Do you really have toasters in your houses?

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Ok_Introduction9435@reddit

It literally never occurred to me that some places just don’t have toasters in their houses

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Come to think of it, a toaster is designed for a very specific kind of bread: a rectangular tin-baked loaf. Even with a country loaf it’s much less convenient, and if you eat any form of flatbread, like pita or naan, it’s just useless.

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NorwegianSteam@reddit

Even with a country loaf it’s much less convenient, and if you eat any form of flatbread, like pita or naan, it’s just useless.

SnooFlake@reddit

If you find yourself in Portland, try Nicklaus. Best hummus

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kaywel@reddit

The word for a rectangular tin-baked loaf is "Pullman Loaf."

It was popularized in the US because of Pullman train cars. The rectangular loaf was hyper space efficient in a place where that was very much needed.

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JohannSuggestionBox@reddit

Cool history tidbit - thanks!!

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RancidHorseJizz@reddit

Naan in the toaster? Good

I wonder what other things we use on a regular basis just don’t exist in other countries. Or the opposite.

I’m sure every Asian household has a rice cooker but most Americans don’t have one.

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Frank_chevelle@reddit

Garbage disposals come up a lot. Many people outside the USA are either intrigued or horrified with the idea of them.

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nvkylebrown@reddit

I have one, rarely use it. Usually just to clean itself - I don't deliberately put anything solid down the drain. I'd rather not have it. But the house came with it.

However, my mom and both brothers think it's a kitchen requirement, and believe in putting anything that will fit down the drain.

That's why you've got the garbage disposal, to get the trash flushed out of the drain.

That said, I'm not the sort to just chuck stuff down there instead of the trash-- maybe I'm the oddball here, maybe I'm not-- but it's more of a "I have a garbage disposal so I don't have to worry about catching every chunk of crud that washes off some dishes."

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Anathemautomaton@reddit

Does your bathroom smell like a sewer because it has a toilet in it?

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double_psyche@reddit

It’s not for all the trash the house creates. Just food scraps.

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Moomoomoo1@reddit

Nope… it just goes down the drain with the water and out to the sewers, mine has never smelled

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mixreality@reddit

We kinda went in a circle with recycling, in west coast cities at least we have 3 bins, trash, recycling, yard waste+compost, that the city garbage trucks pick up.

However, several years ago China stopped buying our recycling, and at least Seattle and Portland (probably others) won't accept half the things labeled as recyclable and tell you to throw them out. Example look at the "What's not allowed" sections for paper, plastic, glass, metal.

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rhb4n8@reddit

I think Colorado has pretty impressive recycling and industrial compost tech. I was really impressed when I visited

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fuckyeahcaricci@reddit

I love mine, but when I lived in the greater NYC area, they were unheard of.

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I use it for white rice if I'm eating stirfry or home made vietnamese food. It's set or forget. Now if I'm making rice that isn't white rice, like mexican rice, I do that in a saucepan so I can add ingredients.

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S0baka@reddit

I used to say it each time my family members told me I needed a rice cooker, finally got one after they said that every American Asian household had one (my thinking being that they would have to know more about it than I do) and it really helps a lot. Saying this as someone who used to babysit a pot of cooking rice and still end up with rice stuck to the pot and being hard to wash off. Or with undercooked or overcooked rice, or both in the same pot somehow. No longer a problem with a rice cooker.

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DoubleIntegral9@reddit

Dude same! I got a rice cooker for Christmas after I moved out, and I was initially stubborn about it (“I can make it just fine on the stove!”)

I’m with you. Rice is so easy to cook, IMO. I’ve never had issues with burning or undercooking it. Maybe if I made rice every day, I’d enjoy the convenience of an appliance. But I don’t even make it weekly, so I don’t really see the point.

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K_Goode@reddit

You can use your rice cooker for more than just rice, too, like pancakes

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Dr_Watson349@reddit

Its not like we are choosing between one of the other. We have both. I only take out the rice cooker when I make rice so it's not on the counter all the time.

It makes things just so much easier and the rice comes out perfect every time. Pop it out, plug it in. Throw in rice and water and push the button. When the light goes off, rice is done. This way I can focus on whatever I am cooking and have less things to manage.

Also it was pretty cheap. Like 20 bucks.

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WritPositWrit@reddit

I have a rice cooker. I stopped using it years ago, it’s easier to just make rice in a pot

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Dr_Watson349@reddit

I'm assuming you know some trick I don't but idk how it's easier. Add rice, water, push button. Wait till light is off. Boom.

