Toaster Overview
A Toaster is a small household electrical appliance designed to reveal the different types of Bread Pieces to the Radiant Heat caused by the Heating of the filaments by electricity, causing the bread to turn brown and, hence, a Toast as the name suggests. However, the Toasters usage is not only restricted to making toasts, but Toasters to make potato waffles, toaster pastry, tea cakes and crumpets, is also a common kitchen practice for food-crazed and experimenting people.
The common Types of Toasters
For the household
- the Pop-up Toaster
- Toaster Oven
Industrialized type of toaster
- Metal – Mesh Conveyor Belt Toaster, commonly used in the restaurants.
Pop-up Toasters
The Braun HT-600 Toaster, also referred to as the Automatic Toasters, has a slot for a single vertical piece of bread, which is pressed down in front of the heating element by using a lever present on the side of the Toaster.
Like in the case of the Philips HD2637/00 Toaster, the length of the heating cycle for the toast is, in fact, the degree of toasting of the toaster, is adjustable through the help of the lever, knob or even through the push buttons. As these types of the toaster are automatic, the toaster turns off and pops out the toast of the bread.
Although, some old Toaster use the typical clock timer to keep in check the entire required duration of the toasting operation.
A Pop-Up Toaster with two slots is a more common purchase item in comparison to the Pop-Up Toaster with four slots. Pop-Up Toaster body is usually varying from simple squared - shaped boxes, with addition of exterior finishing in: chrome, copper, brushed metal or even a colored plastic.
Pop-Up Toaster special features include: the ability of one-sided toasting for Bagels, specific slot heating, depths and sizes of the slots, anti – burning toast feature.
Toaster Oven
Westpoint (WF – 2310 - Oven Toaster for: Rotisserie & Bar B Q) is a common small-scale conventional oven that has the ability to cook food as well as tasting bread. Toaster Oven design of Westpoint (WF – 2310) is of a frontal door that is opened, and the breads are placed inside it in a horizontal position, and the bread is placed on the rack (which lies just above the heating elements). Similar to the Pop-Up Toasters, Toaster Ovens are automatic, too, and can control the doneness level of the bread, as set by the user.
Conveyor Toasters
INTELLIGENT TOAST-QWIK® NARROW CONVEYOR TOASTER ITQ are designed toasters for the catering industry, restaurants and Cafeterias, and similar commercial food providing facilities, where constant and high level of toasting is required.
The doneness of the toast is controlled by the speed of the conveyor belt, controlling the time the bread remains exposed to the heating elements. The Toasting Rate for such commercial type toaster is very important. The Toasting Rate for the Conveyor Toasters is 300 to 1600 slices an hour.