I’ve owned and/or used many toasters and toaster ovens. All have been crap. It doesn’t matter how much it costs, it all comes from some noname as cheap as possible factory, doesn’t work as advertised, and falls apart quickly after making marginal at best toast. Paying for quality is no longer an option. Alec from Technology Connections profiles a 1948 Sunbeam classic that still works due to a brilliant, timeless design. His channel and Techmoan both delve deeply into our electromechanical past finding, explaining, and often resurrecting devices we’ve forgotten.
Youtube Channel: Technology Connections
He even offers a video on his second channel that shows how to fix and update one of these from the second-hand market. Tempting, tempting.
Youtube Channel: Technology Connections 2