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WritPositWrit@reddit

I don’t know why people have trouble cooking rice in a pot. Add rice & water, turn on flame.

The only extra thing I have to do is wait for it to come to a boil before setting the timer, but that is so low effort, it’s worth it to not have to deal with another appliance taking up what little counter space I have.

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Dr_Watson349@reddit

Nobody is having trouble. It's just convenient. Can I make toast without a toaster, sure, but I don't. Can i boil water for coffee in a pot without using our electric kettle, sure, but I don't.

I enjoy cooking, but I don't enjoy making toast, boiling water, or making rice. Maybe I'm weird.

As for counter space, the toaster is the only one of those items that stays put on the counter. The others come out when needed and put away when done. No more work than taking out a pot or pan.

As I said in another comment, if the folks who eat rice at ever meal use one, it's good enough for me.

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WritPositWrit@reddit

Sorry I didn’t mean to imply that YOU personally have trouble. I have just seen so many people post on Reddit about how they can’t seem to cook rice and all their troubles were solved when they got a rice maker. And I think that’s bizarre.

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proteins911@reddit

My rice definitely comes out better with the rice cooker than a pot. I didn’t have problems really with a pot. It tasted good. With the rice cooker, it tastes perfect.

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Controlling the heat on the stove is the worst part. I have a gas stove and even on the lowest setting the rice gets burned following the instructions on the package. In the rice cooker it comes out perfect.

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WritPositWrit@reddit

I didn’t think of that! I have gas also and when I turn it down to low my rice is fine. I guess I’m lucky because it’s not like I have a special stove.

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xRVAx@reddit

Boil in bag is so much easier

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Dr_Watson349@reddit

It's not. Boil I'm a bag does one thing easier, it measures the rice for you. A rice cooker does two things easier, it sets the temp and the time.

2>1

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xRVAx@reddit

Yah but cleanup is easier for boil in bag.

Literally rinse cooking pot

And not having an additional appliance on the counter is clutch.

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Dr_Watson349@reddit

How is that different in terms of cleaning? My rice cooker has a removable bowl you wash out. No different than a pan. Also I don't have a bag to throw out.

I had a rice cooker, then got rid of it when we got an Instant Pot as a wedding present.

Much more versatile for my small kitchen. The fact that you can make pulled pork inside of an hour is a bonus.

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cher0000@reddit

I have a Persian rice cooker. It makes wonderful basmati rice. If you've had Persian food you'll know what I mean. Their rice is a delight all in itself.

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Odd-Help-4293@reddit

Electric kettles in the UK. (I do have a small rice cooker, but I eat a good bit of rice.)

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Shadow_of_wwar@reddit

For Kazakhstan, I wonder what food they have a toaster could be useful for, I imagine they might not eat bread shaped like ours?

I'm not sure, though it's hard to think of somewhere that I know less about than kazakhstan tbh

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trampolinebears@reddit

In my experience, they’ve got two main varieties: Russian-style bread and Kazakh-style bread.

Russian bread (khleb) is pretty much like what you see in the US: a deep pan loaf that’s sliced and bagged. A lot of that bread would work in an American toaster.

Kazakh bread (nan) is a low, round loaf, thicker around the edge and thinner in the middle. Despite the name, it isn’t like Indian naan; their nan rises a lot more into an actual loaf. It wouldn’t work in a toaster at all.

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lovenoggersandwiches@reddit

Or simply put, we have same sliced bread with the same form it has in America in many stores.

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arcinva@reddit

It looks delicious . But I'm cracking up at "obi nan".

Same. But now that I think about it. If you aren't using the same shape/size loaves of bread we are a toaster would be kinda useless.

Thanks. I'm gonna have that damn Family Guy song stuck in my head all night!

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batmanismysidekick@reddit

I do this with the unfrosted strawberry ones

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This is the way

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PikaPonderosa@reddit

That would be an Air Fryer

An air fryer is just a toaster oven with convection.

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jorwyn@reddit

My microwave is also a small convection oven, so I've never bothered to get an air fryer. My oven also is, but it's too large to bother for reheating pizza.

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worldDev@reddit

The air fryer dries it out too much for my taste.

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M0nocleSargasm@reddit

You should take the time to read the manual and master the use of all the settings. The same for your microwave.

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worldDev@reddit

Or I can just use the toaster oven that does the job exactly how I like it.

