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1. Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2019 02:18:09 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

   • John David Heinzmann
   Hmm..., I think @jd said he actually had a #toaster like this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y #amazing!
   • John David Heinzmann (jd)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2019 09:10:06 EDT John David Heinzmann

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     • Joshua Judson Rosen
     Indeed, I have several of those exact Sunbeam Automatic Toasters. I prefer the oldest T-20 models before they started engineering cost out. They are wonderful.
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   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2019 04:48:30 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • John David Heinzmann
     Wait..., when you say "I have several toasters"...?
   • John David Heinzmann (jd)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2019 14:12:59 EDT John David Heinzmann

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     • Joshua Judson Rosen
     @rozzin Indeed. I collect them, clean them up, bring them back to life, pass them on. So a number of family members and my neighbor also have one. You can get them for $20 to $200 on eBay. Why not? They are the best toasters ever made. Sunbeam appears to have made a lot of them. And they last.
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   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2019 15:45:46 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • John David Heinzmann
     @jd aaah—I was thinking you just *really* liked #toast, if you had a toaster for every room ☺
   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Aug-2019 22:25:48 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • John David Heinzmann
     Hmm..., @jd it looks like your #toaster might have some competition... sort-of... maybe? http://status.hackerposse.com/url/18983
     
     This whole "toasting without desiccating" idea is fascinating. Especially after I blew through a whole loaf of bread last week trying to get enough toasted-but-still-soft-enough-to-bite-through slices for 3 sandwiches....
     
     Is this another case of "easy 50 years ago but impossible now"?
   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Aug-2019 22:28:43 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • Today I Learned...
     !TIL that there are toasters that #toast without desiccating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6lGaYh71g4
     #toaster
   • John David Heinzmann (jd)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2019 07:29:36 EDT John David Heinzmann

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     • Joshua Judson Rosen
     @rozzin Hmmm... a toaster oven with steam?  Is that a timer or a doneness sensor he is setting?
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   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Aug-2019 08:31:15 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • John David Heinzmann
     @jd yeah it does look like the Balmuda is timer-based, not doneness-based (he says "3 and a half minutes" as he sets the dial)..., so that's like..., how many steps forward vs. how many steps back? Also he's using special bread with it?
   • John David Heinzmann (jd)'s status on Thursday, 22-Aug-2019 09:00:31 EDT John David Heinzmann

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     • Joshua Judson Rosen
     Yeah, I think he just likes that kind of bread. I know someone who has a steam oven installed in the wall (she doesn't like toaster or microwave ovens). She loves it. Uses it for reheating leftovers, etc.
   • Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2019 18:16:11 EDT Joshua Judson Rosen

     • John David Heinzmann
     This #Balmuda #toaster review in #Wired has more info—no mention of "done-ness" sensing, but it is doing something more clever than just heat-until-timeout: https://www.wired.com/2016/10/review-balmuda-toaster/
     "Toward the end of the cycle, the steam stops and there's a burst of power to the heating elements, giving the bread a last-moment nudge toward toasty perfection."
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru2mfel9EvM