Dave Vollmer wrote: Look at the price on this toaster on eBay:http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-KitchenAid-Pro-Line-Empire-Red-Toaster-KPTT780ER_W0QQitemZ150118914897QQihZ005QQcategoryZ20682QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem$300? Is this guy nuts? It's not even DCC-ready!
Look at the price on this toaster on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-KitchenAid-Pro-Line-Empire-Red-Toaster-KPTT780ER_W0QQitemZ150118914897QQihZ005QQcategoryZ20682QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
$300? Is this guy nuts? It's not even DCC-ready!
Me thinks the dumbkoft is the seller paying the fees on that starting price. Oh to be a Ebay like empire raking in thousands from greedy sellers.
I have replaced about 6 toasters in the last 8 years or so. My recent one is completed it's 8th month of service and seems able to hold up for now. It had better, I paid about 50 for it rather than a 20 for a throwaway.
After isolating the decoder from the heating element, I think the next upgrade will be a new paint scheme. Possibly SF's Warbonnet or BN's Executive.
Awww, geez. Not another eBay toaster thread!
When I was young, we had to kitbash our toasters. There was none of this RTT junk, which takes all of the skill out of making breakfast.
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but is the heating element isolated from the frame?
I'd make sure teh thing works before repainting - would hate to ruin a nice paint job to take the thing apart because of one faulty wire somewhere....
-Dan
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Yea I'm thinking of an upgrade similar to bb4884's. After isolating the crumb trays from the bread slots, I am going to strip the paint with alcohol and apply CSX's midnight scheme and put KD #5's on mine. The decoder is a digitrax, basic model, can't have my toaster doing to much at one time.
-beegle55
I'm confused. Once the toaster is upgraded with modern digitals, becomes frame electric isolated and given a shiny new polymer color coating, can it still make toast? Do you then have to upgrade the bread to say, rye or pumpernickel? Can it still toast old fashioned white bread or will I have to convince the wife that all the bread we just bought is no longer "modern" and must be replaced? Anybody see what white bread is going for on eBay- you might as well throw it away because you'll never recover the postage.
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No offence, but did I miss something? Why is everyone talking about toasters? I have a feeling there is another thread on toasters. Can someone explain please?
Thanks,
Ty -
Blame this thread for all the "HUGE <whatever> COMPLAINT" threads
http://trains.com/trccs/forums/1111321/ShowPost.aspx
davidmbedard wrote: My toaster is DCC compatable, has a de-cruster and transforms into a Dustbuster! Is a Dusta-toaster. Top of the line. Even has transforming sounds! David
My toaster is DCC compatable, has a de-cruster and transforms into a Dustbuster! Is a Dusta-toaster. Top of the line. Even has transforming sounds!
David
Isn't that a Toast-Buster?
BLI had a toaster advertised a year ago, said it would be out about June of '06. I kept putting off getting another toaster for months, then finally said the heck with it when BLI kept putting the production of the toaster back, bought a P2K toaster instead, only problem it costs more and can only toast one side of the bread unless you buy a second P2K as a helper toaster. But it LOOKS nice--the toaster, not the toast!
I gave up, decided to go full bore and ordered a toaster from Precision Scale in Montana. Sure, it costs about three times as the P2K toaster, and it doesn't have the DCC toaster plug that the other toasters advertised, but it makes GREAT toast--both sides evenly, and it even has a little side-doo-hickey that melts the butter for you.
Hey, you gets what you pays for!!
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So nobody can tell me if my bread needs an upgrade also? Why should I spend all the money and time on a fancy super-gizmotic toaster when my rock solid reliable old one gets the job done? Maybe I don't want or need to toast French bread and 26 waffles all at the same time, dude, I can't even eat that many in one sitting! My wife is already panicking at the thought of all the bread we've collected over the years suddenly being unusable. So does plain white bread retro fit into a DCC toaster or not?
All this modern crap is wasted money, just get a plain reliable toaster and make some dried out bread for crying out loud! Back in the 70's we used old skool stainless steel casings and wire heating elements on our toasters and we ate just fine thank you very much. If you sit and over analyze the situation you'll go hungry for sure. Start with a reliable two slot with a mechanical spring return and see if that is really what you want to get into. Later on when you've figured out what and how many slices of toast you can conceivably use, then you can look into upgrading to a digital model.