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LongoSpeaksTruth@reddit

The air fryer dries it out too much for my taste.

For reheating pizza, IMO it's better to use a skillet. Use a larger skillet on medium heat. Put the pizza in and cover it with a lid that is tall enough to cover the pizza without the cheese and stuff sticking to the lid, and small enough that the lid can sit down into the pan to make heating the toppings faster.

What you end up with is a deliciously crispy bottom, the rest of the crust remains chewy, and the cheese melts again just like it came from the oven.

It works out so much better IMO than a toaster oven.

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000Fli@reddit

Works great either way. Just don't use the microwave

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Royal-Property-8162@reddit

Same but microwave then on cast iron griddle.

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stoicsilence@reddit

toaster ovens are dangerous.

They lower the barrier and make ease "sinful baking" like cookies, brownies, and cinnamon rolls.

Beware the toaster oven.

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LilacLlamaMama@reddit

Wait til you discover air fryers. My momma even found silicone baking dishes that perfectly fit mine last Christmas. They are the exact perfect size for making four muffins/cupcakes/cinnamon rolls or a 6in diameter pie/cake. It really makes it easy to justify making some for no reason whatsoever. They will also do up 2-3 servings of fries, nugz, or frozen apps in no time at all.

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Nirkky@reddit

Reheat pizza ? wtf ! Next day cold pizza is the best thing ever.

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SkyPork@reddit

If I really want to perfectly reheat pizza, it's a two step process:

put a slice in a heavy skillet, heat it on medium until it starts making noise. (If it's a dry crust, I might need to add oil.)
transfer it into the toaster oven on broil, to heat up the top for a minute or two.

TruckADuck42@reddit

It would probably work better even today. Toasters are one of those things that haven't changed at all and are dead simple, so the only real difference between an old one and a new one is that the new one is made with a bunch of shitty plastic and thin metal.

Might want to make sure you unplug an older one, though. Some of them just straight up have live electrical shit inside that doesn't turn off when not in use.

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skt71@reddit

My mm got married in 1968 and the sunbeam toaster she got for her wedding just died. It outlived my dad.

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TheDreadPirateJeff@reddit

Until about 5 or 6 years ago I used a Toshiba rice cooker from the 60s that my grandfather brought with him from the Philippines.

microwave from the 70s

Amarastargazer@reddit

My kettle is also inherited from a roommate! I think I’ll have a kettle from now on if something happens to this one. Maybe sooner-I imagine there are ones easier to clean than this one

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got_rice_2@reddit

I'm Asian and also have one - very convenient to start ramen

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Karnakite@reddit

Kettles are becoming more common in the US, at least it seems that way to me.

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DogsAreTheBest36@reddit

America is filled with many different ethnicities and food habits. I'm Jewish. Tea is (maybe was) much more "Jewish." So when I was growing up, we always had a kettle, the kind that whistles over the stovetop. It was an essential. I thought everyone had it! My Polish friends had it too.

arcinva@reddit

I guess I was raised a toaster-Catholic but converted to Protestantism in adulthood.

^ We just don't use our toaster much. We do have a toaster oven that gets a lot of use, though not for just plain toast.

TIL: My father is a parking-Catholic. Not surprising since his ancestors are Irish. 🍀

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sapphleaf@reddit

I'm Jewish, which means my toaster is used for bagels at least once a day.

It stays on the counter.

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nixtracer@reddit

Hm, so it seems I'm not an atheist Anglican Jew, I'm a toaster-Catholic atheist Anglican Jew.

Dualits are great!

It takes a little while to get used to the timer (you will get lots of burnt / under cooked toast) and the no pop up, however when you have sussed it they are great.

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MalloryTheRapper@reddit

I need a warm toasted bagel to deliver my blueberry cream cheese to my mouth

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Firebird22x@reddit

If it’s a good bagel, eat it fresh, never toasted.

Toasting makes a “good” bagel. Doesn’t matter if you start with great, or meh, it ends up good

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UnbelievableRose@reddit

What is your idea of a good bagel that you can make them in a regular toaster?

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If people chose to reply with their semantic argument, would do best to consider the following. What is placed in the drawer in hotel rooms across America.

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SeawolfEmeralds@reddit

Censorship about toasters

AskAnAmerican-ModTeam In America toasters kill more people annually than AR15s

https://imgur.com/a/iwBLbDu

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LikelyNotSober@reddit

Very common at the breakfast buffet though.

