02-06-2013, 05:01 PM
I had my original Black & Decker toaster over from college for over 20 years. It finally died last year so I went shopping. I bought a $60 Oster from Costco that was considerably bigger. It was also a convection oven, had 2 racks and other useless bells and whistles. It was really too big and too much for just toasting or reheating stuff, so I returned it (gotta love Costco's return policy).
I found another small B&D toaster over at Sears for like $18. It can do 4 slices. It's fine and much better for what I need. However all new toaster ovens seem to have too many dials now. This one has 3 and I have to make sure they are all set right when I toast or else I wind up "baking" my bread at 300°F instead of "toasting" it. I can also see the timer dial wearing out within a few years since I have to turn it past a point to get it to start toasting and then turn it back to set the time. But for $18 I can't be too picky.
I found another small B&D toaster over at Sears for like $18. It can do 4 slices. It's fine and much better for what I need. However all new toaster ovens seem to have too many dials now. This one has 3 and I have to make sure they are all set right when I toast or else I wind up "baking" my bread at 300°F instead of "toasting" it. I can also see the timer dial wearing out within a few years since I have to turn it past a point to get it to start toasting and then turn it back to set the time. But for $18 I can't be too picky.