is there a setting on toasters that chars bread beyond recognition. Just come in from the pub and discovered this.
That is the setting that keeps office ladies supplied with firemen between 10 and 11 am
ITs also the setting that awakes the houshold and next door at 5.00am when the smoke alarm goes off
one up... all up... eh 
That will be the setting a hairs breadth away from the one that gently warms the bread without changing its colour
Mick
Its probably the setting that allows you to heat up oversized tea cakes etc on the top rack - some posh toasters have this extra attachment.
Why is it that the toast only burns beyond recognition when you are starving and down to your last two slices.
So why is it that my toaster burns the crusts while the rest is still white 
Pikelets is the answer. They need a lot of cooking, unless you like your pikelets albino.
Having a toaster that goes too hot is better than one toaster I once had that on full blast failed even to lightly tinge the corners on a piece of
bread.
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Originally posted by clbarclay
Pikelets is the answer. They need a lot of cooking, unless you like your pikelets albino.
Actually I know the answer to this question.
Someone I attend college with studied engineering and product design for 6 years. Graduated (with merit I beleive) and went out into the big wide
world.
All his class mates found themselves jobs with BMW, Porche and Ferrarri..... the only people who would employ him (despite hundreds of interviews)
were Morphy Richards.
So feeling somewhat disallusioned he designed the toaster to end all toasters..... it would have 6 settings..... 1 & 2 would create warm bread, 3
&4 turns the toast black, 5 carbonises the toast and finally setting 6.....
...this carbonises the toast, ignites the carbon, sets fire to kitchen and results in your misses disappearing with a fireman..... with YOUR dog!
true(ish) story
fullily enough, just as i read the first post, i smelt burning... and found my toast smoking merrily!
Interesting reading - there's just be a piece on the radio about a Which report on toasters - apparently they really are all crap - even the
expensive Dualit ones. The best one they tested was a cheap Comet own brand one.
They also said they had no idea why nobody could design a decent toaster!