> Hmm... I thought the toaster my parents had when I was growing
> up was a Toastmaster, but it used a timer.  Maybe I'm confused?

OK, I was generalizing.  there have been a number of TM toasters that
used either ticktock timers or something else.  The BULK of our
toasters always used bimetal.  Sorry for the inaccurate
generalization.

> Do they still use bimetal in the high-tech-ish toasters?  When
> a friend's (forget what brand) toaster died, I found it inter-
> esting that it worked by simply using a small electromagnet to
> hold the plunger down.  When it was time to pop, the magnet would
> release and the plunger would pop up.
>

I've seen electronics in toasters from the high tech Porsche toaster
($200 US retail) to the lowly Rival ($10 US retial).  You'll also see
electronics in all FUTURE TM toasters if I have anything to say about
it...


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