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SeawolfEmeralds@reddit

Of course immediately thought about that after making the comment. Typically that's a budget-friendly hotel for those unaware Americans traveling America by road will typically stop at $50 a night, stay at a hotel. Wake up and go

Continental breakfast. Typically a room in the lobby where they bring out pastries bread cereal milk coffee sometimes they will have a small omelet station pancake or waffle station, at the higher end hotels it's an event with chefs and mimosa (sunny D and champagne)

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RemonterLeTemps@reddit

Having a toaster in the room makes it seem more an 'economy' hotel or motel, where people are trying to save money by making toast/toaster pastries for breakfast (i.e., not eating the Continental breakfast set up in the lobby). Still, it does pose a fire hazard, if people fail to notice food stuck in the toaster, or forget to unplug the appliance when done.

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macoafi@reddit

Not in the hotel room, in the lobby where the buffet is.

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messibessi22@reddit

I feel like toaster ovens were a big fad when I was growing up but we’ve moved on to normal toasters again

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Tbh I think they’ve been replaced by air fryers everything I used to do in the toaster oven has been replaced by my airfryer

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Zagaroth@reddit

We actually have a combo, a toaster oven style air frier.

It won't air fry as well as a dedicated one, but it's big enough to cook something like a lasagna in.

I'll take your word on that one. I don't particularly like toast so I never make it. The few times I have made it, it looked fine, but I am anything but a connoisseur of toast.

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Mysteryman64@reddit

Sure, but alternatively, many people just use their ovens

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geneb0323@reddit

That seems excessive if you only need to cook something small. My toaster oven also works as an air fryer, so it can toast, bake/roast, or air fry and is big enough to do an entire frozen pizza. Takes less than a minute to preheat it.

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G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit

I used to own a toaster oven but it was only big enough for two large slices of bread. Useful for melting cheese on things but didn't really use it for cooking.

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FarmerNikc@reddit

I love it for getting butter melted on my toast or bagels. Plop some on, throw it back in the toaster, and the residual heat gets it nice and spreadable in a few seconds.

Gothmom85@reddit

Right now I have neither! i grew up with a toaster. When I was an adult I had one at first. Then I had a toaster oven. Then a toaster/convection oven.

FredOfMBOX@reddit

A couple times a day? Wow.

Once or twice a week for this household of 4.

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Gladyskravitz99@reddit

So different members of your family don't go in and out of the kitchen toasting bread or bagels or cheese toast, or reheating pizza or whatever, throughout the day? For breakfast and lunch or late night snacks for teens?

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Mayor__Defacto@reddit

I don’t have one, but my mom does.

OK, my question for OP is....is toast a regularly-eaten item in Kazakhstan? Because if it is, how do you toast bread aside from using a toaster/toaster-oven? Maybe one of those camp toasters set over a burner on the stove? Those are very similar to what Americans used pre-1920, but for the last hundred years, most have used an electric toaster.

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thas_mrsquiggle_butt@reddit

How are they going to make a grilled cheese sandwich, burn their poptarts, and warm up their toaster strudel and cold pizza without a toaster?

Yes. It is extremely rare for an American household to NOT have a toaster.

On the other hand many Asians are really surprised that most American households do not have a rice cooker.

We say “Different strokes for different folks”.

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kalelopaka@reddit

Yes, we have toasters

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s7o0a0p@reddit

Yes.

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Esselon@reddit

Yeah, they're fairly common. I don't own a toaster right now but only because I have a toaster oven/air fryer combo unit.

Is it one unit? Or two separate but matching things?

I’m in the ozarks, where electric kettles aren’t as common.

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I'm a mover/packer so I'm constantly seeing what's in strangers' kitchens. There are literally more households in America with three toasters than households with zero toasters. I don't see they could possibly be more popular in France. America is absolutely saturated with toasters.

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Numinous-Nebulae@reddit

Omg you must have so many good stories. What’s surprisingly common in households that you didn’t expect?

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that-Sarah-girl@reddit

I've moved 3 diy life-size human dolls that 3 different households were using as home decor. Not sexy dolls. More like... imagine if you wanted a particular expensive doll in the store as a kid and your family couldn't afford it so your grandma tried to make it for you herself with craft supplies and things she had around the house. Now imagine a dumpy middle aged lady version of that doll Grandma made. And I've moved THREE of them.

It's the issue of how that I understand, not the issue of why.

