How come we still haven't engineered a solution to this??
There is no clear way to get the toast out without using a conductive implement like a fork or your finger.
We've been to the Moon ffs
Edit: Woah seems Lemmy really likes this kind of casual post
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We have, most toasters let you lift the lever higher to get it out.
Mine only does it by like 10%. It must be a bad make
Get a better toaster or a toaster oven with a sliding tray.
Toaster Oven for life!
Do those really work? I don’t have a need or counter space for the “oven”, and the toaster needs to toast bread. Are those as fast and do they toast as well as the more specialized appliance?
The last thing I need is to take up more counter space. To the contrary, I am considering getting rid of my air fryer. The air fryer has worked really well, so well that I got an oven with that functionality. It would be tough to convince me to take up more counter space
Edit: then again, the internet claims an air fryer is effective at toast
My toaster over has a "toast" button that makes it really convenient to use, but it really pays off when cooking other meals. It's mostly replaced my old toaster and my big oven. If I only wanted toast I would settle for a good toaster to save space.
You have to master the art of the toss. Push the lever hard and then catch it while its in the air.
Bread-jitsu it is
Will breakfast?
Skillcheck first.
To be fair. The bread in there looks tiny. So not surprising it only raises it a little
Yeah, the loaf was blob shaped and these were the ends
Edit: it's this weird sour rye bread that I don't actually really like
Bauernbrot
Indeed. Although over here they call it Šumavský chléb
My favourite is when a toaster with the lift function raises to a high point that's lower than the high point on one without the lift.
Or that time I went through every display toaster in the store to get the one that lifted the highest, then when I bought one and took it home the one in the box only lifted to a high point an inch lower than the display model.
Push it down then up real fast and then catch the toast as it flies out.
Thank you
Wait, that's actually what worked?
Not today but you made me remember I've seen others do it. With the correct toaster of course
It sounds like a shitpost but it works
Wooden chopstick(s)
Or plastic I guess, but mine are wooden
Yeah. Chopsticks are the answer.
That's really clever. I even have a couple of pairs
We have a set of bamboo tongs for this. Works like a charm
Most toasters you can lift the pushy-downy-handle up a bit more than it rests at to lift the toast out.
My big problem is that (in the UK at least, don't know about other nations) the standard sized bread doesn't fit fully in a toaster, so the top ~3cm is still bread.
Same here (krautland). My brain is not adaptable to accepting this 10% less toast
Haha this is hilarious. I occasionally try to toast differently shaped bread, but sliced bread is very consistently shaped so never a problem.
Do other countries do bread differently ? Is this just another example of American cultural imperialism? “No baguettes for you!”
We have... I'm more impressed that you found a toaster that doesn't. I don't think I've had a toaster in the last ten years that didn't give a little bit of leeway on the lever to let you pull up a little bit more to be able to grab it.
Fill it with oil*, now you've got a deep fryer!
::: spoiler * Please don't. :::
WOAH. I don't think I could afford that unfortunately
So if your toast isn't taller than those sides, can you open it sideways or something? Remember those bars are scorching hot.
There is absolutely a Technology Connections about this.
https://lemmy.world/comment/25846826
When my toast gets stuck like that, I just pour my beans directly into the toaster and eat it all like cereal
Rapidly push the lever up to eject your toast and grab it midair. Works 95% of the time
That bandle that you push down? Push it UP instead. This is a solved problem.
Not on this toaster
Tell your servant to reach in and pull out the toast.
Those lazy bastards! You're right, mine managed to trick me into thinking I must pull it out myself... No supper tonight!
“We” have had toasters like this since at least the 1920s.
Sorry for whatever parallel universe you live in that doesn’t have toasters…
Toaster oven. Solves this problem entirely.
Like the clamshell thing? Those are good but it's too much hastle
Not a clamshell thing. A little oven with a door on the front that opens downward. Some of them also have air fryer capability. I've got a Ninja Flip and I'm quite happy with it. One nice feature about it is that you can stand it up on its back when not in use in order to save counter space. I threw away my regular-old bread toaster when I got it. And of course it's great for pizzas or melting cheese on your toast or air frying tater tots or just using like you would an oven to roast or what have you.
Interesting, looks quite nifty indeed. There are so many obscure kitchen appliances that I didn't know existed
Where are you from where a toaster oven is obscure?
Eastern Europe...
Get better bread.
No
the walmart store brand sliced bread has been made so cheap now, there's no 'substance'. it can't stand up in a toaster without literally "wilting". so it will toast crooked and then not pop up because it gets stuck. i have an old toaster, probably from the 1980s. not for 'bagels' either, just a normal narrow-slot toaster. it has no safety cut-off on it.. i dunno if that's even a thing.. but it will not shut off the heating elements when it gets stuck and can't "pop up". the whole thing is a fire hazard.
I don't know about your toaster, but mine is built so you can lift the handle slightly from the standard position, which lifts the bread mechanism and allows you to access the bread without poking into the toaster.
The solution is almost as old as the device itself: thin wooden tongs.
The solution is bigger bread.
Nah man shut up I'm saving the environent
I doubt that toaster is powered by renewables...
The problem is that you're trying to use a fork or your finger. Bread goes into the toaster. You're obviously supposed to fish it out with a bread knife.
Practice your literary skills: can you guess which part of the statement is sarcasm? Write your answers below. Make sure to show your work.It's the "bread goes into the toaster" part.
