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It was originally (1921) the name of one of the world's first automatic electric pop-up toasters for home use, the Toastmaster Model 1-A-1. [1] Since then the Toastmaster brand has been used on a wide range of small kitchen appliances, such as coffeemakers, waffle irons, toasters, and blenders.
Charles Perkins [1] Strite (February 27, 1878 – October 18, 1956) [2] was an American inventor known for inventing the pop-up toaster. He received U.S. patent #1,394,450 on October 18, 1921 for the pop-up bread toaster. [3] Strite then formed the Waters Genter Company and made the pop-up toaster publicly available in 1926. [4]
Pop-up toasters can have a range of appearances beyond just a square box and may have an exterior finish of chrome, copper, brushed metal, or any colored plastic. [1] The marketing and price of toasters may not be an indication of quality for producing good toast. [1] A typical modern two-slice pop-up toaster can draw from 600 to 1200 watts. [2]
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After the lecture, Alan and his friends visited the toaster article on Wikipedia, where one of his friends, Alex, edited the article to replace the lecturer's friend's name with Alan MacMasters, claiming he invented the toaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1893. [1] [2] [3] A year later, Alex contemplated the extent to which he could escalate the ...
A classic two-slot toaster. In a modern home kitchen, toast is usually made in a special-purpose electrical appliance, a toaster. Sliced bread is placed into the slots on the top of the toaster, the desired degree of toasting is set, and a lever is pushed down to expose the bread to the heated elements. The toast is popped up when it is ready.