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_JustMyRealName_@reddit

As an American in a quite small house, I’ve been making toast in a pan as well. It’s not quite as evenly done or quick as a toaster, but it works just fine, and generally convinces me to just make a sandwich while I’m already there

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LifelsButADream@reddit

I just couldn't justify making plain toast if I didn't have a toaster. So many bread-dip type things like french toast exist and are very cheap and easy to make (usually just eggs and milk mixed with various other cheap ingredients) and they are very tasty, so I personally wouldn't even bother with making plain toast.

I can't argue with the fact that that it's more dishes to do though. Nobody likes more dishes.

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You’re probably thinking of those toasters where they have two little slots in them for bread

Yes. Always had one growing up, if it broke it was quickly replaced

When I first moved out, I didn’t have one, must’ve forgot. It’s such a necessity for me I got one within a month. How else do I eat bagels? I only ever eat them toasted, I think only tried them unheated recently

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PrettyOddWoman@reddit

We have a toaster, a toaster oven, air fryer, and regular stove + oven. Oh yeah... and a grill! The toaster oven is just sitting in the garage not being used

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Potential-Climate942@reddit

I never used a toaster until I was 15. I was at a girl's house who I was dating and had to ask her for help because I didn't know how to use it.

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AnitaIvanaMartini@reddit

I’m stunned to learn from you that some people don’t have toasters. Of course I gave a toaster, I’ve always had a toaster, all my friends have toasters. My neighbors have toasters. Why?

We have a counter top oven, not a toaster. It can make toast, but we also do most of our baking in it.

$10 USD = 4,871.78 Kazakhstani Tenge...

"The average salary in Kazakhstan hovers around 213,000 KZT per month, or about $440 USD."

Environmental-Bag-77@reddit

The whole Western world has a toaster. But then we have bread too.

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PhoenixRisingToday@reddit

I have a toaster oven, no toaster any longer. But yes - super common

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arizonavacay@reddit

I prefer toasting things in my toaster oven, bc then I can put butter on it first. But I have an Airbnb and I didn't put a toaster in, and people complained so much that I went and got one. 😆 My guests have all been from the US & Canada.

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ballpeenX@reddit

We have a tabletop convection toaster oven. It will do toast and many other things. No single purpose toaster anymore. We had one in the past.

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spicyzsurviving@reddit

sorry to gate crash this thread but as a brit, it never even occurred to me that toasters could be seen as an american thing, as they’re so common here.

EloquentBacon@reddit

Yes, we have a toaster oven. We use it multiple times a week. When I was younger in the 80’s and early 90’s, we didn’t have a microwave and used the toaster oven in place of that to reheat food. Since it can toast/brown food, some foods taste a lot better when you reheat them in the toaster oven like pizza.

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joepierson123@reddit

Yeah he's talking about making a batch of croutons

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Harizovblike@reddit (OP)

TheDark_Knight67@reddit

I have a toaster, and a toaster oven just because sometimes I need to toast more than 4 slices of bread

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LifelsButADream@reddit

I wonder how many people are going to eat toast for breakfast tomorrow because this thread reminded them of their poor toasters' existance.

(i'm from Kazakhstan, Central Asia)

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lovenoggersandwiches@reddit

People in Kazakhstan don't eat bread for breakfast, they are hunter-gatherers and mostly hunt for food on horseback using hunting eagles.

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Nyx_Shadowspawn@reddit

Yes I think almost every kitchen has a toaster over here

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DREAM_PARSER@reddit

Toasters are BY FAR the cheapest kitchen appliance. Why do you not have them??? My wife and I bought our first toaster for like 7 dollars about 7 years ago.

I ditched my toaster a couple of years ago because I stopped eating foods with gluten in them.

It’s such a staple kitchen appliance because it is used to prepare a staple food item. There is just something amazing about the taste and texture of toasted, freshly baked bread.

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Alternate_chaos5150@reddit

Having a toaster seems pretty common to me we have one on our counter

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StrongAsMeat@reddit

How do you make PopTarts!?

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Harizovblike@reddit (OP)

we have no poptarts here

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tranquilitywave@reddit

Growing up my dad never bought a toaster, he just didn't care for them I guess. and throughout my teenage / early 20's for some reason I never bought one.

back in 2020 with my now ex , it was nice seeing his toaster. he was so shocked that I never had one/ even used one

notrealtoday92@reddit

Toaster oven here. Rarely use my big oven anymore.

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Revanur@reddit

What? You have never seen… a toaster? What?

