Toaster from the 1990s : electrical safety issues pretty much solved, made from standard and timeless parts, trivial to repair due to the use of sheet metal and fastners, able to toast bread in a wide variety of conditions.
Toaster from 2020s: Requires rare materials and software for some reason? Guaranteed to be landfill in 10 years.
Huh neat, know what the plastic is? Is it expensive high temp shit or do they do something clever to stop it cooking where it couples to the hot parts?
The plastic shell is attached directly to the metal interior at a few points so I guess it must be some kind of high heat stuff there at least. The main solution however is they put an air-gap between the plastic shell and the metal interior, utilizing a couple of inlets on the bottom for “convection draft cooling”.
It has melted a little on the edge above the slots tho.
10 years? the next model will be out in a year and within 3 years your toaster will be so slow you’ll have to upgrade or otherwise risk not getting security updates or support.
Toaster from the 1990s : electrical safety issues pretty much solved, made from standard and timeless parts, trivial to repair due to the use of sheet metal and fastners, able to toast bread in a wide variety of conditions.
Toaster from 2020s: Requires rare materials and software for some reason? Guaranteed to be landfill in 10 years.
10 years is optimistic
No way. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, that’s well into the era of plastic disposable everything.
Idk I had a toaster made of folded sheet metal that looked like it was basically unchanged since the 1940s except they added an earthing wire.
toasters weren’t plastic in the 90s, they would have melted. 90s plastic was pretty shitty material quality wise.
It was microwaves that peaked in the 90s; toasters reached their prime in mid-century.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I have a Rowenta plastic shell toaster from West Germany that still works perfectly. It’s metal on the inside obviously.
Huh neat, know what the plastic is? Is it expensive high temp shit or do they do something clever to stop it cooking where it couples to the hot parts?
The plastic shell is attached directly to the metal interior at a few points so I guess it must be some kind of high heat stuff there at least. The main solution however is they put an air-gap between the plastic shell and the metal interior, utilizing a couple of inlets on the bottom for “convection draft cooling”.
It has melted a little on the edge above the slots tho.
yeah it was the early 00’s where everything in the kitchen had to be stainless steel
Oh, not everything! Just the bits you could see. The other parts are plastic to limit repairabi- I mean, reduce costs.
10 years? the next model will be out in a year and within 3 years your toaster will be so slow you’ll have to upgrade or otherwise risk not getting security updates or support.