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In reply to the discussion: The Toaster- the greatest example of wasting money [View all]GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)Granted, I paid $6 at the local SPCA thrift store. It was practically brand new. The previous owner cooked something that started on fire, and scorched the plastic handle and a few other parts. Other than that, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. A little Barkeeper's Friend got rid of most of the scorching. I wish I could afford to discard practically new appliances because they no longer look pretty.
I am another who reheats more than I cook, but I also cook fairly frequently in my toaster oven. I have cooked single pieces of chicken and fish, frozen falafels, homemade flatbread pizzas, single servings of frozen cookie dough, single servings of frozen sweet potato fries... Why heat up the big oven? And, I if I don't bake a whole batch of cookies, I don't eat the whole batch of cookies in a sitting. And, I make toast, too. With toaster ovens, you can butter the bread before you toast it, which gives it a whole different flavor. Even better if you make cinnamon toast. The cinnamon sugar gets all nice and caramelized. Delish! Can't do that in a regular toaster.