Yep! Bread is a lot of Americans’ staple starch, and toast is the ubiquitous way to eat it with breakfast. Most of us are also really busy and on tight schedules, so a toaster makes toasting our bread fast and convenient.

Ceekay151@reddit

Just about every household I know has a toaster. We actually have a couple toasters at the official so people can use them for breakfast or lunch.

But yeah, most “normal” American households have a toaster.

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Cool-Fish1@reddit

Yes

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tiimsliim@reddit

Yes. Toaster oven mostly.

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KaiserGustafson@reddit

Used to, but one thing led to another and it broke. Sometimes I wish I had one, but I usually don't need toast on any given day since I'm not a breakfast guy.

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TiredReader87@reddit

Why wouldn’t you want to have a toaster?

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FrostyIcePrincess@reddit

I’ve always had a toaster in my house

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Creepy_Airport_329@reddit

Most Americans do, id assume you could just order one online to your house for fairly cheap right?

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Harizovblike@reddit (OP)

i have never seen someone with a toaster, but waffle irons are pretty common tho, a lot of people have the waffle iron from 70s or 80s, soviet technologies

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devi1duck@reddit

We have 2 toasters - one for regular bread items and one for gluten free waffles, bagels, and bread. We also have a toaster oven which we use for bagel bites and frozen pizza, etc.

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Typical-Machine154@reddit

I don't have a toaster but I used to have a toaster oven that did air frying and when the kitchen gets rearranged I will probably get another one of those.

My wife was from a toaster family, I'm from a toaster oven family. Most American families are one or the other. Because pizza rolls out of the microwave suck but the oven doesn't get them crispy either. You need a toaster oven.

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Hi-itsme-@reddit

American here who has both a toaster and a toaster oven. The toaster gets nearly daily use and the toaster oven is great for small portions and the broiler on it seems to work better than the one in my larger oven. I like options!

I keep the toaster oven put away in the pantry and I bring it out it mostly in the summer when I don’t want to use the oven that tends to heat the kitchen. I put it away after using it but keep my regular toaster out on the counter and just put it in a cabinet if I have company coming. My mom religiously puts her toaster away every day.

I’m from the northeast originally and it was about 50-50 on toaster versus toaster ovens in homes I visited growing up but nowadays with air fryers (I won’t lie I have one of those too…) I think most people have a toaster instead of a toaster oven.

You can get a regular 2 slice pop up toaster for a lot cheaper than a toaster oven or air fryer too, so it’s one of the easiest small appliances to get especially when you’re first starting out: it was one of the first things my daughter bought for her first apartment when she had a tight budget.

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Sad_Pangolin7379@reddit

Yep. Toast with bread and butter and jam is a pretty common breakfast. Peanut butter toast is a common snack or quick lunch.

They are dirt cheap, so if I had the room I would have a toaster.

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targetsbots@reddit

Yes in Britain we have them too. It's a really common food item. I don't think I've ever been in a British kitchen without a toaster. There's even a cartoon the brave little toaster and in a popular sitcom called Red Dwarf talkey toaster is a character.

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TheRollingPeepstones@reddit

Hey there! Not an American here.

Lived in Hungary for ~25 years. My kitchen had a toaster. My grandma's kitchen had a toaster. (She even had an old East German toaster from the 1970s! Although she preferred using her small toaster oven to make toast, that is true.)

Some of my close family lives in Germany. They have toasters there.

I've lived in Canada for ~10 years now. We all have toasters.

I think it might not be as much of an American thing as you believe.

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got_rice_2@reddit

Toaster and a coffee maker, both pretty standard on the countertop. Also a microwave, 4-burner stove and oven. The fancier folks have more burners and another oven

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wawa2022@reddit

How does bread get toasted without a toaster? I don’t have a toaster oven, and I’m not turning on the big oven for a slice of toast.

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mamamedic@reddit

Grew up with a standard toaster since the 1960's, but switched to a toaster oven around 2003. Now have an air fryer/toaster/roasting oven that takes up slightly more space than previous toasters but does so much more! I can fry chicken, make french fries, bake bread, toast muffins, etc.

sapphireminds@reddit

Because you're answering in an "ask an American" sub and that gives the prescription you are American, which is why it's hard to believe you wouldn't know what pop tarts are.

It's normal for non Americans to not know what they are. It's abnormal for Americans to claim ignorance of their existence.

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Giddyup_1998@reddit

Yes, fair enough. Do you want to slap me, or should I?

