The Single Slot Toaster
When it comes to toasters, there are three basic model designs that you can choose from. The first is the toaster oven, which has a door that opens, and is like tiny oven. The second kind is a side by side slot toaster, where you just drop the bread in the slots. The third design is the single slot toaster. Instead of having two different slots, it only has one long one. There are many different toasters to choose from, but most of them feature the side by side style.
If you are looking for a toaster that is only big enough for one single slice of bread, you’ll have a very hard time finding one. I have only seen 2, 4, or 6 slice toasters. As for single slot toasters, nearly all of them can toast 2 slices. Having a single slot, you put the toast end to end in there. The reason why they don’t make many 4 slice single slot toasters is because the appliance would be very long. In fact, it would have to be almost 2 feet long to be able to put 4 slices of bread lengthwise in a single slot!
If you like the single long slot toaster style, and you need to be able to brown 4 slices, you can get one that is called a tandem toaster. Cuisinart makes what it calls a tandem 4 slice toaster. The slots are wide enough to toast a bagel, and you have the option of only turning one side on if you want. This saves electricity because you only use one side if you are toasting 2 pieces of bread. It also features an extra lift lever that comes in handy when removing small pieces of bread. This way, you don’t need to go fishing in the hot toaster hole for your piece of bread!!
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