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The set-up: Megan, my Chem tutee from 4 years ago, is now officially an RN, capable of finally affording her own place (goodbye housemates), and I'm on the hook for a toaster oven as a graduation gift. Any suggestions of brand/style? Best places to get good reviews?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:10:39 PM EST
What's a toaster oven?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:24:10 PM EST
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Absolutely essential.

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by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:28:38 PM EST
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One of these:

A small electric heated oven, usually located on a counter-top, used to for small scale baking/warming.

by ATinNM on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:29:17 PM EST
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Oooh.  We have microwave/grill combis here but I haven't seen a toaster oven before. Or is it the same thing?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:58:50 PM EST
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These are non-microwave.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 02:10:07 PM EST
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Well how is one supposed to cook baked beans then?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:29:58 PM EST
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Microwave oven ... separate beast.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:37:02 PM EST
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Toast 'em one by one.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:37:23 PM EST
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Makes sense.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:53:18 PM EST
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Fun too.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 04:03:34 PM EST
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Here's a page of them, with a dining room set(?).

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=toaster+oven&am p;sprefix=toaster

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:32:32 PM EST
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"Toaster oven" was also a tech slang term for the device used to heat small scale runs of integrated circuits to remove moisture, fix the components, & etc.

I would definitely get a commercial model of one of these!

:-)

by ATinNM on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:36:43 PM EST
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Our preference is always a commercial built anything for the kitchen.  They will run more expensive, in the short term, and more than pay for themselves over the long term.

Be wary of "commercial grade" equipment.  They are, slightly, better than the standard consumer shoddy but not so much better for the price.  IMO.  YMMV.

If you have the time you can call through the restaurant supply companies in your area and see what they got.  Sometimes you can get a pretty good deal on refurbished second-hand, scratch-and-dent, or models going out of production -- make sure the latter isn't because they are a POS!  

by ATinNM on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:27:08 PM EST
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I'm glad I didn't, and just got the cheapest I could find. The result of connecting a U.S. toaster oven directly to European current would have been the same (given the huge variety of types of sockets and devices I have here, it's a bit surprising that I've only done that once).
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 01:54:20 PM EST
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You can buy toaster ovens in the UK. They're not very popular - possibly because if you already have a toaster and a combi microwave you have no use for one.

Unless you're having an exciting toast party. Or such.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:01:58 PM EST
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Now I know just how to celebrate my 32nd birthday when it comes along. How exciting!

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:28:52 PM EST
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No! My apartment has 4 types of wall sockets (the 2 prong thin Italian ones for lower power, the two prong wider Italian ones for regular devices, the 3-in-a-row Italian ones with earth and the European standard). The appliances include 240V ones will all these types of plugs, and appliances from the U.S which can run on 240V but have U.S. plugs.

Then there are the 120 V ones, with U.S. plugs, mostly run through a 200W transformer with U.S input and output plugs. Finally, there's the espresso machine, Italian-made but bought in Zabars, with it's own 1.500 W transformer with a European plug.

The last thing I'm going to do is get something with a British plug...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 04:58:19 PM EST
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oh, santo gesu, it is mindboggling how many plugs there are in italy, and how many adaptors you have to bring along to gigs to be sure you can hook up ok.

totally maddening, irrational, mickey mouse, like so much else in this topsy turvy country.

then when you pull one out of the wall, the whole fixture comes out with it, lol.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 06:53:02 PM EST
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hen when you pull one out of the wall, the whole fixture comes out with it, lol.

I thought that was just my apartment...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:09:46 AM EST
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from my pre-vegan days, i remember they make the best cheese on toast, welsh rarebit with a smear of marmite on top, yes.

there were those double grills too that made wicked toasted cheese sarnies.

those toaster overs i saw more in the states, in the pre microwave days. they were the bees' knees for bedsit type situations, student digs etc.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 06:48:46 PM EST
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Hey, congratulations to Megan!
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:02:09 PM EST
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Here's an excerpt from her email to me today:

and you keep searching for my fucking toaster..asshole... :)

I swear, I get no respect.


In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:08:10 PM EST
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Well, you tutored her, didn't you?

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char
by Melanchthon on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:31:35 PM EST
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Ah, hell, I'll pitch in my tuppence:

Get a small CONVECTION toaster oven!

The circulation of the air makes for wonderful dry roasted meats, chicken, fish, etc. Instead of scorched outside, cold inside from radiation-only, or irregularly scorched and frozen microwave results.

And they're cheap. Get one with a non-electronic timer that goes clickety click.

Align culture with our nature.

by ormondotvos (ormond no spam lmi net no spam) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 02:59:39 AM EST
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