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Raving_Lunatic69@reddit

A toaster pastry

I have the bougie 13 in 1 ninja air fryer - pizza maker - toaster oven - toaster and quick Baker (I don't even know what the other things are).

It gets used five times a day.

I also have a four slice toaster but it just kind of sits there now but it's there because it's cute and it's red and it matches my mixer and my microwave.

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No_Practice_970@reddit

Yes, regular toaster and one that makes toasted cheese sandwiches 🥪

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purplepeopleeater333@reddit

Yes. I can’t imagine a kitchen without one.

Never really thought of not having a toaster (I'm from Switzerland and living in the UK) and everyone around does as well. But I toast my bread on a pan 8 times out of 10 maybe?

As a kid, yes.

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Great_Ninja_1713@reddit

I dont have one but I wish I did and people think it's strange that I dont have one.

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itsyaboooooiiiii@reddit

My fiancee and I just use our toaster oven now but I'm willing to bet 99% of Americans own a toaster

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latelyimawake@reddit

…yes. Do you not?

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kaimcdragonfist@reddit

We have one but we don’t use it every day

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phord@reddit

I have had a toaster in the kitchen all my life. Until I re-married. My new wife is Chinese. She gave my toaster away.

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FoofieLeGoogoo@reddit

Most kitchens will have a toaster, range (gas or electric stove with an attached oven), blender and/ or food processor, and a microwave.

Others may also have an electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot), air fryer, or an immersion blender.

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Lostsock1995@reddit

Yes, I love my toaster. Some days toast is boring and nothing special, and then for some reason some days toast is the best thing I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. I need the toaster for those days especially haha

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veronicaAc@reddit

Buttered toast with hot chocolate is a whole experience.

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Superb_Yak7074@reddit

Yes! Especially on a cold, snowy day.

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veronicaAc@reddit

That's exactly what I had in mind.. my ex husband told me that's what his mom made him when he and his brother came in from playing in the snow

I made it for our kids on snow days.

A toaster like you'd see in media (with two or four vertical slots) is extremely common in America, borderline universal. They can be made very cheaply (on sale for $10-15) and sliced bread (toast, bagels, English muffins, or pastries) is a fairly common thing to have in the morning or afternoon.

Never had a toaster growing up, but we always had a toaster oven. Can do the same as a toaster, but also so much more (basically a small oven). Very convenient and doesn't take up much space.

Blenders are hit or miss.

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Boi_eats_worlds@reddit

I keep thinking I need one because everyone has a toaster and I am really missing Toaster Strudels

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SnowTheMemeEmpress@reddit

Yeah, they're super convenient for breakfast while you're running out the door. Slab some jam and maybe a little peanut butter and you're made

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LOGOisEGO@reddit

I kind of want one, but we have an air fryer that still does the trick, just takes longer.

You can always get a convection toaster oven and you have best of both worlds, but it takes double the counter space

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msspider66@reddit

I haven’t owned a toaster in ages but most people do have one. It is a very common small appliance

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Temporary_Cow_8486@reddit

Toaster, no. Toaster oven, yes.
Only my son uses it.

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Flimsy_Situation_506@reddit

I’m Canadian and lived in the UK.. we had toasters… everyone had one.

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Diesel-NSFW@reddit

Yeah, toasters are a thing.

I've always had a toaster-oven. A few hotels or guest houses actual have the vertical slots.

Do you want to see how one works? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y

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toodleroo@reddit

To be fair, the point of that Tech Connections video is that they don't make superior toasters like this anymore

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Superlite47@reddit

How the hell do you make toast without a toaster?

I've done it on the stove and on the grill and it is entirely too easy to burn the shit out of it.

Put the bread in, push the button, perfect toast comes out.

$9.99 at your nearest Walmart is entirely too easy to suffer high effort burnt toast.

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secondmoosekiteer@reddit

Most people do have them, but i do not. I have an oven and an air fryer. I used to not have the air fryer till a few months ago. Loooong story.

I just cook everything in the oven or on the stove. I don't love a microwave and i don't eat much toast. Anything that needs to be toasted (garlic bread, bagels... toast. Can't think of anything else) goes in the oven with the broiler setting preheated. For leftovers i put on a baking sheet and preheat the oven, then turn it off. Or i package it the first time in a glassware dish to be heated.

I did growing up.

