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I am tired of waiting and getting only dehydrated bread with a hint of color. Toasters these days just don't get hot enough! My sister has the family GE model we grew up with and having toast at her place (50yr old thing doesn't pop any longer) makes me want a REAL toaster too. Apparently others agree: http://www.flamingsteel.com/me-blogging-the-dog/the-last-great-toaster
I perused review sites but don't see any explicit HEAT rating. What criteria should I use in looking at manufacturers details?
Is speed equated with a hot toaster? Should I search for a brand that is considered fast?
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It's a bit tricky to tell from your question what your standards for "real" toasters are, and it sounds like you're exaggerating. Every toaster I or my family has ever owned has been capable of doing a lot more than dehydrating bread and adding a hint of color; they've all been able to burn the toast if you set them too high.
That said, at least as of four years ago, very hot toasters still existed. I have one of these, and it's hot/fast enough that the only problem I have is that sometimes when the toast is sufficiently browned, the center of the slice still isn't as hot as I'd like. I'm sure this isn't the only such toaster; if you look for negative reviews complaining of that problem, you can probably find others.
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Can you toast bread over a fire?
You simply place the metal plate over a flame on the stove, and put the bread on the grates on top. As it heats up, grill marks will appear on the bread and it will toast. The pan is also good for reheating leftovers, like pizza or roasted vegetables.How do you toast bread without a fire?
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A toaster works by converting electricity to heat using resistive heating. This is going to approach 100% efficiency (a little is lost as light). So the heat output (in BTU/hr) is going to be about 3.4 × watts. So, more or less, 5000BTU/hr is the most you can get on a standard US circuit.
The real question is how effectively the toaster delivers that heat to the bread (etc.). That's going to mean looking at reviews, not heat specs.
Depending on what you want, maybe just heat a cast iron pan to ridiculous and toast one side at a time?
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