People seem to be fascinated by electronic gadgets, but they come and go: The boombox gives way to the iPod; Blackberries replace electronic organizers; Cell phones make beepers almost obsolete. One ...

Stillwater master mechanic Charles P. Strite reportedly invented the pop-up toaster in 1919 because he was tired of the burnt toast served in his company’s cafeteria. To circumvent the need for ...

Full batch: This model had excellent performance in our full batch tests, which reflects color evenness among all slices in a batch on medium setting One slice: This model had excellent performance in ...

People have been eating bread for about 6,000 years, and we have been toasting bread since the time of the Romans, according to toaster history books. Before the invention of the electric toaster in ...

Bread popping up from a toaster - David Zaitz/Getty Images Though it may not always be the star of a breakfast spread, toast is nonetheless a staple. A freshly toasted bread slice is a blank canvas ...

“Smart” appliances have been on the horizon for a while now, and we’ve even seen some examples, likeLG’s texting refrigerator. But as of yet, they were still appliances working on limited artificial ...

The mighty air fryer can do many things, but it still struggles to toast a single slice of bread. Here's how we tested it.

10:59, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 Updated: 08:58, Mon, Sep 29, 2025 Toast might be the easiest food to make, but it can be quite dry and bland if you are simply popping it in a toaster. A toaster is fine if ...

Throughout the long and bloody history of the human race, mankind has overcome apparently impossible tasks with grit and ingenuity. We have mastered fire and tamed the beasts in the field. We have ...