max" and I
> > > frequently have to stop toasting early. What kind of insane person likes
> > > toast this way?
> >
> > I have a cheap toaster and it has both of those features, along with a
> > defrost setting I've never bothered using.
>
> I don't quite get the defrost setting on a toaster. My new one has
> that too. Doubt I will ever use it.

Maybe it's for bagels. I buy bagels from the bakery and freeze them
when as I get home, taking them out as I use them. It could work for
English muffins too.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, , somebody wrote:
> > I don't quite get the defrost setting on a toaster. My new one has
> > that too. Doubt I will ever use it.
>
> Maybe it's for bagels. I buy bagels from the bakery and freeze them
> when as I get home, taking them out as I use them. It could work for
> English muffins too.

That's what I was thinking. I can put sliced bread right from the freezer
into the toaster with no problem. A thicker bread like bagels should
probably sit out for a short while before toasting.

A toaster defrost option is nothing that I would pay extra for.

Gary

On 16/06/2012 1:34 AM, Cheryl wrote:

>> I survived childhood eating butter left out, but later wondered if it
>> really would pass health code inspection. I guess all the salt in
>> preserves it? Still, it must get little beasties in it being left out?
>
> I have a sensitive stomach and it's never bothered me. Unless this is
> the cause of it all these years.

My mother always left a butter dish on the counter. There were six of us
so it didn't last a long time, but it got pretty soft in hot summer days
and we never had any problems. My wife and I leave butter out and a
slice of butter might last as long as a week. No problem.

On 6/16/2012 9:12 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:07:28 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/12/2012 3:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> You must have a fancy toaster. Most cheap toasters don't have ether of
>>> those features - not even a cancel button. I have to unplug the toaster
>>> for a premature pop-up. That's not a big deal except that someone in
>>> this household keeps setting the darkness control to "Max" and I
>>> frequently have to stop toasting early. What kind of insane person likes
>>> toast this way?
>>
>> I have a cheap toaster and it has both of those features, along with a
>> defrost setting I've never bothered using.
>
> Make/model?
>
This one is mine. Kalorik brand.
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Slice-...alorik+toaster

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:34:09 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 6/16/2012 9:12 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:07:28 -0400, >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/12/2012 3:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>
> >>> You must have a fancy toaster. Most cheap toasters don't have ether of
> >>> those features - not even a cancel button. I have to unplug the toaster
> >>> for a premature pop-up. That's not a big deal except that someone in
> >>> this household keeps setting the darkness control to "Max" and I
> >>> frequently have to stop toasting early. What kind of insane person likes
> >>> toast this way?
> >>
> >> I have a cheap toaster and it has both of those features, along with a
> >> defrost setting I've never bothered using.
> >
> > Make/model?
> >
> This one is mine. Kalorik brand.
> http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Slice-...alorik+toaster
>
Heh! I don't call a $50 toaster cheap - thanks. However, I see from
this thread that I have features I've never dreamed about to look for
if my current toaster ever bites the dust.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:44:55 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:34:09 -0400, Cheryl >
>wrote:
>
>> On 6/16/2012 9:12 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:07:28 -0400, >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 6/12/2012 3:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> You must have a fancy toaster. Most cheap toasters don't have ether of
>> >>> those features - not even a cancel button. I have to unplug the toaster
>> >>> for a premature pop-up. That's not a big deal except that someone in
>> >>> this household keeps setting the darkness control to "Max" and I
>> >>> frequently have to stop toasting early. What kind of insane person likes
>> >>> toast this way?
>> >>
>> >> I have a cheap toaster and it has both of those features, along with a
>> >> defrost setting I've never bothered using.
>> >
>> > Make/model?
>> >
>> This one is mine. Kalorik brand.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Slice-...alorik+toaster
>>
>Heh! I don't call a $50 toaster cheap - thanks. However, I see from
>this thread that I have features I've never dreamed about to look for
>if my current toaster ever bites the dust.

I have this toaster, been operating perfectly for some 15 years now,
best toaster I've ever seen anywhere. The only reason KA stopped
producing this toaster is because it's the last toaster you'll ever
buy, they'd soon be out of the toaster business:
http://www.etronics.com/p-15195-kitc...e-toaster.aspx