Editing Toaster (section)

{{Short description|Domestic appliance used for toasting foods, especially bread}}
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| title            = Toaster
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| image            = Consumer Reports - Hamilton Beach Digital toaster.tiff
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| caption          = A toaster from 2008
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| inventor         = Crompton & Company of Chelmsford, Essex
| inception        = {{start date and age|1893}}
| manufacturer     = Various
| available        = Globally
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A '''toaster''' is a [[small appliance|small electric appliance]] that uses [[radiant heat]] to brown [[sliced bread]] into [[Toast (food)|toast]], the color caused by the [[Maillard reaction]].  It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, and [[Heating element|heating elements]], often made of [[Nichrome|nichrome wire]], to generate heat and toast the bread to the desired level of [[crispiness]].