TrainManTy wrote: No offence, but did I miss something? Why is everyone talking about toasters? I have a feeling there is another thread on toasters. Can someone explain please?Thanks,
This morning some one found an article that stated all the manufacturers are going from trains to toasters and they also are intagrating the DCC systems into them so we dont have to control our toast with a dial. There is some debate on what is better for toast tho DC or DCC and what scale works better 1 slice or 2 slices. What has breakfast and hobbies come to? Love the trains and now the toast.
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Here's our non-electric toaster, cooks toast on coal or wood fires.
We preferr the old stuff.
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tangerine-jack wrote: All this modern crap is wasted money, just get a plain reliable toaster and make some dried out bread for crying out loud!
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I've read this entire thread...and smell burnt toast.....
1train1 wrote: I've read this entire thread...and smell burnt toast.....
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: 1train1 wrote: I've read this entire thread...and smell burnt toast.....You didn't wire your decoder properly.
His toast must have been made by Lucas Electric......
tangerine-jack wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: 1train1 wrote: I've read this entire thread...and smell burnt toast.....You didn't wire your decoder properly. His toast must have been made by Lucas Electric......
I have a HUGE complaint about WAFFLES! What is up with those things. I mean really! You pour the batter in and bake it, and then it sticks to the top of the press! Mrs. Pam isn't around so she can't help.
Sorry guys I just had to do it. But my toast comes out perfect. Not to dark(BURNT) but not to floppy. And if you don't like the tosters, then use a blow torch.
Say goast 10 times, then most 10 times. What do you put in a toster?
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I like my toast Pan Fried.You know.The kind you dip in the egg and milk mixture.What's that called?
Freedom Toast!!!
Have a good plate full!
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tangerine-jack wrote: So nobody can tell me if my bread needs an upgrade also? Why should I spend all the money and time on a fancy super-gizmotic toaster when my rock solid reliable old one gets the job done? Maybe I don't want or need to toast French bread and 26 waffles all at the same time, dude, I can't even eat that many in one sitting! My wife is already panicking at the thought of all the bread we've collected over the years suddenly being unusable. So does plain white bread retro fit into a DCC toaster or not? All this modern crap is wasted money, just get a plain reliable toaster and make some dried out bread for crying out loud! Back in the 70's we used old skool stainless steel casings and wire heating elements on our toasters and we ate just fine thank you very much. If you sit and over analyze the situation you'll go hungry for sure. Start with a reliable two slot with a mechanical spring return and see if that is really what you want to get into. Later on when you've figured out what and how many slices of toast you can conceivably use, then you can look into upgrading to a digital model.
Yes, one should think about upgrading the bread. It's simply this: a nice shiney shell is OK,
but what goes inside is what makes the difference.
My toaster handles and rolls better. I use the expensive healthy-nutty store low sodium real whole grains solid chewy bread that cost $4.39 a loaf, and must be refrigerated as it has no preservatives. It cleans track well also. It does well if I use my old toaster or new toaster. My old toaster needs new couplers though.
Hope this helps.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
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davidmbedard wrote: Does a UP toaster cost more?
Does a UP toaster cost more?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: davidmbedard wrote: Does a UP toaster cost more? Yes, they charge for licensing.
Unless you like the frustration of digging it out, your toast can't pop-up without UP! And they know that! Of course they charge extra.
http://www.illwillpress.com/vault.html
Go there and look up the cartoon Amitville Toaster. *parental discretion advised on some of the toons on that page* It is in the lower left hand corner on my puter. That is the ultimate toast!.
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Guess what!!! Some company is offering a new toaster with a WIRELESS CONTROLLER!
Plus, this toaster comes ready to cook on AC, DC, or DCC. It even includes authentic baking noises and a special playable toast ejection button. The harder you push the button the higher the toast flies!
It has loads of accessories, too! You can add remote viewing of your cooking bread, automatic butter spreaders, and more! Plus if you order now they will throw in a FREE jelly jar lid opener! That's a $0.99 cent value absolutely free! Call now, supplies are limited. Rumor has it that this is a limited run with a number of pre-production orders already in place.
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Who needs all of this new-fangled AC stuff?
Good old-fashioned dragon power is the way to go, baby.