Toaster
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A toaster is a machine for toasting food such as bread. Toasted bread is called toast.
Although GE released an electric toaster in 1909, The pop-up toaster, which ejects the toast after toasting it, was invented by Charles Strite in 1918.
In 1925, using a redesigned version of Strite's toaster, the Toastmaster Company began to market the first household toaster that could brown bread on both sides simultaneously, set the heating element on a timer, and eject the toast when finished. By 1926, Charles Strite's Toastmaster was available to the public and was a huge success.
External links
- toaster.org: A detailed site devoted entirely to toasters and their history
- History of the Toaster - Gizmohighway Technology Guide
- History of the electric toaster
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Toaster" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toaster, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
