Toaster rant
Aug. 22nd, 2003 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaneramosWhy do toaster manufacturers bother with a light/dark dial?
Like every toaster I ever owned, this one only makes light, no matter how far dark you crank it. It's not that I like dark toast. I want it barely golden. But this toaster only makes barely dry.
It does the same thing indescriminately to bread, English muffins and bagels. It even has a "Defrost" button, which more-or-less works, producing a thoroughly defrosted, thoroughly white bagel.
It has a "Stop/Reset" button, too, but why I would want to stop/reset an appliance which never approaches fulfilment of its intended purpose, I cannot fathom.
Toasters have been around a lot longer than, say, laptop computers. You would think the technology would have reached some level of efficiency and reliability. I'm not expecting cheese soufflé.
Of course, the only solution is to push it down a second time.
An approach which invariably, five seconds later, produces burnt toast.
Like every toaster I ever owned, this one only makes light, no matter how far dark you crank it. It's not that I like dark toast. I want it barely golden. But this toaster only makes barely dry.
It does the same thing indescriminately to bread, English muffins and bagels. It even has a "Defrost" button, which more-or-less works, producing a thoroughly defrosted, thoroughly white bagel.
It has a "Stop/Reset" button, too, but why I would want to stop/reset an appliance which never approaches fulfilment of its intended purpose, I cannot fathom.
Toasters have been around a lot longer than, say, laptop computers. You would think the technology would have reached some level of efficiency and reliability. I'm not expecting cheese soufflé.
Of course, the only solution is to push it down a second time.
An approach which invariably, five seconds later, produces burnt toast.
