I mean, if it was a Dualit then maybe
At least it would be serviceable but the Smeg stuff I've come across is completely bog standard. After a few years of buying toasters that failed within a couple of years I went for a Dualit - 15 years on and I've not even had to replace an element.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 19:11,
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we had this basic sunbeam model growing up
30 years later my dad was still using it, about 50 years of constant use. It had stopped "popping up" in later years, but still switched off at the right time, which is more important.
googled it - fetching a decent price if he'd held onto it
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 22:21,
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Ooh that's very nice!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 7:19,
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Dolce & Gabbana toaster? Save £160
and opt for Japanese precision
happycooking.uk/products/balmuda-the-toaster-3rd-gen-k05e-white
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Pffft. Amateurs.
Prince Castle Vertical Contact Toaster 9 Second
£2,772.80
or Best Offer
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275956693337
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 21:46,
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pfft 9 seconds, lightweight
2200 per hour, 1.6 seconds each.
Granted there's no word on the loading or delivery method though if it gets much faster I'd be wondering if Rheinmetall has a catering division providing in-flight precision guided toast buttering.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325193452402
Though frankly at these prices wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to hire someone to make the toast for you.
(, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 22:23, Reply)
I think that's "second" as in not perfect condition
The "9" is the model of toaster.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 7:16,
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Compact and powerful, the Prince Castle model 297-T9 is a heavy duty vertical toaster able to quickly toast and caramelise up to 2200 buns in an hour. Made with a durable stainless steel construction, the contact toaster is easy to operate and clean - simply select a temperature and drop buns into the top slot.
The unique design of the toaster delivers truly impressive cooking performance. Able to cook one bun every 9 seconds using only 211mm of counter space, the Prince Castle optimises your output without taking up much room. And thanks to the adjustable crush setting, the slim-line toaster can accommodate all sorts of products and can easily produce muffins, tea cakes and buns with great consistency and speed. Ideal for use in mass catering establishments, such as prisons, hospitals, colleges, universities and fast food restaurants.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 14:32,
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Ah - fair enough!
Although being a pedant I'd question whether cooking 2200 buns an hour is the same as "One bun every 9 seconds".
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 16:48,
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Hmm. Yeah.
2200 buns in 3600 seconds (1 hour) is1.636363636363636 tbps (toasted buns per second). That's faster than 1 bun in 9 seconds (which would be 0.1111111111111111 tbps).
For both statistics to be true it obviously needs to toast multiple buns simultaneously. Dividing the larger number by the smaller gives 14.72727272727273, which I guess is the bun capacity, more or less.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 17:21,
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Are dried mango burgers a thing? I just had an idea.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 17:23,
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That's not the point I was trying to make
The wording "one bun every 9 seconds" implies you can put a bun in and it will come out 9 seconds later. Having watched a video it looks like you could set a speed that makes them come out in 9 seconds but I doubt they'd fully toast in that time, and if it can why not divide 9 seconds by the number of buns you can fit in at once.
I should probably go back to the "Dull men's club" on Facebook now.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 18:16,
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Reminded me of this $500 single slice machine reviewed by Ave
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxAbz9mfaj0
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2kindsofherring, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 7:26,
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