My toaster stopped working. Normally, when I need an appliance I go to Consumer Reports and check out the ratings But this is only a toaster. Last time I purchased a toaster I knew the only thing important was to get one with an opening large enough for a bagel.
This is the toaster we had when I was a child. Worked great, just be careful you don't burn yourself and make sure you don't leave the bread in too long or it will be black and crunchy:
I purchased a Cuisinart because any Cuisinart products I have on hand are reliable. I brought it home and found it comes with an instruction manual. Why would they have a manual with a toaster? When I took the toaster out of the box, I figured it out!
This toaster, defrosts, reheats and toasts. There is a setting for: Plain bread, bagel, English muffin, pastry and waffle! You can toast a bagel on one side and two slices of bread on the other. You dial it to the perfect shade you want.
Now I can't wait for my blender to stop working!
Changing the subject, I don't like to say anything negative about Dr. Bonnie Henry our Provincial Health Officer, but as a friend told me tonight, she is giving us mixed messages. It's hard to figure out what you can and can't do as things change rapidly. I read this article in The Vancouver Sun and this journalist asked the same questions, I've been asking:
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/shelley-fralic-sending-out-an-sos-we-need-answers
