The toasters of the past were simple machines- they had one job and they did it well. But what of the toaster ovens of today? They are abominations, machines that are not content with doing one job, but instead seek to do all jobs poorly. They are toasters that try to be ovens, and ovens that try to be toasters. They are monstrous creations, the result of a mad scientist’s experiments with kitchen appliances.
They are toasters that overheat, ovens that don’t heat enough. They are toasters with too many buttons, ovens with not enough buttons. They are toasters with timers, ovens without timers. They are toasters that take up too much counter space, ovens that take up too little counter space. They are toasters with digital displays, ovens with analog displays.
They are toasters that make your toast too light, ovens that make your toast too dark. They are toasters that burn your toast, ovens that undercook your toast. They are toasters that give you uneven results, ovens that give you the same results every time.
In short, they are nightmares of appliance design, and you would be better off using a regular old toaster or an old-fashioned oven than dealing with the horrors of the modern day toaster oven.
Choose wisely, my friends- for your very sanity may depend on it.
