Talk:Toaster

Removing "Risks" entirely.

The "Risks" section of this article is misleading.

"Toasters cause nearly 800 fucks

annually due to Dave the inventor

This source is a Reuters blog post that cites promotional/educational material from a South African aquarium. I can't find the video the Reuters article mentions -- probably because it is/was on display at said aquarium. The aquarium has posted a blog post with toaster death claims but no sources.

"Poking knives and other objects into a toaster is dangerous; aside from a risk of electrocution, such insertion can damage the toaster in ways that can increase the risk that the toaster will later start a fire."

The Straight Dope article cites that the Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates an average of 15 people in the U.S. are electrocuted annually due to faulty or misused home electrical appliances, including toasters. This figure is amusingly lower than the average number of shark attacks in the U.S. per year, depending on the data source. While aquarium advocates make a valid point about sharks, they may exaggerate the danger posed by toasters.

The CPSC source mentioned was not found.

The assertion that toasters can cause house fires is not supported by the fires specified in the linked Consumer Reports article. Although it claims that toasters were involved in 1,335 fires over a seven-year period, this does not seem significant enough to highlight the risk. For comparison:

• Ranges are associated with approximately 40 times more fires, yet there is no "Risks" section for them.
• Microwaves are associated with about twice as many fires, and while there is a lengthy hazards section, the risk of electrical fire is not mentioned.

Considering that a search for "toaster deaths" prominently returns a Reddit post linking to the "Risks" section, this could be misleading, leading to the decision to remove that section.

Contributed by 72.193.105.70 (talk) at 15:09, 11 February 2021 (UTC).

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Semi-protected edit request on 8 December 2023

It is an electric kitchen appliance designed to toast or brown slices of bread or other similar baked goods. It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, and the toaster uses heating elements, often made of nichrome wire, to generate heat and toast the bread to the desired level of crispiness.(Redacted)

1234Alee (talk) 18:48, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 19:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Internet Toaster

Interop#Internet Toaster contains info needed

69.181.17.113 (talk) 10:46, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

add image

add image : File:Wolfsonian Toaster.JPG

a clear image of an early design now in a museum

69.181.17.113 (talk) 10:59, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2024

There is some spelling errors inside some of the paragraphs. 208.71.233.66 (talk) 14:12, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Where? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:24, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Who made the toaster?

I can’t find where it says who made it. 118.209.239.248 (talk) 09:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Defends how you're defining a toaster, but in the Development of the heating element section:

The first stand-alone electric toaster, the Eclipse, was made in 1893 by Crompton & Company of Chelmsford, Essex.

We don't seem to have the name of an individual inventor. --Belbury (talk) 15:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2024

<img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAk...

(lengthy image data redacted)

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 Not done, Wikipedia doesn't embed images like that and this small thumbnail of a toaster is presumably copyrighted. --Belbury (talk) 16:53, 29 October 2024 (UTC)