I'm in Canada, and I have always had toaster ovens. They don't toast sliced bread as perfectly as a regular toaster does, but they do the job, plus you can cook smaller amounts of food much faster and more efficiently than a standard oven - without heating up the whole kitchen!

Toasters were kind of the original trendy kitchen gadget, but since they're very simple and inexpensive they spread very quickly and become a pretty standard part of the kitchen.

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sssstr@reddit

I have a toaster in all my homes.

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10leej@reddit

I have the same toaster my grandparents had and it's debatedly the best toaster ever made. I didn;t realize how bad other toasters were until I randomly got recommended this video from a friend telling me he found my toaster

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ArrivesWithaBeverage@reddit

No, but I have an air fryer that I use for toasting things.

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Kaurifish@reddit

Of course not.

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TemerariousChallenge@reddit

For the longest time I thought that the toasters where the bread springs up at the end were just in the movies, but they really do exist. My family had a toaster oven growing up and I can't imagine not having at least one of the two.

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quentinislive@reddit

Prof_Acorn@reddit

Two. A traditional toaster and a toaster oven.

A toaster has been the first small appliance I've bought in various apartments. They are like $15-to-20 for a cheap one. Use it daily. Sometimes multiple times a day.

A few places I've moved already had toaster ovens and I use those almost daily as well.

I use them to warm up tortillas and pita as well. Years ago I used them to warm up frozen waffles, and those frozen hashbrown things. I use the toaster oven to make melts and warm up fries and even roast small servings of brussel sprouts and asparagus because the oven here is broken.

Toaster. Have not seen a home kitchen without a toaster. It is a common kitchen appliance more utilized than a blender in some homes it's more utilized than a coffee pot or even the stove. Bread and butter are the last warm items the poor will eat before becoming homeless.

In America toasters kill more people than AR15s do

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SquidsArePeople2@reddit

How else would I toast things?

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pippintook24@reddit

I have a toaster, a toaster oven, and a hot dog toaster in my kitchen.

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jda404@reddit

Very much so! I had no idea a toaster was an uncommon appliance in certain places. Does Central Asia not eat toast?

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A_BURLAP_THONG@reddit

Does Central Asia not eat toast?

most people do, but i don't. the only cooking equipment i have in my kitchen in the 11 yrs i've lived here is a microwave and a single hot plate.

but i'm the exception i guess, lol.

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Blue387@reddit

I have two toasters in my closet

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StereoHorizons@reddit

It is! Toasters are extraordinarily common and inexpensive. They come in all kinds of variety in terms of size and color and style. You could have one with 2 slots, which is standard, or 4 slots, or slots extra wide for bagels and the like.

Tell me something cool about where you live!

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waka_flocculonodular@reddit

Growing up we had a toaster that was mounted in the wall. It was super cool

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aprillikesthings@reddit

Yep. I eat toast almost every day, too.

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FlyByPC@reddit

Most houses I've seen do have toasters, and I grew up having one in the house that was used all the time.

I don't have a conventional toaster (the kind that pops the bread straight upwards), I have a toaster oven. I wish I had a conventional toaster though.

Hi from across the world!

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Poes_hoes@reddit

I don't and I recognize I'm the odd one out. The one place I lived didn't have one and they used the toaster oven. That's what I started using until I got an air fryer. Now the toaster oven is tucked away in a cabinet and I use my air fryer to toast my bagel or English muffin. I already have my air fryer on every morning to make my hash brown, no need to turn on another device when one will get it done.

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MillieBirdie@reddit

We really like toast.

yeah. I mean they are like $15-25 and pretty small.

veronicaAc@reddit

Say "Pop Tarts" one mo' time.....

I think everyone I know has a toaster.

Mines a vintage model from the 50s.

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LexiNovember@reddit

Yes, I think out of all the small countertop kitchen appliances around a toaster is probably the one thing the majority of people have. They’re cheap.

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I actually don’t have a toaster, but that’s only because we had to toss our last one. Need to pick up a new one. Normally I would have a toaster in the kitchen!

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holiestcannoly@reddit

Yes

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geneb0323@reddit

I've never owned a toaster (I don't really care for toast) but I have always had a toaster oven.

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DachshundNursery@reddit

I have a toaster oven. It makes toast but you can also bake a small batch of cookies, heat up food, or melt cheese on a sandwich.

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nowhereman136@reddit

I've only ever had a toaster oven. It's a mini counter top oven that will toast bread, bagels, waffles, whatever. Could also use it to cook snacks like mini pizza or chicken nuggets.