After all...
I sinceriousely thought you were gonna tell me that the bread goes in the square hole.
I struggle to express my surprise and delight from the video you sent, though.
I think your toaster might be broken.... The pieces are supposed to rise half way up after it's done toasting
Nah, I'm just using a non-standard bread size
Kinda seems like you answered your own question.
The solution is on your end, don't put in slices that are too thick.
There's more than one way to toast a slice.
There are toasters with wider slots:
Here's a conveyor toaster:
https://youtu.be/GEOCBukuwK4
Here's another cool, old toaster, you push a lever to flip the bread, toasts one side at a time:
https://youtu.be/ABbmJSfwMoY
This would work over your stove:
A glass sided toaster that splits in half:
https://youtu.be/Fv__lSiMmZA?t=29
Wow, you have managed to make me a toaster enthusiast! Please do get in touch with Technology Connections
I just did a few minutes of searching. Alec is the OG, he'll do toasters in his own time, if he hasn't already.
He has
I especially like that 2nd one
Speaking of the extra wide one, I have tried toasting tofu before. Was nice and crunchy
Btw, why is there none with a hinge, so the edge goes up?
Use a toaster oven
Just wanna say I own a set of medium silicone-tip Tongs which are useful in general but they would be my go-to in this situation.
Also I recently saw toaster tongs somewhere for like $5 ... They looked like wooden chopsticks but attached at one end
But also I haven't owned a toaster in 20y once I discovered the Toaster Oven, which fits more toast, has more granular control, and can cook other things. My current one is like 10yo I got it for $20.
I forgot this was ever a problem actually until I saw those wooden tongs and within a week I see your post.
Yea, worst fleshlight ever.
Nah, can't beat 2 holes
Not to mention the warmth
Just unplug it
Yes that's what I've been resorting to
https://www.amazon.com/toast-tongs/s?k=toast+tongs
Hmmmmmm clever!
They sell wooden tongs specifically for this purpose.
For example:
https://a.co/d/01nKXQ7X
and the rubber/plastic ones
Unplug the toaster you absolute spoon
Try telling my Granny that
Put her on the computer
Gonna be hard until she's cremated
I don't want to know about your kinks
My kinks? You're the one who wanted to watch her on the computer
It's actually a really simple solution, on a better toaster you can push the lever up and pop your food out to easily grab it
Gravity. Flip it upside down.
🙄
Gah!
Crumb!
Help...
We have.
Is that your skin after years of burning yourself reaching into the toaster?
If you only read the title, like i initially have, you might come to the conclusion that the problem is the burnt-in fat on the toaster.
That sounds like it was written by a LLM AI. Why do you, and other people love depending on them? It is inaccurate, and bad.
I saw somewhere that the brain has a really hard time distinguishing abundance and oppression. Because thinking is hard, having a robot spew garbage into your eye sockets is somehow more comforting to the majority of people. Including those in this very thread!
I grew up before wiki, and google. It isn't hard to research stuff without ai, imo.
The first 2 paragraphs sound like ai. I also don't use Google AI, I ignore it.
How do you not see the parallels between this and substance abuse? "Don't worry guys, I haven't completely slopped myself. I only slopped a little bit. And everyone else is slopping themselves"
Don't listen to them, they have a point but I don't get why they are bringing this topic to sich a chill comment section
I love that they gave it earrings 'to appeal to women' lmaoo
Use a wooden fork or knife?
Do you not have hands??? Just tip them out, genius.
Some of us prefer our floor didn't resembling the surface of a fish finger
That is a different engineering problem entirely
What you need is a better toaster, like a 2 slice dualit. They are amazing, you still raise the toast when it's on and has a longer popup
Put a stronger spring in it and leave it on a slight angle toward a table at the opposite side of the room.
If you can't find anything else maybe those wooden tooth picks?
Also now I'm wondering if you could just turn it upside down and let the roast fall out...
Wooden skewers.
Pick up a pair of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Toaster-Anti-slip-Cooking-Coating-Eco-friendly/dp/B089QQGM2Y
Just Yoink it. I have a silicone pair.
Idk how close you have to he to the wires with your finger or cutlery for it to electricute you, but I'm not willing to test it
What I don't understand is why you'd cook your bread more. Isn't that just more crust?
Who wants soft sponge when you can have crispy yum
Exactly. I want to eat only crispy yum, because I can.
Do you eat the sponge fresh or wash some dishes with it first?
What about soap? Are you a raw guy or do you have a favourite?
I perfer raw.
It's not working for me. The dried out sponge tastes just like the wet sponge, but it's harder to swallow.
turn it upside down, clearly nothing can go wrong
My toaster came with plastic tweezers.
Way back in 1910... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toaster#Toaster_oven
Every manual toaster I’ve had allows you to pull it up manually
But somehow my current toaster needed to be electronic with buttons and an LED readout, and a motor instead of a spring. There’s no manual release, just stick a knife in and try not to electrocute yourself.
However it also has lasted far longer than any other toaster I’ve had, so …..
Just levitate it out with psychokinetic energy, duh.
It's levitating the whole toaster
Too far, but you can just flip the toaster if you're already at that point.
Thank you MacGyver. Just when I needed it!
I like to give the lever a little upward yank to pop the toast into the air, then try and catch it!
You misspelled "regulated".
I see you choose "bad make" which means you're European and should be smarter than the rest of the world. Figure out out