Pop Art Toaster

Breakfast time is now the most fun time!
Breakfast at our home used to be a real drag. My wife and I would both struggle to get up, and waking the dead would have been easier than waking our kids. After sleepwalking through our morning ablutions--brushing our teeth, shaving, and showering in a leaden stupor--we would all gather at the table for a family breakfast. I would make eggs and toast, my wife would make coffee and prepare some fruit, and the kids poured glasses of milk and juice. Once we all sat down, we methodically chewed and slurped our way through breakfast, still half-asleep and barely speaking, until the school bus came and both my wife and I had to leave for work.

That was how we thought breakfast should and always would be, but all that changed after we got the Pop Art Toaster with 6 Design Plates in black.

I purchased the toaster as a gag gift for my wife on Mother's Day. At first, she was not very happy that I had chosen a kitchen appliance as a symbol of my appreciation for her...

Cute Idea, Awful Execution
I received this toaster as a housewarming gift, and was pretty happy with the gift. It combines both toast and levity! I soon found, however, that the actual usage of the toaster left me depressed and empty. First, the plastic lip of the toaster casing is so high, you can't just grab the toast extruding from the actual toaster- you have to reach in, resulting in many a singed finger. The actual toast-branding results in a pretty uneven toast, and- finally- there is the question of toaster pastries.

If I just wanted a toaster for toast, MAYBE I could deal with the design flaws and my smoking, ashy fingertips. I could remove the metal plates to even the toast.

But I don't just want toast. In fact, if toast were the only thing you could make with a toaster, I'd probably pass on it. However, we have been blessed with Pop Tarts and other, similar toaster pastries, that marry filling with a crispy shell and, occasionally, some frosting. These are why one needs a...



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